‘Democrat of the Year’ loses title after felony conviction

The Daily Caller ^ | 10/31/2012 | Daily Caller

[Obadiah]

Jefferson County, Colo. Democrats have revoked 66-year-old Estelle Carson’s 2012 “Democrat of the Year” award, following her conviction on Thursday for stealing from a 71-year-old woman who suffers from both partial blindness and cerebral palsy.

Carson was found guilty of felony identity theft and felony theft from an at-risk person for stealing checks from the woman to pay for cable, cellphone and Internet bills.

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Chris Kennedy, chairman of the Jefferson County Democratic Party, disregarded the [criminal investigation] warning.

“After much consideration, my decision was that the award being presented by my organization and the alleged financial exploitation need to be compartmentalized, one having no bearing on the other. Thus I decided to present the award to Estelle,” Kennedy wrote in an email following the event.

[kevao]

stealing from a 71-year-old woman who suffers from both partial blindness and cerebral palsy.

Democrats don't steal; they redistribute.

[Vinnie]

It takes 3 felonies or 7 misdemeanors to qualify as Democrat of the Year.
(A felony with assault counts double)
Apparently 2 of her felonies were reduced to lower charges and the 1 remaining disqualified her.