Posted on 03/26/2014 11:24:17 AM PDT by RightGeek
CHARLOTTE, N.C. —
Charlotte Mayor Patrick Cannon was arrested Wednesday by FBI agents for alleged violations of federal public corruption laws, announced Anne M. Tompkins, U.S. attorney for the Western District of North Carolina.
The federal criminal complaint filed in U.S. District Court charged Cannon, 47, with theft and bribery concerning programs receiving federal funds, honest services wire fraud and extortion under color of official right.
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The complaint and law enforcement affidavit allege that Cannon accepted the bribes from the undercover FBI agents on five separate occasions. On the last occasion, on Feb. 21 Cannon allegedly accepted $20,000 in cash in the mayor’s office. According to the complaint and the affidavit, between January 2013 and February 2014, Cannon allegedly accepted from the undercover agents over $48,000 in cash, airline tickets, a hotel room and use of a luxury apartment in exchange for the use of his official position.
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I read the entire article but had to refer to the picture to find out whether he was Democrat or Republican.
He looked nice in a suit. The Charlotte mayor is largely ceremonial, but plenty of chances to steal.
He’s totally a Democrat in a democrat run city. Hopefully they will catch some more in the net since they have been investigating him for a couple of years, apparently.
HEY !! MooShell !! Add this name to the Pardon List,,,,,
“He looked nice in a suit....”
Clean, too.
I thought he was black Irish- Holder
The democratic party is has been absorded by or morphed into the mafia. It is now one and the same.
Any chance he was a MAIG-maggot also?
“Probably trying to flush all the turds before the election season starts.”
There isn’t a sewer big enough if they really went after corruption at the state and local level. Besides, the Federal officeholders have already stopped up the john. We would have a budget surplus if we could actually root out and incarcerate all the guys like this one.
“At this point, I think it is safe to say that at least half the Democrat party is composed of criminals. “
I think your figure is quite low, and then you have to add in the crooks in the GOP to complete the picture.
Same MO for all of Congress, the Supreme Court. Extortion-Care anti-christ.
WPTF used to be a pretty good station, but even since Limbaugh moved they have been slowly drifting to the left.
“Charlotte Mayor....a Democrat.....was arrested.”
May all the rocks be lifted and may all the Democrats under them squint as they’re exposed to the light.
IMHO
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