WOULD YOU HELP ME TAKE BACK THE SENATE??
Posted on 10/02/2002 7:22:13 PM PDT by paul in cape
WASHINGTON -- Sen. Robert Torricelli of New Jersey submitted to the Clinton White House a pardon application by a campaign donor at the same time the donor was cooperating in an investigation of Torricelli, according to court papers.
In a letter submitted in the case of Lawrence Penna, prosecutors said Penna asked Torricelli for help in obtaining a presidential pardon in the fall of 2000 "without telling the prosecutors and agents responsible for his supervision."
Penna, the former president of a defunct New Jersey brokerage firm, subsequently received a nine-month prison term for making illegal campaign donations to Torricelli and to former President Bill Clinton.
Torricelli's spokeswoman, Debra DeShong, confirmed that Penna sought Torricelli's help. She said Penna wanted the White House to consider commuting his sentence because he suffers from a serious case of heart disease.
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