Hillary's Former Fund-Raising Director Indicted (UPDATED INFO)

San Luis Obispo (Ca.) ^ | 07 Jan 05 | Associated Press Wire

[fidelio]

BC-APNewsAlert

WASHINGTON (AP) - Hillary Clinton's former campaign fund-raising director is indicted in Los Angeles.

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WASHINGTON (AP) - Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton's former finance director has been indicted on charges of causing false campaign finance reports to be filed with the Federal Election Commission, the Justice Department said Friday.

The indictment of David Rosen, unsealed in Los Angeles, focuses on his fund-raising for an Aug. 12, 2000, gala for Clinton in Los Angeles. The New York Democrat was still first lady at the time.

While the event allegedly cost more than $1.2 million, the indictment said, Rosen reported contributions of about $400,000, knowing the figure to be false.

The indictment charged that Rosen provided some documents to the an FEC compliance officer but withheld the true costs of the event and provided false documents to substantiate the lower figure.

In one instance, Rosen obtained and delivered a fraudulent invoice stating the cost of a concert associated with the gala was $200,000 when he know that figure was false, according to the indictment. The actual cost of the concert was more than $600,000.

Each of the four counts of making a false statement carries a maximum penalty of up to five years in prison and up to $250,000 in fines upon conviction.

[ScottFromSpokane]

I just got this as a Yahoo! alert.

[cweese]

Harold Ickes???

[lilylangtree]

Hahahahaha!

[spokeshave]

Excellent Smithers....................../Burns voice

[Mo1]

Need Link and more info

[anniegetyourgun]

Which one?

[jriemer]

It's party time!

[clyde260]

Bwa ha ha ha aha ha. Ho ho ho ho ho, eeeeee hee hee hee...

[Mo1]

Harold Ickes???

Wouldn't that be lovely

It would make my whole year :0)

[fidelio]

WASHINGTON (AP) - Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton's former finance director has been indicted on charges of causing false campaign finance reports to be filed with the Federal Election Commission, the Justice Department said Friday.

The indictment of David Rosen, unsealed in Los Angeles, focuses on his fund-raising for an Aug. 12, 2000, gala for Clinton in Los Angeles. The New York Democrat was still first lady at the time.

While the event allegedly cost more than $1.2 million, the indictment said, Rosen reported contributions of about $400,000, knowing the figure to be false.

The indictment charged that Rosen provided some documents to the an FEC compliance officer but withheld the true costs of the event and provided false documents to substantiate the lower figure.

In one instance, Rosen obtained and delivered a fraudulent invoice stating the cost of a concert associated with the gala was $200,000 when he know that figure was false, according to the indictment. The actual cost of the concert was more than $600,000.

Each of the four counts of making a false statement carries a maximum penalty of up to five years in prison and up to $250,000 in fines upon conviction.

[gopwinsin04]

The guy with the new book out?

[Dems_R_Losers]

I hope this guy has a good bodyguard.

[traderrob6]

ooooh, that smarts

[fidelio]

San Luis Obispo (Ca.) link:

http://www.sanluisobispo.com/mld/sanluisobispo/10583935.htm

[blackdog]

Ickes will come down eventually. He's problematic to the system because anytime he's asked a question with legal standing, his reply is "Go F$@% Yourself". It makes for interesting drama, slows things down, but eventually paves the way to doom.

Vince Foster was Hillary's consigliere too. Ickes knows that and at some point will go into hiding or undergo bypass operations to keep him from getting into the Fort Marcy Hotel.

[Baynative]

A former friend of the guy down the street who once went out with a girl on the Woodstock album cover...

[PilloryHillary]

May the Hildabeast be next. (One can dream, right?)

[anniegetyourgun]

Ah, that one....

[Keith]

let's move on...

/s

[libs_kma]

It's a belated CHRISTMAS present!!

[PilloryHillary]

Here's another link from Drudge:

http://www.wnbc.com/politics/4063107/detail.html

[Indy Pendance]

Can you post the link?

[anniegetyourgun]

Rosen indicted - pre-senator days of Hill.

[Nasher]

A great 2 days for Hitlary. First she gives that numbing speech comparing "voter intimidation" to the struggles of the Iraqis and now this.

bwahahahahahaha

[TChris]

Hillary will, of course, feign surprise, shock and grave concern at the news. She's remarkably good at not knowing what her own people are up to, just as she is ignorant of the contents of her bedroom.

[MisterRepublican]

Hillary in 08!!!! "I DON'T RECALL!!!"

[carl in alaska]

This is excellent. One last shot across the bow of Hillary's big yacht from John Ashcroft and GWB.

[OldFriend]

Ickes has already paid his way out of trouble. For some reason, known only to those who know, he is untouchable.

[jimbo123]

[Next_Time_NJ]

[OldFriend]

I am still wondering how the poor, illiterate peasants in India managed to vote on electronic voting machines......

[Diddle E. Squat]

Hmmm, this may spur Ronnie Earle into action.

They now need a high-profile Republican indicted so they can scream "Everybody does it".

[cake_crumb]

Another "accounting error" from the Hillary! camp

[ishabibble]

Time to dust off the old "Vast Right Wing Conspiracy" Theory.

Paging Katie Couric...Line One...Paging Katie Couric!

[Spok]

He'll walk. I just heard that Dan Rather and 60 Minutes II has found Vince Foster's confession to the whole thing.

[StarFan]

My impression was she also risks being indicted as she too was implicated by Mr. Paul (?). Last I read, she and hubby had appealed for a dismissal and their request was denied. Crossing fingers that David Rosen is not alone in a cell.

[newfrpr04]

She's double coated teflon

[alrea]

The new folks coming in might take the gloves off too.

[anniegetyourgun]

Lots of folks have been holding their breath on that one....and now turning blue. But, we shall see....

[mewzilla]

A great 2 days for Hitlary. First she gives that numbing speech comparing "voter intimidation" to the struggles of the Iraqis and now this.

bwahahahahahaha

Reminds me of that old saying.

Those whom God wishes to destroy, He first makes mad.

[Nasher]

What would top it all is if David Rosen cops a plea and rats out the Clintoons by giving full details on how they were working with Peter Paul on arranging a plea deal.

Feds Probe for Clinton Campaign Violations

[kcvl]

The FBI says Rosen has been named by indicted businessman Peter Paul, who alleges Clinton and her husband, former President Bill Clinton, defrauded him in connection with a Hollywood fund-raiser, most of which he says he financially underwrote.

The gala took place in August 2000 on the eve of the Democratic National Convention in Los Angeles. Billed as a tribute to outgoing President Clinton, the event also brought in much-needed cash for Hillary's campaign. Prosecutors say Paul was looking for a pardon from President Clinton at the time.

Lawyers for the senator and her aide say Clinton and Rosen did nothing wrong.

"New York Senate 2000 properly reported all donations in 2000," Clinton attorney David Kendell said, according to Fox.

"From my review of all the facts, I am convinced that Mr. Rosen has done nothing improper. To the contrary, he has done everything right," Paul Mark Sandler, Rosen's attorney, is quoted as saying.

A 2002 FBI affidavit unsealed this summer says the Clinton campaign understated the amount it spent on the Hollywood event to make cash available for "federal campaign activities."

"The event's costs exceeded $1 million, but the required forms filed by New York Senate 2000 ... months after the event incorrectly disclosed that the cost of the event was only $523,000," the affidavit reads. "It appears that the true cost of the event was deliberately understated in order to increase the amount of funds available to New York Senate 2000 for federal campaign activities."

Fox reports Paul said in an interview recorded by the FBI in 2001 that Rosen worked in Paul's office for one month putting together the Hollywood party. According to Paul, Rosen watched him write checks totaling about $1.5 million to pay for the gala.

[starfish923]

Time to post that HORRIBLE pic of Hillary...you know, the one with the jiggly butt showing through a bathing suit, along with the horrible fat legs.
That is my very fav Hillary pic, though THIS one is wunnerful!

[mewzilla]

It'll be interesting to see, considering all the fuss about Tom DeLay for example, how much airtime and column space the MSM gives this story...

[cmsgop]

Paul's Talking! Gotta Love That!

[jgilbert63]

Had this been Karl Rove, the press would be going apoplectic about now. I can hear Hiltery and her shills now, "This is just the politics of personal destruction", "How dare the RNC seek out a political indictment when men and women are dying in Iraq", "This was a simple accounting error. It pales in comparison to Abu Ghraib", "Blah, blah, blah."

[mwl1]

anybody notice the appalling grammatical error in the next to last paragraph of the AP article: "when he know..."

[kcvl]

Only 35 years old?!

http://64.233.167.104/search?q=cache:NoB6IzC6u60J:chicagobusiness.com/cgi-bin/article.pl%3Fmpid%3D35%26page_id%3D1275+David+Rosen,+clinton&hl=en