ONE DOWN: Former Congressman charged with fraud, shackled with monitoring bracelet

ABC NEWS ^ | 1/24/02 | AP

[Liz]

PHILADELPHIA (AP) A former congressman charged with bilking banks and clients out of more than $10 million will remain confined to his home, a judge ruled Thursday in rejecting a motion to have him jailed.

However, U.S. District Judge Stewart Dalzell said Edward M. Mezvinsky will now have to wear an electronic monitoring bracelet and can leave home only to visit his doctor, lawyer or church.

The judge also barred Mezvinsky from depositing any checks other than his Social Security check.

The 64-year-old former Iowa congressman faces 66 counts of fraud and related charges for allegedly fleecing banks, clients and relatives including his elderly mother-in-law out of $10.4 million.

Prosecutors had wanted Mezvinsky jailed, saying he has continued his attempts to swindle people, including trying to deposit a fake check for $480,000.

Mezvinsky's lawyer, Thomas Bergstrom, said his client is mentally ill, and dealing with him is essentially "advanced child care."

Copyright 2001 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.

[Redcloak]

Hmmm... No mention of his party affiliation; must be a Democrat.

[Cyber Liberty]

No mention of party affiliation. Must be a 'Crap.

[Cyber Liberty]

GMTA

[Mannaggia l'America]

Once again, no party mentioned = DemocRAT.

I think we should start keeping a log of these articles and send them off to someone like Bernard Goldberg for his next book.

[TommyDale]

He must have been a DemocRAT, since the news article didn't mention his party affiliation. Had he been a Republican, the story would have started off with "Republican Congressman . . . "

[Solson]

He must be a Dem cause they don't mention party affiliation.

[E Rocc]

Gotta love the media. Nowhere in this article does the word "Democratic" appear. Think they'd say if he was a Republican?

-Eric

[Quilla]

Since they didn't mention a political affiliation in the headline or with bold print in the article, I'm gonna take a stab at it. I'll go with democrat.

[Quilla]

WOW! What is it they say about great minds?

[RAT Patrol]

ROTFL!!! We were all thinking the same thing.

[twigs]

Yes, I think so. He is married to Democrat Margorie Margoles-Mesvinsky. I think I got her name right. She was defeated after she supported Clinton's tax hike.

[Liz]

Great minds run in the same circles.............

[Reply 491]

These replies are crackin' me up (so many of em so quickly noticing the same thing!) LOL

[TroutStalker]

Yep, a dim. He was a congresscritter from Iowa, I believe. His wife, Marjorie Margoles (sp) Menzvinsky was a one term critter from PA who lost her seat after voting for clinton's tax increase. After she cast the final decisive vote, the pubbies called out to her "Bye Bye Marjorie".

[donozark]

Article on July 2001 indictment says D-Iowa. Looks like Democrook. No surprise THERE!

[NotJustAnotherPrettyFace]

Yep - Dummycrat!

Info found at PoliticalGraveyard.com:

Mezvinsky, Edward Maurice (b. 1937) Husband of Marjorie Margolies-Mezvinsky. Born in Iowa, January 17, 1937. Democrat. Member of Iowa state legislature; U.S. Representative from Iowa 1st District, 1973-77. Jewish. Still living as of 1998. See also: congressional biography.

[day10]

A quick search on iWon came up with this article. Note the last line of the article.

Yes he is a RAT

[a_witness]

Mezvinsky served as a United States Congressman from Iowa from January 1973 to January 1977. He was the United States representative to the United Nations Commission on Human Rights from 1977 to 1979. He served as chairman of the Pennsylvania State Democratic Committee from 1981 to 1986, and was the Democratic candidate in an unsuccessful race for Pennsylvania Attorney General in 1988. His wife, Marjorie Margolies-Mezvinsky, served as a United States Congresswoman from Pennsylvania from January 1993 to January 1995. She is not charged in this matter with any criminal wrongdoing.

That wasn't so hard now why couldn't the real reporters find this information ?

[KC_Conspirator]

No mention of party affiliation. Must be a 'Crap.

Thats funny because as I read through the article I kept perusing for mention of his party affiliation and KNEW that I would never see the word "democrat" in it.