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Jesse Jackson Jr. and wife to plead guilty to fraud

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Friday, February 15, 2013 7:21 PM

America loves a winner!

http://s1.reutersmedia.net/resources/r/?m=02&d=20130215&t=2&am
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(Reuters) - Former Chicago congressman Jesse Jackson Jr., son of the famed civil rights leader, plans to plead guilty to charges filed on Friday accusing him of misusing $750,000 in campaign funds, his attorney said.

http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/02/16/us-usa-crime-jackson-idUSBRE
91E14O20130216

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Friday, February 15, 2013 7:27 PM

AURAPTOR

America loves a winner!

Oh, but not to be out done, the elected crooks on the Left coast also felt the need to represent.

Ex-Mayor of San Diego Charged with Embezzling Millions

Former San Diego Mayor Maureen O'Connor, widow of Jack-in-the-Box founder Robert O. Peterson, squandered away her fortune on a video poker habit according to her personal attorney.

The revelation was made Thursday outside a federal courthouse in San Diego where O'Connor faces one charge of stealing millions from a charity set up by her late husband.

The former mayor's eyes filled with tears and she answered questions haltingly as she pleaded not guilty to a embezzlement charge.

According to her attorney, O'Connor has had severe health problems for several years including a brain tumor which he blamed for a gambling habit.

The 66-year-old, whose estate was at one time worth $40 to $50 million on paper, spent every last dime she had gambling according to attorney Eugene Iredale.

Iredale said his client won and lost more than $1 billion in gambling winnings over a nine-year period of playing video poker in Las Vegas, Atlantic City and San Diego.

They alleged that between Sept. 2008 and March 2009, O'Connor took more than $2,088,000 from the foundation.

"A sum of money which she intended to repay but was unable to repay,” Iredale said.

The money was earmarked for charitable purposes but was used for other purposes he said.

http://www.nbcbayarea.com/news/local/Ex-Mayor-of-San-Diego-Charged-wit
h-Embezzling-Millions-191264001.html

And if you missed it, yes, she is a Democrat. Oddly, that detail was left out of the linked story, but hey... tiny details like that are ALWAYS being left out of such stories, right ?

Yeah, right.

Fathom the hypocrisy of a government that requires every citizen to prove they are insured... but not everyone must prove they are a citizen

Resident USA Freedom Fundie

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Saturday, February 16, 2013 6:50 AM

6IXSTRINGJACK

I only have 2 things to say about this....

1) Doesn't surprise me at all about an Illinois/Crook County politician, not unlike the one you invited and re-elected to the "main seat".....

2) I am surprised this came out about him.... Never thought that the corrupt-as-can-be Jessie Jackson would allow his own son to become the next Lindsay Lohan pariah of modern Chicago politics.....

Meanwhile, I'll NEVER be a manager at my company. Only two males in supervisory positions there. They're both black.

Of the 20 full time w/benefit's positions there, 18 of them are held by women.

18 of them are held by whites.

Only 2 men with full time and benefits, and they're both black.....

The store's run like shit....

We reap what we sow....

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Saturday, February 16, 2013 6:58 AM

AURAPTOR

America loves a winner!

Sounds like you reap what you sow, by staying there in the first place.

Fathom the hypocrisy of a government that requires every citizen to prove they are insured... but not everyone must prove they are a citizen

Resident USA Freedom Fundie

" AU, that was great, LOL!! " - Chrisisall

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Sunday, February 17, 2013 9:25 PM

RIONAEIRE

Beir bua agus beannacht

So what else is knew? (in regard to politicians who misuse funds that is). I dare you to find a politician who can stay in the political system for, say, five years without becoming corrupt. They're all the same in the end, whether they went in with noble intentions or not. :(

"A completely coherant River means writers don't deliver" KatTaya

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Wednesday, February 27, 2013 5:55 AM

6IXSTRINGJACK

Quote:
Originally posted by AURaptor:

Sounds like you reap what you sow, by staying there in the first place.

Yep....

Any jobs for non secion-8 types by you?

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