Network of political connections (Part two, tort fraud)

San Francisco Examiner ^ | January 3, 2007 | Micah Morrison

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WASHINGTON - Milberg Weiss is particularly active in New York. Melvyn Weiss was a guest at a glittering 2003 Manhattan fundraiser for then-New York State Attorney General Eliot Spitzer that raised more than $2 million for his gubernatorial bid. Following the Milberg Weiss indictment in May, Spitzer returned $124,000 in donations from the firm and related individuals.

The donations flap was barely noticed and did nothing to dent gubernatorial candidate Spitzer’s image of unsullied rectitude. A Spitzer Web site notes that he was named “Crusader of the Year” by Time magazine and the “Sheriff of Wall Street” by 60 Minutes. The site notes Spitzer’s investigations of “conflicts of interest by investment bankers, illegal trading practices by mutual funds and bid rigging in the insurance industry.”

As attorney general, Spitzer has been sharply criticized for a prosecutorial style that often rebounded to the benefit of the tort bar.

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So now we see the connections between tort lawsuit fraud, politically selective prosecutions, and leftist DemoRat politicians. Interesting, because we all know that DemocRat Presidents and Congress always run the "most ethical administrations in the history of the US".

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“A law firm being indicted, that’s wrong.” Rep. Rangel told The Examiner. “If individuals have broken the law, they should be punished. But not an entire firm. Look at Andersen. All those people lost their jobs because of the corrupt actions of a few.”

Broad indictments are neither wrong or unethical when used by DemoRat prosecutors to entrap political enemies in process crimes. Rangel is upset because they're being used to prosecute corrupt Rats, Rat supporters and sycophants.

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Link to part one yesterday: http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1761351/posts