Posted on 03/04/2009 7:00:26 PM PST by NormsRevenge
Former state Senate leader Don Perata and his attorney have mounted a furious campaign against a decision by Sacramento federal prosecutors to review corruption allegations that San Francisco federal prosecutors declined to pursue.
The Sacramento review violates a deal, called a tolling agreement, between defense attorneys and the U. S. attorney's office in San Francisco that stopped the clock on the statute of limitations while the parties discussed the matter, the defense attorneys insist.
That agreement does not extend to the Sacramento U. S. attorney's office and the statute of limitations now precludes prosecution, the attorneys claim.
(Excerpt) Read more at sacbee.com ...
Peratagate ping..
not sure what is up with SF feds giving him a pass and now Sacramento Feds getting onvolved. maybe a bigger net will be cast .. wonder what perata has on some mothers?
A grand jury after 4 years and issuing indictments wouldn’t have been too much to ask, but.. we are a patient people after all. ;-)
ap has it
Lawyer: Feds in Sacramento resurrect Perata probe
http://www.sacbee.com/state_wire/story/1672676.html?mi_rss=AP%2520State%2520News
SAN FRANCISCO — Former California Senate leader Don Perata’s lawyer says federal prosecutors in San Francisco have dropped their 4 1/2-year political corruption investigation against him, but federal attorneys in Sacramento are now pursuing the case.
Perata attorney George L. O’Connell says he was told by Sacramento prosecutors in early January that they were resurrecting the case. But, he says, they gave him no explanation for the move.
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Anyone know the name of the Fed Attorney there?
PeRataGate Lives!
Love IT!
BTW, “Democrat” could not be found in the first linked article.
http://www.usdoj.gov/usao/cae/us_attorney/index.html
Acting United States Attorney
Lawrence G. Brown
Since March 2003, Mr. Brown has served as the First Assistant United States Attorney for the Eastern District of California. In that position, he serves as the second-ranking official under United States Attorney McGregor Scott. Headquartered in Sacramento, the Eastern District is one of four federal districts in California, extending from the Oregon border to the north, Bakersfield to the south and covering California’s central valley and the mountains to the east.
San Francisco fell under the Northern District.
U.S. Attorney: Joseph Russoniello (I think)
Sacramento falls under the Eastern District.
U.S. Attorney: Lawrence G. Brown
Don Perata, isn’t he the guy that has introduced many anti-gun bills?
Thanks... I thought I might have known him but for once I was wrong
Yup,, he proposed taxes on diapers and bullets. He’s a pantload.
It's humbling, isn't it? ;-)
Yes. AKA Don the Gun. He is supposed to have or at least did have a CCW for a 92F. Apparently all the “gun nuts” in Cali are dangerous. He got his state leased car carjacked in Oakland
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2007/12/30/BANLU6QS3.DTL&hw=Perata+carjacking&sn=001&sc=1000
Once it's out there, I'm sure Obama will fire him, while simultaneously supporting the Congressional investigation into the "illegal firing" of US Attorneys by Bush (Rove and Miers will be testifying on this soon).
-PJ
Hooboy! LOL!!!
"...money raised to help Oakland schoolchildren likely was spent on crab, wine, and football for a bunch of rich people.
"...Over the past ten years, Perata has spent more than $1 million of campaign cash on parties and high-end lifestyle expenditures...
East Bay Express - July 16, 2008
Coincidence or Corruption? - Documents raise new questions about the conduct of Senator Don Perata.
"...the FBI, the US Attorney's Office, and a grand jury are examining whether he operated a complicated money-laundering scheme involving his close friend and business associate, Timothy Staples.
"...Over the years, Staples was hired — sometimes at Perata's urging — by several companies that had business in Sacramento, the Bay Area, and around the state. The senator then would do something to benefit those companies. Staples, in turn, would pay Perata as a "consultant."
It couldn’t happen to a better thug.
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