Democrap caught in $3.5 Million Scandal : AP Refuses to Identify him as Democrap
Edwards@america.gov John Edwards Two Timing Americas
even mention once, his party affiliation of Democrat. The same AP recently
mentioned 12 times the word republican or GOP in the story of Senator
Stevens AK current investigation of corruption . But when a Democrat is
caught, his party affiliation is for some reason not news worthy.More
examples of how there is no liberal bias in the media.
Ted Stevens indicted, longest-serving GOP senator
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080729/ap_on_go_co/stevens_indictment
http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/08232/905301-178.stm
Feds raise Fumo fraud estimate to $3.5 million
Tuesday, August 19, 2008
By Maryclaire Dale, The Associated Press
PHILADELPHIA -- State Sen. Vincent Fumo and associates defrauded the Senate,
a museum and nonprofit group of about $3.5 million, far more than the
initial estimate, prosecutors said yesterday in preparation for his trial
next month.
Mr. Fumo defrauded the Senate of nearly $2 million, while he and others
defrauded a museum and nonprofit group of $1.5 million more, federal
prosecutors said in court documents filed yesterday.
The total is higher than the $2 million estimate prosecutors used in the
2007 federal indictment against Mr. Fumo. The amount would prove relevant if
the senator is convicted and ordered to pay restitution.
The 65-year-old Mr. Fumo, a millionaire banker and lawyer, is leaving the
Senate after 30 years to focus on his corruption trial. Jury selection is
set to start on Sept. 8, and the trial is expected to last three months or
more.
The trial memorandum filed yesterday by the U.S. attorney's office charges
that Mr. Fumo spent "enormous" sums of public money on political campaigns,
personal expenses and friends.
"In using Senate funds and the large staff he was provided, Fumo observed no
distinction whatsoever between public and private tasks," Assistant U.S.
Attorney John Pease wrote.
Mr. Fumo also rewarded friends and staff for their "blind loyalty" with
excessive Senate salaries, prosecutors said.
The memo charges that:
. Fumo gave several friends "ghost" jobs on the Senate payroll, including a
five-year, $30,000-a-year job for Mitchell Rubin, now the state turnpike
commissioner, "in return for no work at all."
. Mr. Fumo awarded political strategist Howard Cain an $80,000-a-year Senate
contract although he did little state work.
. Mr. Fumo's future son-in-law, Christian Marrone, spent much of his first
18 months on the Senate staff overseeing renovations at Mr. Fumo's 33-room
mansion near the Philadelphia Museum of Art.
Mr. Rubin is now married to Fumo co-defendant Ruth Arnao, who ran the South
Philadelphia nonprofit, the Citizens Alliance for Better Neighborhoods. He
did not immediately return a call for comment from The Associated Press.
According to the trial memo, Mr. Fumo obtained $17 million from Peco Energy
for Citizens Alliance to settle claims he had brought against the utility in
both his Senate and individual capacity.
Mr. Cain is cooperating after pleading guilty this year to failing to pay
$411,000 in taxes on $1.6 million in income from 1997 to 2006.
Mr. Marrone, who is not charged in the case, is expected to be a government
witness.
"I was hired as a legislative aide and was given the task of 'project
manager' for Fumo's house," Mr. Marrone said in an e-mail yesterday to The
Associated Press. A lawyer, he now works for the U.S. Department of Defense.
Mr. Fumo's defense lawyer, Dennis Cogan, did not immediately return a
message left yesterday by The AP.
Co-defendant Leonard Luchko of Collingdale pleaded guilty this month to 29
obstruction-related counts for destroying e-mail evidence, while fellow
computer technician Mark Eister of Camp Hill is scheduled for a plea hearing
today. Each worked for the state Senate, making more than $60,000 a year.
First published on August 19, 2008 at 12:00 am
Bugman
"John Edwards Two Timing Americas" <TwoTimer Edw...@America.gov> wrote in
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> Once again a corruption news story on a State Senator by the AP refuses to
> even mention once, his party affiliation of Democrat. The same AP recently
> mentioned 12 times the word republican or GOP in the story of Senator
> Stevens AK current investigation of corruption . But when a Democrat is
> caught, his party affiliation is for some reason not news worthy.More
> examples of how there is no liberal bias in the media.
Is the big bad news picking on you poor little republicans. Boo fucking hoo
you little pussy. Quit whining.
Kevin Cunningham
Edwa...@America.gov> wrote:
> Once again a corruption news story on a State Senator by the AP refuses to
> even mention once, his party affiliation of Democrat. The same AP recently
> mentioned 12 times the word republican or GOP in the story of Senator
> Stevens AK current investigation of corruption . But when a Democrat is
> caught, his party affiliation is for some reason not news worthy.More
> examples of how there is no liberal bias in the media.
>
So tell us bunkie, who used to be the party of values??? Got a
guess? Who denounced we dems for our wicked ways??? So what
happened? Were is the party of values?
Or to put it simply, why do you freaks have two criminals, one
convicted homo and one admitted whore monger, still in congress?
Yeah, you're real moral. Two creeps your party wouldn't throw out for
suckin' and fuckin'.
W Spilman
"John Edwards Two Timing Americas" <TwoTimer Edw...@America.gov> wrote in
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Its called the "mo'," bitch. Everybody loves a winner.
WS
lubow
"John Edwards Two Timing Americas" <TwoTimer Edw...@America.gov> wrote in
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Hugh Wood
>
> - Show quoted text -
And the democrat party is known as the party of what??
Edwards@america.gov John Edwards Two Timing Americas
"lubow" <lu...@lubowindustries.com> wrote in message
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> So your point is we should vote GOP because they're bigger crooks?
Lets see.
Democrap steals $ 3.5 Million
Republican gets $ 250 K
And you claim teh Republican is a bigger crook.
More democrap NEA outcomes based public school imbeciles on display for all
the world to laugh at as usual.
lubow
STARTUP company headed by a guy who handed the GOP $232,000 in campaign money?
Eric Prince is a bigtime political donor to the GOP. On a no bid contract,
Prince's company, a startup called Blackwater, rececived a $2 billion security
contract for "services" done in Iraq.
What kind of services?
"On September 16 2007, Blackwater employees in Nisour Square, Baghdad shot and
killed 17 Iraqi civilians, at least 14 of whom were killed "without cause"
according to the Federal Bureau of Investigation. No charges have been laid."
And how much did those no bid contracts cost Mr. Prince in GOP donations and
soft money? According to the Federal Election Commision, Prince gave the GOP
$232,000.
Not a bad deal... $2B contract to a startup for $232,000 in GOP donations.
Would you like to talk about Tom DeLay now?
BWHAHAHA!!
"John Edwards Two Timing Americas" <TwoTimer Edw...@America.gov> wrote in
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> "lubow" <lu...@lubowindustries.com> wrote in message
> news:48aacf95$0$2202$ec3e...@news.usenetmonster.com...
>> So your point is we should vote GOP because they're bigger crooks?
>> ===================
>
> Lets see.
> Democrap steals $ 3.5 Million
>
> Republican gets $ 250 K
>
> And you claim teh Republican is a bigger crook.
>
>
>
>
>>
Tartarus
Edwa...@America.gov> wrote:
> Once again a corruption news story on a State Senator by the AP refuses to
> even mention once, his party affiliation of Democrat.
http://www.phillyburbs.com/pb-dyn/news/103-07042008-1558825.html
Tartarus
James Of Tucson
Tiger Luck
> What in the fuck is a "Democrap?"
>
It's a lot like a Republiscum, only blue.
--
"I looked the man in the eye. I found him to be very straightforward and
trustworthy. We had a very good dialog. I was able to get a sense of his
soul."
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George Grapman
American Patriot
Edwa...@America.gov> wrote:
> Once again a corruption news story on a State Senator by the AP refuses to
> even mention once, his party affiliation of Democrat. The same AP recently
> mentioned 12 times the word republican or GOP in the story of Senator
> Stevens AK current investigation of corruption . But when a Democrat is
> caught, his party affiliation is for some reason not news worthy.More
> examples of how there is no liberal bias in the media.
>
so now you neocons are into conspiracy theories? interesting... we
thought you guys said it was only libs who were capable of that.
lolllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll!!!!