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CHICAGO, July 26 (UPI) -- Items belonging to former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich will be sold at auction if he fails to pay delinquent storage fees.
The embattled former governor is more than a year behind in rent to an Arlington Heights storage company, the Chicago Tribune reported Monday. Among the items: a life-size statue of Elvis Presley.
The ex-governor has stored items at Boyer-Rosene Moving and Storage since 2002, company Chief Executive officer Paul Lombardo said. Blagojevich's possessions are stored in seven wooden containers and Lombardo said they would be sold at public auction on Aug. 14 unless Blagojevich pays up.
Blagojevich's attorneys have been notified of the pending sale but have not responded, the paper reported. Blagojevich is on trial for corruption charges.
Lombardo declined to say how just how much the company is owed, but said it was "in the thousands." Lombardo said proceeds of the sale will go to Children's Memorial Hospital, one of the entities Blagojevich is alleged to have tried to shake down for campaign contributions.
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