Nofsdad
Joined: 06 Jul 2003
Posts: 8377
Location: Central CA
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Posted: Sat Sep 26, 2009 4:54 am Post subject: California Congresscritter finally nailed
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Doolittle needs to be charged. Even prominent Republicans have talked about his virtually overt graft and corruption.
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Federal prosecutors named ex-Rep. John Doolittle (R-Calif.) as a co-conspirator Thursday in the public corruption case against former House aide-turned-lobbyist Kevin Ring.
The government included Doolittle, who has not been charged with wrongdoing, on a list of 11 co-conspirators filed Thursday. Prosecutors indicated they intend to submit statements from those individuals during Ring’s trial, currently under way in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia.
Ring, a former aide to Doolittle and then-Sen. John Ashcroft (R-Mo.), is charged with violating federal laws, including bribery and conspiracy to commit fraud for providing gifts to public officials in exchange for official acts. He has denied wrongdoing.
Ring was indicted as a result of the influence-peddling investigation of his former boss, disgraced ex-lobbyist Jack Abramoff. |
A whole list of co-conspirators at the link. Good old Abramoff... the gift that keeps on giving.
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