The investigation revealed that a day after the May incident the Guinean immigrant called a man, in jail for possession of 400 pounds of marijuana, to discuss how she might exploit the case. The call was taped. Even more compelling, this man and others had made cash deposits totaling $100,000 in the maid’s bank account. This raised the possibility that the woman was involved in drug trafficking and money laundering. There’s more, but that’s enough.
As the article points out, whatever financial things were going on, there is clear evidence of sex, whether forced or consensual, which in Strauss’ position was stupid and immoral even if not illegal. He will pay the Weiner penalty no matter the legal outcome.
from the article:
“There was a time when the peccadilloes, misdemeanors and even high crimes of public officials might be carried out on the tides.”
Translation: He should’ve told her to “Put some ice on it”.
Oh dear.
DSK was my personal equivalent of Tom Wolfe’s Great White Defendant.
Sniff.
I thought it was a setup from the start.
You pay a hooker to Leave!