My God, how do you keep discovering our heinous plots against the Constitution of freedom? Are you wearing disguises at our regular Wednesday night meetings? It's out in the open now. I suppose indictments will be issued any day now.
will they be releasing the text messages or communication between the Russians and Trump organization as well? Oh wait, they don't need it as they have Mannafort and Cohen, lol.
Mueller has got some major machinery sucking out the muck in the swamp. By the way, there was some confusion on what was meant by the swamp that Trump was going to drain. Trump seems to think it's government employees. https://www.breitbart.com/big-gover...idance-to-restructure-the-federal-government/
A terrible abuse of power. Interferring with a federal investigation innvolving himself. Obstruction of justice at its highest levels. Why don't thry release his texts too.
Ed Pawlowski, Allentown ex-mayor, sentenced to prison on corruption charges By Lauren Lee | Fox News Ed Pawlowski was sentenced to prison for corruption Tuesday. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke, File) Ed Pawlowski, the former mayor of Allentown, Pennsylvania, was sentenced Tuesday to 15 years in federal prison for rigging city contracts in order to raise cash for his campaigns for higher office. A jury had convicted Pawlowski, a Democrat, on 47 of 54 charges in March – including conspiracy to commit bribery, fraud, and extortion. Federal prosecutors said Pawlowski came up with a scheme in which he solicited city vendors to fund his unsuccessful campaigns for governor and the U.S. Senate. The contracts included engineering, technology, construction and legal work. Pawlowski, 53, who'd resigned earlier this year as mayor of Pennsylvania's third-largest city, told federal Judge Juan Sanchez sentenced he chose a life of public service because he “wanted to make a difference.” He said he “worked hard, night and day, to try to bring this city back.” His completed sentence will be followed by three years of supervised release. Pawlowski, who won re-election in November while under indictment, resigned two months into his fourth term. Prosecutors had requested a sentence of at least 13 years behind bars. Jack McMahon, Pawlowski’s defense attorney, called it “excessive” and argued for a lighter sentence. The defense has vowed to appeal. “He thought he was above the law and he chose to abuse the trust of his constituents,” Sanchez said. The judge also noted that Pawlowski showed “no apologies, no contrition” for his pay-to-play scheme. Sanchez also ordered Pawlowski to pay over $93,000 in restitution. After his sentencing, he was escorted out of the courtroom in handcuffs. "The citizens of Allentown have been waiting a long time for this day to come," Deputy U.S. Attorney Louis Lappen said on the courthouse steps. "He sold the mayor's office to the highest bidder. If you wanted to do business with the city of Allentown, you needed to line the pockets of this mayor with campaign contributions." Pawlowski, a Chicago native, was Allentown's economic development chief before taking office as mayor in January 2006. The city's downtown was transformed on his watch, with valuable state tax incentives producing a new hockey arena, gleaming office buildings and upscale apartments. His lawyer, Jack McMahon, said Pawlowski's schemes weren't meant to "line his own pockets," but to help him "bring his skills and talents to a higher and broader base." The Associated Press contributed to this report. https://www.foxnews.com/politics/allentown-ex-mayor-sentenced-to-prison-on-corruption-charges
Andrew Gillum got 'Hamilton' tickets from undercover FBI agent, records show By Samuel Chamberlain | Fox News Andrew Gillum, the Democratic candidate for Florida governor, accepted tickets to the Broadway musical "Hamilton" from an undercover FBI agent in the summer of 2016, according to documents made public Tuesday as part of an investigation by the state's ethics commission. The records include text messages between Gillum, the mayor of Tallahassee, and former lobbyist Adam Corey. An attorney for Corey turned over the documents to the ethics panel in response to a subpoena. The commission has been investigating a complaint brought against Gillum related to trips he took to Costa Rica and New York City. Gillum has asserted that he paid for all expenses related to both trips. The Tampa Bay Times newspaper first reported the content of the records. Fox News obtained the records late Tuesday from Corey's attorney, Christopher Kise. Florida Democratic gubernatorial candidate Andrew Gillum speaks to supporters after he was endorsed by Puerto Rico Gov. Ricardo Rossello during a campaign rally on Oct. 1 in Kissimmee, (AP Photo/John Raoux, File) On Aug. 10, 2016, Corey texted Gillum: "Mike Miller and the crew have tickets for us for Hamilton tonight at 8 p.m." Gillum responded: "Awesome news about Hamilton." In fact, "Mike Miller" was an undercover FBI agent posing as a developer as part of an ongoing investigation into Tallahassee's government. The Tampa Bay Times reports that Corey's text contradicts a statement put out by Gillum's campaign last month, which said that Corey had given Gillum's brother Marcus the "Hamilton" ticket in exchange for a ticket to an unidentified concert. Gillum stuck to that story in a Facebook Live video posted Tuesday evening. "These messages only confirm what we have said all along," Gillum claimed. "We did go to see Hamilton. I did get my ticket for Hamilton from my brother. At the time we believed that they were reserved by friends of Adam's, Mike Miller. And when I got there after work, got my ticket, we went in and saw it, assumed my brother paid for it, and so far as I know, that was the deal." Gillum did not say whether he knew "Miller" was an undercover agent at the time of the trip. Contrary to the campaign's claims, messages between Corey and "Mike Miller Real Estate" indicate "Miller" obtained tickets for the musical as a backup plan after inclement weather threatened to postpone a New York Mets game the group was planning to attend that evening. "Looks like weather might not be great tomorrow," "Miller" texted Corey on Aug. 9. "Maybe a show instead? Have you seen Hamilton?" "That would be epic!!!!!" Corey answered. "Yes, let's do it." Tallahassee, Fla. Mayor Andrew Gillum, center, poses with brother Marcus Gillum, left, and lobbyist Adam Corey during a boat cruise in New York Harbor in August of 2016. (Courtesy Christopher Kise) Other messages indicate the undercover agent booked rooms at a Financial District hotel for Corey and the Gillum brothers and also arranged a private yacht trip around Manhattan Island. "I have the boat lined up for the trip in August," "Miller" texted Corey on July 12, 2016. "I will get all the rooms booked." "Awesome," Corey answered. "Thanks for arranging everything. Let me know if I can help on anything." "Miller" also offered to book flights for Andrew and Marcus Gillum, only for Corey to respond: "AG already scheduled his flights since he is coming from another event in NYC already." Gillum poses with Adam Corey on the yacht. (Courtesy Christopher Kise) However, Gillum appears to have spent the night of Aug. 10 at a Millenium Hilton room booked by "Miller" after the mayor previously told Corey that "I won't need a room." "I was mistaken," Gillum texted Corey shortly after 5 p.m. that evening. "I think I will need a room tomorrow night." "Ok," Corey answered. "I got you." A FBI spokesperson declined to confirm or deny the existence of any investigation into Tallahassee's government. In a statement, Kise said the records show that Corey committed "no criminal activity." "Mr. Corey seeks, as he has sought in the past, to remove himself from the center of rampant and untoward speculation," Kise added. "Hopefully, disclosure of the actual facts will now permit him to do so, and to move forward with his life and career." Polls have shown Gillum holding a slight lead in the gubernatorial race against Republican Rep. Ron DeSantis, who directly asked Gillum if he paid for the "Hamilton" tickets in a debate between the two men on Sunday. Gillum declined to answer the question directly, saying:: "First of all, I am a grown man. My wife and I take vacations and we pay for our own vacations … I don't take free trips from anybody. I'm a hard-working person, I know that may not fit your description of what you think people like me do, but I've worked hard for everything that I've gotten in my life." The Democratic candidate echoed that line on Tuesday, accusing his opponents of trying "to use my candidacy as a way to reinforce, frankly, stereotypes about black men." https://www.foxnews.com/politics/andrew-gillum-got-hamilton-tickets-from-undercover-fbi-agent-records-show
Democratic Rep. Linda Sanchez quits caucus chair race after husband's indictment By Samuel Chamberlain | Fox News Rep. Linda Sanchez of California. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite) Rep. Linda Sanchez, D-Calif., dropped her bid to be chairwoman of the House Democratic Caucus on Thursday after her husband was indicted in Connecticut on federal theft and conspiracy charges. "After careful consideration of the time and energy being in leadership demands, I have decided that my focus now needs to be on my son, my family, and my constituents in California,” Sanchez said in a statement. In a letter to her Democratic colleagues, Sanchez said that "an unexpected family matter ... compels me to withdraw my name as a candidate for chair of the Democratic Caucus." The 49-year-old Sanchez, who won a ninth term on Tuesday, was vying to succeed exiting Rep. Joe Crowley, D-N.Y. in the position. The House Democratic Caucus chair is the fourth-highest position in the party, after the Democrats took control of the House of Representatives in this year's midterm elections. Sanchez's husband, 52-year-old James Sullivan, is one of five executives of the Connecticut Municipal Electric Energy Corporation (CMEEC) indicted Thursday. CMEEC is a public company that has received more than $9 million from the U.S. Department of Energy. Federal prosecutors allege that Sullivan and his co-defendants used a company account as a "secret slush fund" and spent more than $800,000 on "lavish trips," including to the Kentucky Derby in 2015 and 2016 and a West Virginia golf resort. Sullivan and CMEEC CEO Drew Rankin are specifically accused of conspiring to use company funds to pay for other trips, including a 2014 flight for Sanchez to travel to Key West. Prosecutors also say Rankin approved trips by Sullivan and "family members" to the Derby in 2013, 2014, and 2015. The Norwich Bulletin newspaper reported last year that Sanchez attended the Derby with her husband in 2013 and 2014. “CMEEC has received millions of dollars in grants from the U.S. Department of Energy,” U.S. Attorney John Durham said in a statement. “Instead of protecting these funds and returning excess revenue to member towns and ratepayers, these defendants are alleged to have used the CMEEC Margin Account as a secret slush fund to pay for lavish junkets for themselves and their family and friends, as well as for other inappropriate expenses. The U.S. Attorney’s Office is committed to working with our federal law enforcement partners to safeguard public funds and prosecute those who steal from the public.” Earlier this year, The Day newspaper of Norwich, Conn., revealed that Sullivan resigned as chairman of Norwich Public Utilities in October 2015 after a female employee accused him of sexual harassment. The utilities commission ultimately paid the employee a $35,000 settlement. https://www.foxnews.com/politics/de...s-caucus-chair-race-after-husbands-indictment
That ain't nothin'. There are two future felons in the Republican party that won their Congressional seats. One in NY and one in California. Can you believe that the idiots actually voted for them? https://www.usnews.com/news/politic...ndictment-roils-california-congressional-race https://www.usnews.com/news/politic...ngressman-indicted-on-insider-trading-charges
Department of Justice U.S. Attorney’s Office District of Columbia FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Friday, October 26, 2018 Department of Veterans Affairs Official Pleads Guilty to Bribery, Fraud, and Obstruction in $2 Million Scheme Involving Program for Disabled Military Veterans WASHINGTON – A former U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) official pled guilty today to demanding and receiving bribes from three for-profit schools in exchange for enrolling disabled military veterans in those schools and facilitating over $2 million in payments from the VA using the veterans’ federal benefits. Assistant Attorney General Brian A. Benczkowski of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division, U.S. Attorney Jessie K. Liu for the District of Columbia, Special Agent in Charge Matthew J. DeSarno of the FBI’s Washington Field Office’s Criminal Division, and Special Agent in Charge Kim Lampkins of the VA Office of Inspector General (OIG), Mid-Atlantic Field Office made the announcement. James King, 63, of Baltimore, Maryland, pled guilty to an Information alleging one count of honest services and money/property wire fraud, one count of bribery, and one count of falsifying records to obstruct an administrative investigation. The plea was entered before U.S. District Judge John D. Bates of the District of Columbia, who set sentencing for Jan. 15, 2019. King is the fourth individual to plead guilty as part of this investigation. In April, Albert Poawui and Sombo Kanneh pleaded guilty to bribing and conspiring to bribe King, respectively. In July, Michelle Stevens pleaded guilty to bribing King. “For years, James King and his criminal associates defrauded an important VA program that provides education services to military veterans who served our country,” said Assistant Attorney General Benczkowski. “The Justice Department is committed to prosecuting those who seek to illegally enrich themselves at the expense of programs intended to help our brave servicemembers.” “James King took advantage of his position with the VA by participating in a scam that took money from programs meant to help our disabled military veterans find jobs and enhance their education,” said U.S. Attorney Liu. “This investigation shows that we will do everything we can to ensure that taxpayer money intended for our veterans is put to its proper use, not siphoned off by the people and organizations who are entrusted with helping them.” “King tried to use his position to enrich himself at the expense of veterans who have honorably served our country,” said FBI Special Agent in Charge DeSarno. “This guilty plea makes it perfectly clear that such activity by anyone affiliated with the U.S. government will not be tolerated. The FBI will work closely with our partners to continue to aggressively investigate allegations of corruption.” “King’s plea is a win for VA and our veterans,” said Special Agent in Charge Lampkins of the VA-OIG Mid-Atlantic Field Office. “It sends a clear message that VA OIG is dedicated to prosecuting those that take advantage of VA programs that are intended to help our veterans and their families.” According to King’s admissions made in connection with his plea, the Vocational Rehabilitation and Employment (VR&E) provides disabled U.S. military veterans with education and employment-related services. VR&E program counselors advise veterans under their supervision which schools to attend and facilitate payments to those schools for veterans’ tuition and necessary supplies. From 2015 through 2017, King, using his position as a VR&E program counselor, demanded and received cash bribes from the owners of Atius Technology Institute (Atius), Eelon Training Academy (Eelon), and a school identified in documents as “School A,” a school purporting to specialize in physical security classes. King facilitated over $2 million in payments to Atius, over $83,000 to Eelon, and over $340,000 to “School A,” all in furtherance of King’s separate agreements with the respective school owners to commit bribery and defraud the VA. King agreed with Poawui and Stevens that they would each pay him, in cash, seven percent of the money they received from the VA in exchange for King steering veterans to their schools and facilitating VA payments. King similarly accepted cash payments from the owner of School A, who is identified as Person A in the Information, in exchange for the same official acts. In order to maximize the profits from their fraud, all three school owners sent King and other VA officials false information about the education being provided to veterans, and King facilitated payments to all three schools knowing this information was false. King also admitted to repeatedly lying to veterans under his supervision in order to convince them to attend Atius, Eelon, or School A. For example, King falsely instructed one veteran that, unless he attended School A, his VR&E program benefits would “lapse.” King insisted that this veteran enroll in School A despite the veteran’s protests that he could not engage in physical security work due to a physical disability, and despite the fact that the veteran had enrolled in the VR&E program to pursue his dream of becoming a baker. In early 2017, the VA initiated a fact-finding inquiry into Atius based on complaints by students as to the quality of education at the school. In August 2017, after King became aware of the inquiry, he created a falsified site visit report and instructed Poawui to send it to another VA official, all in an effort to obstruct the VA’s inquiry into Atius. In January 2018, after Poawui had begun to cooperate with the government in its investigation, King attempted to convince Poawui to lie to the grand jury about the purpose of the bribe payments. King’s plea is the result of an ongoing investigation by the FBI’s Washington Field Office and the VA Office of Inspector General. Trial Attorney Simon J. Cataldo of the Criminal Division’s Public Integrity Section, former Assistant U.S. Attorney and current Fraud Section Trial Attorney Sonali D. Patel, and Assistant U.S. Attorney David Misler of the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Columbia are prosecuting the case. Former Assistant U.S. Attorney Adrienne Dedjinou and Paralegal Josh Fein of the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Columbia also assisted with the investigation. https://www.justice.gov/usao-dc/pr/...pleads-guilty-bribery-fraud-and-obstruction-2
One of the lowest slime balls there is would be one who cheats a Veteran. Hey, I was up at the VA hospital Friday and they handed out a cool looking pin to wear celebrating Vietnam service. I can down rotate that with my American flag pin and my U.S. Army pin. Headed to Church and then Hobbesarrable's bakery today so I think I'll wear it along with my U.S. Army hat. When I went in the service, I didn't even like the Army. I only went into the Army because I was drafted and had no choice. By the way, when I got drafted they were also drafting U.S. Marines and I came within a whisker of going into the Marines. Had I gone into the Marines, I might not be here today. Of course, like the young stupid idiot I was I volunteered while in combat to be a door gunner on a helicopter. My father died while I was over there and they brought me back before I could become a door gunner. His death might have saved my life. Think of it, had I died over there you would not have had me to brighten your days. Having served and served honorably in the U.S. Army, I am now proud of that service. Not proud of the war, 'cause I was against that war, but proud that I served my country right or wrong. It's az good feeling. Nearly every day that I'm in the hospital and that's probably an average of four days a week, someone thanks me for my service. I never get tired of hearing that. I've got four American flags, one for my father, one for my step father, one for my brother and one all weather flag that I bought for my flag pole. My father, step father and brother are all deceased Veterans. I'm so proud of my flag pole that I took out the week piddly solar light and put in a duel low voltage pair that light's up bright at night. Also, love the gold eagle on top. It was expensive but I get joy out of it every day. My neighbors enjoy it, too. See how you made me ramble on? It's all your fault. Edit: ps I think every man woman and child should serve our country either in the military or some sort of national service such as the Peace Corps. I'd exempt the mentally ill but require service for virtually everyone else. It promotes the sort of camaraderie that results from the realization that we're all in this leaky boat together.
