Posted on 03/26/2014 8:45:55 PM PDT by Nachum
Senator Yee had made repeated attempts to outlaw popular semi-automatic rifles, and his most recent effort, SB 374, was vetoed by Governor Jerry Brown last year. Yee had vowed to reintroduce the legislation again in 2014, but will likely be more concerned about finding a good defense lawyer instead.
The LA Times reported:
Federal prosecutors unsealed an indictment against state Sen. Leland Yee in court Wednesday, accusing him of conspiring to commit wire fraud and traffic firearms.
In all, 26 people, including former school board president Keith Jackson, were indicted on charges related to an extensive crime ring headed by well-known Chinatown figure Raymond Chow, who was also arrested and charged Wednesday.
The indictment alleges Yee and Jackson defrauded “citizens of honest services” and were involved in a scheme to traffic firearms in exchange for thousands in campaign donations to the senator.
Federal prosecutors also allege Yee agreed to perform official acts in exchange for the money, including one instance in which he introduced a businessman to state legislators who had significant influence over pending medical marijuana legislation. In exchange, the businessman — who was actually an undercover FBI agent — agreed to donate thousands to Yee’s campaign fund, according to the indictment.
The indictment also describes an August 2013 exchange in which Jackson told an undercover officer that Yee had an arms trafficking contact. Jackson allegedly said Yee could facilitate a meeting for a donation.
(Excerpt) Read more at thegatewaypundit.com ...
Is this the Chinese year of the rat?
No, but this guy is the Chinese 'Rat' of the year.
They do a “ripped from the headlines” character based on this a**hole!
SHOULD do
I sure hope those guns he was running don’t have bayonet lugs or pistol grips or high-capacity mags. That would be wrong.
Sutter’s typing rewrites as we speak...
Yee had made repeated attempts to outlaw popular semi-automatic rifles, and his most recent effort, SB 374, was vetoed by Governor Jerry Brown last year... 26 people, including former school board president Keith Jackson, were indicted on charges related to an extensive crime ring headed by well-known Chinatown figure Raymond Chow, who was also arrested and charged Wednesday.sidebars:
If guns are outlawed the mob takes over distribution of a many billion-dollar industry.
Of course criminals and democrats want gun control... they benefit financially.
Yee is anti-gun because that helps to keep his competition out of the weapons market, and that means more money for him and his cronies.
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