Former Charlotte (RAT) Mayor Patrick Cannon gets house arrest after illegal vote

Charlotte Observer ^ | 11/06/14 | Michael Gordon, Steve Harrison, Rick Rothacker

[Libloather]

**SNIP**

While Cannon dodged jail for now, his appearance in court continued a 366-day free-fall for one of the city’s longest-serving officials, who first joined the City Council in 1993.

On Nov. 6, 2013, Cannon was elected mayor, jubilantly thanking voters for helping him realize a “life goal.”

He was arrested in March, charged with accepting more than $50,000 in bribes from undercover FBI agents. He pleaded guilty in June to a corruption charge and was sentenced by Whitney on Oct. 14. At the time, Cannon’s attorneys asked that their client be admitted to a prison alcohol-treatment program.

[Libloather]

So, Cannon will spend his last 12 days before prison at his Ballantyne-area home. At his expense, Cannon will wear a monitoring device. Cannon’s days of house arrest will not be subtracted from his prison sentence.

A double felon. I bet he runs again.

[Captain7seas]

“A double felon. I bet he runs again”.

Yep. he should run for congress he just enhanced his CV.

[FreedomPoster]

Quite possibly so, if he has a majority constituency the likes of Marion Berry’s.

[rrrod]

Note to lowlife scumbag vile slimey registered Democrats...we are watching you!

[SkyPilot]

Patrick Cannon’s new prison home can be found in the mountains on the edge of a West Virginia college town. The first winner of “Survivor” served a three-year sentence there. The showers have curtains, and the black market currency is packets of Chicken of the Sea tuna and mackerel. Welcome to FCI Morgantown. The warden is Anne Mary Carter. Her 45-year-old minimum security prison holds about 1,200 male inmates, ranging from financial criminals to prescription drug dealers, to corrupt public officials. On Nov. 18, she’ll add inmate 29396-058, Charlotte’s former mayor.

[SkyPilot]

So, Cannon will spend his last 12 days before prison at his Ballantyne-area home. At his expense, Cannon will wear a monitoring device. Cannon’s days of house arrest will not be subtracted from his prison sentence. One of the key factors behind the judge’s decision was that while Whitney believed Cannon should have known he couldn’t vote, court officials could find no record that he actually was told so. As a result, Whitney ordered a new four-step plan for the courts in the federal Western District of North Carolina in which prosecutors, probation officers, federal magistrates and district judges will now notify defendants of their loss of voting rights, once they plead guilty or are convicted.

Oh brother.

Plus, his lawyer is arguing he has an alcohol problem.

This is smart on his and his attorney's part, because if he eventually does actually go to Federal Prison, they will let you out early if you complete one of those programs (drug addiction, alcohol, anger management, etc).

Many Federal prisoners with smart attorneys argue they are drug addicts or alcoholics, even if they are not - just so they can get admitted to these programs and then secure an early release. It is done every single day in this country.

[moovova]

“Michael Gordon, Steve Harrison, Rick Rothacker”

It took three Charlotte Observer reporters to write this dribble?

[bgill]

Sadly, first thought that he was Amish was correct. It’s always the Amish. It shouldn’t be, but it is. You know this can’t have been his first bribe and take.

[ladyjane]

Not one of those reporters called him by his nickname: Cash Cannon

[onedoug]

The bigger and more perverted and heinous the criminals, the greater their chances are to elevation within the democrat party.

Think this bozo is done, eh?

[SunkenCiv]

If Obama hadn’t been cloned in a fish farm, he could be his brother.

[SunkenCiv]

On Nov. 6, 2013, Cannon was elected mayor, jubilantly thanking voters for helping him realize a “life goal.” He was arrested in March, charged with accepting more than $50,000 in bribes from undercover FBI agents. He pleaded guilty in June to a corruption charge...

Guess what he wished for each time he blew out the candles on his birthday cake?

[MasterGunner01]

Wow, imagine that — the ex-Mayor Patrick Cannon — is now a felon twice over for committing vote fraud twice! What a resume enhancement for a Rat politician. After he gets done doing time, he will run for office again and get elected!