[DontTreadOnMe2009]

The wife of Massachusetts Congressman John Tierney has agreed to plead guilty to charges she helped her brother conceal what authorities say was an illegal offshore gambling business that generated millions of dollars.

Federal prosecutors said late Tuesday that 59-year-old Patrice Tierney is set to plead guilty Monday in U.S. District Court in Boston to four counts of aiding and abetting the filing of false tax returns.

Tierney’s fugitive brother, Robert Eremian, and another sibling face charges including racketeering, money laundering and operating an illegal gambling business.

[The Cajun]

Wow, this is starting to look the same as Rep. William Jefferson D-Louisiana, where the whole family, except for one sister (who moved out of state at a young age), wound up in the “Joint” or are on their way to the “Joint” ;^)

[hoosiermama]

Did any of the money go into joint accounts for congressman and wife. Surely her brother shares....Her agreeing to plead quilty stops “discovery”. She’s more involved than what she pleaded to and/or is protecting her husband.