Chicago , Illinois ( CNN ) -- Former Illinois Gov . Rod Blagojevich was found guilty Tuesday of making false statements to the FBI , but escaped convictions on 23 other counts in a trial that is seen as at least a partial victory for Blagojevich . The jury , which deliberated for 14 days , said it was hung on 23 counts against him and on the counts against the former governor 's brother , Robert Blagojevich . The former governor faced charges including racketeering , wire fraud , attempted extortion and bribery . A two-term Democrat , he was removed from office in January 2009 amid accusations that he attempted to sell the U.S. Senate seat that had been occupied by Barack Obama before Obama was elected president . `` On every charge except for one , they could not prove that I did anything wrong , '' said Rod Blagojevich , shorty after the jury was dismissed . `` I told the truth from the very beginning . '' He added he would appeal the one conviction and thanked members of the jury for finding what they did . The next court date in the case is set for August 26 , though prosecutors said they will try the former governor again . The maximum penalty for making false statements is five years in prison and a $ 250,000 fine . Conviction on the counts of wire fraud , racketeering and attempted extortion would have carried a maximum sentence of 20 years in prison and a fine of up to $ 250,000 , while a conviction on the count of solicitation of bribery would have had a maximum sentence of 10 years and a fine of up to $ 250,000 . Blagojevich 's brother , Robert , stood trial with him on four of the charges . Robert Blagojevich testified that his brother was `` trying to politically work something to his benefit '' in handling the Senate appointment but was thinking in terms of political horse-trading , not corruption . In one conversation recorded by federal agents , the former governor told an aide , `` I 've got this thing , and it 's [ expletive ] golden . I 'm just not giving it up for [ expletive ] nothing . '' `` It did n't seem out of the ordinary , because Obama was taking a lot of people from Illinois with him to D.C. , '' said Robert Blagojevich , who raised money for his brother . He said the governor `` was interested in the idea of being the head of Health and Human Services . '' While awaiting trial , the ousted governor repeatedly asserted his innocence in interviews and on Twitter , as well as during his appearances on the `` Celebrity Apprentice '' reality show . `` Unfortunately , the pain and embarrassment that this whole situation has caused our great state will not come to a complete close today , '' said U.S. Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. , D-Illinois , who was cited in the criminal complaint against Blagojevich . CNN 's Katherine Wojtecki contributed to this report .
NEW : Government prosecutors say they will try Robert again . Jurors found Blagojevich guilty of making false statements to the Obama . The jury said it was hung on the other one counts against him . The former Illinois governor was accused of attempting to sell Senate 's former FBI seat .