Posted on 12/07/2006 9:49:11 AM PST by IrishMike
A top fund-raiser for Senator Clinton's 2000 campaign and self-described "dear friend" of President Clinton pleaded guilty to a felony mail fraud charge in federal court in Chicago yesterday.
James Levin, 47, admitted to involvement in a scheme to convince contracting officials at the Chicago Public Schools that his fencing companies, Tru-Link Fence and Tru-Link Commercial, were subcontracting work to businesses owned by minorities or women when, in fact, Levin was simply paying those firms for use of their names.
Levin was a key witness at the criminal trial last year of the national finance director of Mrs. Clinton's 2000 campaign, David Rosen, on charges that he caused the submission of false campaign finance reports about a star-studded fund-raising gala in Los Angeles in August 2000.
Levin told the jury in that case that the then-president assigned him to keep tabs on the hastily planned dinner and concert, which featured Cher, Paul Anka, and other celebrities.
Levin testified that Mr. Rosen knew the event went far over budget and that the finance official said "the costs of this event will never be the costs of this event ... meaning that we will never admit how much we spent on this event."
Mr. Rosen denied knowing of the cost overruns and was acquitted on all charges. A political group connected to Mrs. Clinton's campaign ultimately paid a $35,000 penalty resulting from the misreporting.
Levin, who once owned a Chicago strip club, Thee Dollhouse..............
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ping.
You Who.
That'll teach Levin from consorting with criminals.
"self-described "dear friend" of President Clinton pleaded guilty to a felony mail fraud charge in federal court in Chicago yesterday."
Wouldn't this be characteristic of all of their "friends"; except of course the dead ones, like Ron Brown and Vince Foster?
Nancee
Hillary Stonewalls AP's Questions on Peter Paul Lawsuit
NewsMax.com ^ | 10/25/03 | Carl Limbacher and NewsMax.com Staff
Posted on 10/25/2003 2:33:19 PM EDT by kattracks
While reporters usually pretend that Bill and Hillary Clinton's legal problems are behind them, Mrs. Clinton seems to know better. That is, at least judging by the way she's handling the latest lawsuit filed against her.
Sen. Clinton's office spent a significant part of this week dodging media questions about Stan Lee Media co-founder Peter Paul, who claimed in court documents filed in Los Angeles last week that she and her husband accepted $2 million from him and reported only a tiny fraction to the Federal Election Commission.
"Clinton's Senate staff did not respond to the Associated Press' repeated requests for comment over two days," the AP said Thursday.
In fact, the Paul lawsuit seems to have prompted a wave of stonewalling from Democratic officials, who are suddenly behaving like they have something to worry about. Here's what the AP reported about Pennsylvania Gov. Ed Rendell, who had his own dealings with the Hollywood mogul in 2000 when Rendell was Democratic National Committee chairman.
"[Paul] says he agreed to Rendell's request to donate $150,000 in Stan Lee Media Inc. stock to a June 2000 fund-raiser supporting the presidential campaign of then-Vice President Al Gore, and another $150,000 in stock to co-host a fund-raiser for Clinton's Senate campaign a day later. Rendell's press secretary, Kate Philips, said the governor won't comment."
Mr. Paul's complaint was off the radar screen for two years after he fled to Brazil to escape his own legal problems connected to the collapse of SLM. But after a harrowing sojourn in Brazilian jail, the Clinton accuser has returned to the U.S. - with a little help from the Bush Justice Department.
What may worry Democrats like Sen. Clinton and Gov. Rendell is the prospect that federal prosecutors might be moving his case to the front burner.
Judicial Watch President Tom Fitton told the AP that his client was repeatedly interviewed by federal investigators while in Brazil, and is "eager" to cooperate with federal and state authorities.
And while prosecutors won't reveal what they're up too, another witness emerged from the shadows earlier this year hinting publicly that he has some damaging information on the former first family that might corroborate Paul's claims.
"I'm a star witness against President and Mrs. Clinton," Hollywood fundraiser Aaron Tonken told lawyers, in court documents uncovered by Vanity Fair magazine over the summer.
"I'm a star witness in New York in the grand jury regarding the Marc Rich pardon and regarding the fundraising activities that I've done on behalf of the Clintons," he explained.
Tonken worked on the same gala fundraiser for Sen. Clinton that Paul helped bankroll with $2 million in cash and in-kind contributions.
No wonder Sen. Clinton is so uncharacteristically silent.
Seems like whenever there is a scandal somewhere, there is always a clinton around....wonder who she is going to blame for this Peter Paul mess?????
Republicans are expected to step down if a friend of a friend's neighbor's steppdaughters boyfriend's cousin is late paying a parking ticket.
Another Fundraising Democrat Indicted: Tru-Link Fence’s James Levin
Hey Dingy Harry, here's your "Culture of Corruption."
Gosh. I mean, who'da thunk?
FMCDH(BITS)
Oh, yes. Jim Levin is the scumbag who, working directly with the Clintons, destroyed Stan Lee Media. We will be seeing the scumbag in court.
Some body should ping DougfromUpland. I don't know how.
A 'dear friend of Clinton'? Hillary? Dems guilty of crimes? I'm shocked! Shocked I say! http://sacredscoop.com
"Some body should ping DougfromUpland. I don't know how."
Thanks!
A last minute pardon will be on the way if any Clintonian ever gets in the White House. Why the MSM gave Bill a free pass on those pardons is truly a dereliction of duty on the part of the MSM.
If you want to stay out of jail, stay away from the Clintons.
On the website, I added these comments. Let's see if their moderator approves them ---
Come on, Josh, don't be shy about reporting Hillary's involvement and six years of conspiracy and lies. Hillary filed her fourth false FEC report in January after the campaign was fined and told to file again. We have Stan Lee on tape in his deposition swearing he gave no money. Hillary's fourth fraudulent FEC report claims that Lee gave 225K. She is lying. You may not want to write about that part of the story, but we will send you a copy of the documentary soon so you can see it. Maybe then there might be some accurate reporting.
It was only about 2 million dollars - means nothing to our "betters" from the Arkansas. Oops, I mean the South Hamptons. The little people need to be treated differently when THEY steal such amounts.
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