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  • Sex scandal threatens to derail Adams (Portland Mayor had gay affair with teen)

    01/20/2009 9:43:51 AM PST · by mojito · 57 replies · 2,388+ views
    The Oregonian ^ | 1/20/2009 | Jeff Mapes
    One thing we seem to breed in Oregon are big political scandals, and the latest one is hitting Portland Mayor Sam Adams with gale force. Adams admitted to The Oregonian and Willamette Week Monday that he lied back in September of 2007 when he denied rumors that he had had a sexual relationship with a teenager who had been a legislative intern. Adams, who is openly gay, said that while he first met the intern, Beau Breedlove, when he was 17, the two did not have sex until after Breedlove turned 18. When rumors about the two first surfaced in...
  • Racine mayor arrested in sex sting

    01/15/2009 11:03:55 AM PST · by rellimpank · 27 replies · 1,393+ views
    Milwaukee J-S ^ | 15 jan 09 | Tom Kertscher
    Racine - Authorities seeking felony charges against Mayor Gary Becker say the 51-year-old married father of two, who ran unopposed for re-election two years ago, used the Internet to try to arrange a sexual liaison with what he thought was a teen girl. Taken into custody at Brookfield Square mall Tuesday evening, Becker became one of the more than 475 people arrested by the state's 10-year-old Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force. By now, it is relatively widely known that investigators from the Division of Criminal Investigation pose as youths on the Internet, looking for adults who want to have...
  • Racine, Wis., Mayor Arrested On Child Porn Charge (Name that party)

    01/14/2009 10:17:04 AM PST · by LdSentinal · 15 replies · 1,720+ views
    CBS2 Chicago ^ | 1/14/09
    Gary Becker, 51, Held On $165,000 Bond Racine city officials say Mayor Gary Becker is under arrest on possible charges of child pornography and solicitation of a minor. The 51-year-old mayor is being held in the Kenosha County Jail on $165,000 bond. City administrator Ben Hughes says Becker was arrested on Tuesday by agents from the state Division of Criminal Investigation at a shopping mall outside of Milwaukee. The case is under review by the Kenosha County District Attorney's office. City Council President David Maack says he got a call from the police chief shortly after midnight telling him about...
  • Former DA gives up law license (Mississippi)

    01/06/2009 10:29:07 AM PST · by Islander7 · 8 replies · 552+ views
    WLBT 3 ^ | Jan 6, 2009 | Staff
    JACKSON, MS (WLBT) - Former Hinds County District Attorney Ed Peters has given up his license to practice law. Attorney Joey Langston has linked Peters, attorney Dickie Scruggs, and Hinds county judge Bobby Delaughter in a judicial bribery sceme. According to Langston, Scruggs paid Peters to help influence Delaughter in a dispute over $15-million in legal fees for asbestos litigation. Peters was Delaughter's longtime friend and former boss. Judge Delaughter eventually ruled in Scruggs ' favor. Peters -- along with Langston and former state auditor Steve Patterson -- pocketed $1-million from Scruggs , according to Langston's plea agreement in the...
  • It's the Democrats' turn to cope with scandals

    12/10/2008 8:29:40 PM PST · by curth · 15 replies · 552+ views
    LA Times ^ | 12/10/2008 | Janet Hook
    Democrats have had success running against what they called a GOP 'culture of corruption.' Now the party hopes the political fallout from the Blagojevich case and others will be limited. By Janet Hook December 10, 2008 Reporting from Washington -- The arrest of Illinois Gov. Rod R. Blagojevich on Tuesday marked the latest in a series of scandals involving Democratic politicians -- an ironic turn for a party that won control of Congress in 2006 in part by saying it would end a "culture of corruption" under Republican leadership. Democrats also highlighted Republican ethical problems in the successful bid to...
  • CBS Radio: They make no mention Blagojevich's party, but refer to Larry Craig as a Republican

    12/09/2008 10:47:25 AM PST · by Chet 99 · 22 replies · 1,213+ views
    KNX 1070 (CBS Radio)
    CBS Radio: They make no mention Blagojevich's party, but refer to Larry Craig as a Republican I was listening to KNX 1070 News Radio (CBS News Affiliate) just minutes ago. Their top two stories were (1) Blagojevich's arrest and (2) Larry Craig's conviction upheld. For the first story, absolutely no mention of Blagojevich's party was made.... For the second story, Larry Craig was referred to as the "Idaho Republican"..
  • Illinois Governor Taken Into Federal Custody

    12/09/2008 7:21:11 AM PST · by ROLF of the HILL COUNTRY · 82 replies · 2,552+ views
    Fox News ^ | 9 Dec 2008
    Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich and his chief of staff were arrested in Chicago Tuesday on two counts each of corruption charges relating to trying to sell President-elect Barack Obama's vacated Senate seat. More at Fox News
  • Timeline of the Blagojevich investigation

    12/09/2008 7:00:50 AM PST · by STARWISE · 30 replies · 1,633+ views
    Gov. Rod Blagojevich became the state's first Democratic chief executive in more than a quarter of a century after vowing to reform what he labeled the culture of corruption surrounding his predecessor that had fed deep cynicism among Illinoisans. But little more than a year after replacing George Ryan in office in 2003, Blagojevich found his administration at the early stages of what became a host of state and federal investigations into allegations of wrongdoing involving state hiring, board appointments, contracting and fundraising that battered his tenure. *snip* As part of the investigation, in which 13 people have been indicted...
  • Update: Birmingham Mayor Larry Langford, arrested, jailed on federal charges

    12/01/2008 7:56:53 AM PST · by SmithL · 27 replies · 2,134+ views
    Birmingham News ^ | 12/1/8 | Val Walton
    Birmingham Mayor Larry Langford was arrested this morning on federal charges and is being held at the federal courthouse, the FBI and other federal officials confirm. A special grand jury for several months has been investigating county bond deals and Langford's financial dealings. Langford was Jefferson County Commission president 2002-06. Al LaPierre, a close friend of Langford's who also was part of the federal investigation, will be surrendering today, said his attorney, Tommy Spina. David McKnight, Montgomery banker Bill Blount's attorney, said Blount is on his way to Birmingham from Montgomery to surrender. U.S. Attorney Alice Martin will hold a...
  • Congressman's $121,000 Payoff to Alleged Mistress

    10/13/2008 5:15:49 PM PDT · by DocT111 · 23 replies · 963+ views
    West Palm Beach Congressman Tim Mahoney (D-FL), whose predecessor resigned in the wake of a sex scandal, agreed to a $121,000 payment to a former mistress who worked on his staff and was threatening to sue him, according to current and former members of his staff who have been briefed on the settlement, which involved Mahoney and his campaign committee. Mahoney, who is married, also promised the woman, Patricia Allen, a $50,000 a year job for two years at the agency that handles his campaign advertising, the staffers said. A Mahoney spokesperson would not answer questions about the alleged affair...
  • ProPublica Forgets to Mention Federal Judge Being Impeached was Clinton Appointee

    A Federal judge from Louisiana is under a cloud of impeachment and if he's convicted it'll be the first Federal judge impeached in almost 20 years. The story was covered by the new wire service named ProPublica, a service that claims to be non-partisan. Yet in two stories on this judge there is not one mention of the fact that he was appointed to the bench by President Bill Clinton, nor that his corruption was known by the Department of Justice when Clinton made the appointment. I wonder why ProPublica didn't find that relevant, don't you? A while back, I...
  • Hacker impersonated Palin, stole e-mail password

    09/18/2008 1:30:33 PM PDT · by rightwingintelligentsia · 36 replies · 266+ views
    AP via Breitbart ^ | September 18, 2008 | Ted Bridis
    WASHINGTON (AP) - Details emerged Thursday behind the break-in of Republican vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin's e-mail account, including a first-hand account suggesting it was vulnerable because a hacker was able to impersonate her online to obtain her password.
  • Congressman's son caught smuggling immigrants (guess the party)

    09/18/2008 8:04:30 AM PDT · by bobsunshine · 37 replies · 323+ views
    KVOA News ^ | September 18, 2008 | Lorraine Rivera
    The son of a U.S. Congressman from was arrested in Willcox Sunday, charged with human smuggling. According to court documents John F. Boyd son of Florida Congressman Allen Boyd, attempted to drive through a Border Patrol checkpoint in Willcox on Sunday with five illegal immigrants, including a 6-year-old girl. In a statement sent Tuesday, Congressman Allen Boyd said, "On September 14, 2008, my 30-year-old son, John Boyd, was arrested in Arizona, and at a preliminary hearing yesterday, he was charged with alien smuggling." "This is a family matter that my family and I will be dealing with privately. John is...
  • Congressman's Son Smuggled Illegal Immigrants

    09/17/2008 9:20:26 PM PDT · by HollyButler · 14 replies · 257+ views
    http://www.wctv.tv/news/headlines/28552144.html ^ | Posted: 4:26 PM Sep 17, 2008 | Reporter: Jaimee Colley
    The son of Florida 2ND District Congressman Allen Boyd remains in custody in Arizona on charges of illegal immigrant smuggling. Authorities say 30-year old John Boyd was stopped at a border patrol checkpoint near Willcox, Arizona Sunday. Federal prosecutors say he was smuggling 4 adults and a 6-year old girl, and that Boyd later admitted knowing they had entered the country illegally. Border patrol agents say they also discovered drugs, knives and a loaded gun in Boyd's truck. When contacted by Eyewitness news, congressman Boyd said John had made some poor choices and would have to be held accountable, but...
  • Guilty Plea Entered, Mayor Resigns

    09/04/2008 7:39:42 AM PDT · by Westlander · 45 replies · 346+ views
    WXYZ.com ^ | 9-4-2008 | WXYZ
    Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick has pleaded guilty to felony charges in Wayne County Circuit Court. He will be forced to resign immediately.
  • Sheboygan (WI) woman files landmark case over Web links (against police)

    08/24/2008 1:07:39 PM PDT · by sbMKE · 49 replies · 317+ views
    http://www.jsonline.com/story/index.aspx?id=786584 | August 24, 2008 | JOHN DIEDRICH
    Can a city stop people from posting a link to its Web site? That’s the question at the center of a federal lawsuit brought by a Sheboygan woman against the mayor and other officials there, in what appears to be a first-of-its-kind case, according to an Internet law expert. Jennifer Reisinger says the Sheboygan city attorney ordered her to remove from her Web site a link to the city’s police department, in what she believes was retaliation for her support of recalling Mayor Juan Perez, according to the suit filed last week. The city went further, the lawsuit claims, launching...
  • I'D BE YOUR 'LOLLIPOP'; SLEAZY E-MAILS FROM MARRIED ASSEMBLYMAN TO TEEN INTERN (Dem/intern redux)

    08/21/2008 5:30:19 AM PDT · by Liz · 72 replies · 664+ views
    NY POST ^ | BRENDAN SCOTT, Post Correspondent
    SOME FAMILY MAN: Asse Sam Hoyt ALBANY - A married assemblyman got caught with his virtual pants down - busted by XXX-rated e-mails to a 19-year-old intern.....In one sex message Hoyt made it embarrassingly clear they shared not only an interest in the people's business, but in lusty sex and personal hygiene. Titled "what i wish," the Democratic assemblyman's list included: ". . . that i could be painting your toenails right now . . . that i could see you do that little cheerleader move . . . that i could be your human lollipop . . ....
  • Reporters found Edwards' affair tough to prove

    08/08/2008 7:57:28 PM PDT · by jerod · 68 replies · 159+ views
    MSNBC ^ | 9:04 p.m. ET Aug. 8, 2008 | The Associated Press
    AP's approach: 'Better to get it right even if we couldn't get it first' WASHINGTON - Reporters don't like being beaten on a major political story, especially by a supermarket tabloid. And being beaten up over not reporting one is even less appealing. But a sexual affair can have just two people who know the truth. Without witnesses, documents, photographs or some form of irrefutable evidence pointing to the truth, news organizations will not endanger their own integrity. That made it difficult to prove — and to print — the rumors that John Edwards had cheated on his seriously ill...
  • New Warrant Issued For Mayor

    08/08/2008 8:30:34 AM PDT · by Westlander · 53 replies · 280+ views
    wxyz.com ^ | 8-8-2008 | wxyz
    (WXYZ) Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick is expected to be arraigned on felony assault charges either later today or early tomorrow.
  • McGee Exchange Seen on Video (Ex-Alderman, D, WI on Trial)

    06/19/2008 5:38:08 AM PDT · by Diana in Wisconsin · 5 replies · 158+ views
    JSOnline ^ | June 18, 2008 | Greg Borowski
    (Undercover agent paid $900 bribe, he testifies) In a stark piece of evidence, jurors saw a video recording Wednesday of former Milwaukee Ald. Michael McGee taking what an undercover federal agent said was $900 in cash in connection with the transfer of a liquor license. As the exchange is made, agent Dan Rabu is heard asking McGee to “remember” him when the matter comes before the Common Council. McGee’s response: “I got you.” Meanwhile, in an audio recording of an earlier meeting with Rabu, McGee declared, “I am the gatekeeper” when it comes to licensing matters in his north side...