Posted on 11/23/2006 9:42:34 PM PST by sig226
Edwards, a carousing Cajun who neither smoked nor drank, but had a penchant for high stakes gambling, off-color jokes and beautiful women, was found guilty after a jury decided that he was intimately involved in extorting payoffs from businessmen seeking riverboat casino licenses. He had been charged with 17 counts of racketeering, extortion, fraud, and conspiracy. Edwards, who is 73 years old, stoically listened as the sentence was read, while his wife and daughter burst into tears behind him.
Dan Small, who is Edwards' lawyer, filed notice of appeal immediately and noted that "A long sentence is effectively a death sentence," referring to Edwards' advanced age. The former governor is due to report to prison on February 5, but a court battle is expected to ensue over his right to remain free while appeals take place.
The case against the flamboyant ex-governor was brought to court on the basis of a 1997 raid on Edwards' house, during which FBI agents seized records and over $400,000 in cash. The FBI also recorded over 1500 hours of telephone conversations and prosecutors received testimony from businessmen who fell victim to Edwards. Former San Francisco 49ers owner Edward DeBartolo Jr. testified, claiming that Edwards extorted $400,000 from him.
At the sentencing, Louisiana prosecutor roundly condemned Edwards, noting, "People to this day think, thanks largely in part to Edwin Edwards, that Louisiana is a hostile and dangerous place to do business. It's the Edwards legacy."
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Edwards is scheduled to be released in 2011.
Howard Metzenbaum
He was shady and involved with the mob and a loose cannon.
Five Kerry-Edwards campaign staffers, including the sons of two prominent Milwaukee Democrats, were charged Monday with the election day tire slashings of 25 get-out-the-vote vehicles rented by Republicans...
The men charged with flattening 40 tires include Michael Pratt, 32, the son of former Acting Mayor Marvin Pratt, and Sowande A. Omokunde, 25, the son of U.S. Rep. Gwen Moore (D-Milwaukee). According to the criminal complaint filed in the case, the five men conspired, without the knowledge of top Democratic Party officials, to plaster Republican Party headquarters on W. Capitol Drive with Democratic signs and stickers, something they dubbed Operation Elephant Takeover...
Besides Michael Pratt, of the 4000 block of N. 16th St., and Omokunde, of the 4000 block of N. 19th Place, the others charged were Lewis G. Caldwell, 28, of the 2900 block of N. Summit Ave., Lavelle Mohammad, 35, of the 4700 block of W. Lloyd St. and Justin Howell, 20, of the 2400 block of Olive St., Racine.
http://www.jsonline.com/story/index.aspx?id=295825
Ohioan: NAACP Gave Me Crack to Commit Election Fraud http://www.newsmax.com/archives/ic/2004/10/19/85331.shtml
A New York philanthropist and major Democratic donor will pay a $5,000 forfeiture and not contest a civil complaint filed Thursday by prosecutors probing allegations that she gave packages of cigarettes to homeless men in Milwaukee while drumming for votes in the fall presidential election.
http://www2.jsonline.com/news/metro/may01/smokes04050301a.asp
If Jeff Gannon could be considered a worthy scandal to Dems, then these surely should have been covered more by the MSM. If a Repub had done these things, there would have been demands for hearings in Congress.
Understandable - he's not the sort decent human beings like to think about.
Why bother? There's plenty of fire where he's going.
New Jersey Senator Torrecelli
Harry Reid, bribes from land developers
Mayor Oscar Goodman, bribed Torecelli, lawyer to Kansas City Mob, was going to bribe imprisoned Missouri senate speaker Bob Livingston
What about Sen. Depends. Leaky Leahe
You need to read "The Final Days" by Barbara Olsen - that will get you plenty of info.
Janet Reno
Congressman from Massachusetts.
Mavroules was voted out in 1992, the year he was indicted amid a federal investigation into alleged misuse of his office for private gain. Allegations included accepting illegal gifts and failing to report them on congressional disclosure and income tax forms. These allegations spurred Boston Herald columnist and local radio talk show host Howie Carr to nickname him 'pockets'.
Mavroules pleaded guilty in April 1993 and was sentenced to a 15-month prison term.
At his sentencing, he told the judge: "I certainly apologize to my family and they have endured enormous, enormous pain. I apologize to my friends who have been loyal, strong, very steadfast. I totally accept responsibility for my actions."
House Speaker Jim Wright. 1989
Forced to resign in 1989 amid charges of unethical conduct. Book deal and how the proceeds and speaking fees were spent along with employment of his wife.
The entire Democrat party is..........Well, you know. They are not my favorite kind of people.
As long as Bill Richardson (D) Gov of NEW MEXICO is included, I agree
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