Odd. As the law was passed in 2007, I wouldn’t think ex-post-facto would apply here, unless it was because he was out of office before his conviction and probably had his pension secured by that point. I’m not an attorney, though, so I’m just making guesses here.
Whatever the legality of it, though, I think it stinks! He’s a convicted crook and a liar, and taxpayers are still paying his way. FEH!
Oh wait, never mind. I missed the line in the excerpt about the bribery thing. Still stinks, though.