The governor engaged in a number of actions, not just trying to see what he could get for the Senate seat. Fitzgerald should have waited until someone handed over money.
The governor also tried to strongarm the press through extortion and tried to block some money to a childrens' aid because they did not give him some of that money as a political contribution.
Then again Air America embezzled taxpayer money from a children's charity and no one went to prison.
Demanding kickbacks for state aid is a crime.