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Fundraiser Expected to Enter Guilty Plea
The Los Angeles Times ^ | 11-15-03 | James Bates and Michael Cieply

Posted on 11/15/2003 5:14:59 PM PST by MamaLucci

November 15, 2003

CALIFORNIA

Fundraiser Expected to Enter Guilty Plea

Aaron Tonken, who staged galas for political and

charitable causes, is charged with fraud.

By James Bates and Michael Cieply, Times Staff Writers

-Excerpts-

Aaron Tonken, who organized some of Hollywood's glitziest charity
and political fundraisers,is expected to plead guilty to two federal
criminal counts for defrauding donors and underwriters, prosecutors said Friday.

--SNIP--

Sources said Tonken, 38, was cooperating with a broader
federal investigation into Hollywood charity galas, as well as some
prominent political fundraising events. Zwicker declined to comment,
except to say that authorities were investigating the extensive trail
of money linked to Tonken.

"We are looking at people who disbursed it,
and are looking at people who got it," Zwicker said.

(Excerpt) Read more at latimes.com ...


TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: clintoncrimes; clintoncronies; deniserich; fraud; hollywoodcharities; hollywoodleft; marcrichpardon
Aaron Tonkin----------->Hollywood Fundraisers----------->Peter Paul------------> The Clinton's------------->Denise Rich------------->Marc Rich----------------->Anthony Pellicano----------->


If I didn't know better, I'd think this
was all leading somewhere.
1 posted on 11/15/2003 5:15:00 PM PST by MamaLucci
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To: MamaLucci
Aaron Tonkin
>Hollywood Fundraisers
>Peter Paul
> The Clinton's
>Denise Rich
>Marc Rich
>Anthony Pellicano
>






>The Clintons.
2 posted on 11/15/2003 5:20:15 PM PST by Lancey Howard
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To: Lancey Howard; gov_bean_ counter
Yep.
Hey, gov_, saw your comments on another thread,
Hillary! to the Big House, 2004.
3 posted on 11/15/2003 5:25:19 PM PST by MamaLucci (Clinton met with a White House intern more than he did with his CIA director)
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To: MamaLucci
I can dream,can't I?!
4 posted on 11/15/2003 5:35:06 PM PST by MEG33
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To: MamaLucci
Pleads Guilty = Keeps his MOUTH SHUT!

Big PayOff for doing right by the killer clintons.

.
5 posted on 11/15/2003 5:38:03 PM PST by steplock (www.FOCUS.GOHOTSPRINGS.com)
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To: MEG33
Absolutely....that's what I'm doing. :)
6 posted on 11/15/2003 5:57:59 PM PST by MamaLucci (Clinton met with a White House intern more than he did with his CIA director)
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To: steplock
Sunday morning bttt!
7 posted on 11/16/2003 7:39:52 AM PST by MamaLucci (Clinton met with a White House intern more than he did with his CIA director)
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