Posted on 04/24/2024 6:07:28 PM PDT by DallasBiff
Murphy retired from the U.S. House the year Democrats lost 54 seats and became the minority party in the House for the first time in 40 years. He was succeeded by fellow Democrat Frank Mascara.
When he was out of elected office, allegations of wrongdoing swirled around Murphy for a final time in 1999, when he was indicted by a Fayette County grand jury for allegedly forging absentee ballots for residents of a nursing home. He was charged with forgery, conspiracy and tampering with public records. In a deal with prosecutors, all but one of the voter fraud charges were dropped and Murphy was admitted to a pretrial diversionary program.
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He was 96.
Austin has now gone on to receive justice in the afterlife.
Only the good die young
Maybe he will plead , “The ends justifies the means.” Is that Romans 32, verse 11?
No comment.
Wow that bat in hell had to wait a looonnnngggg time to get its wings.
Yawn. He’s dead. I’m sure a lot of people who actually improved the lives of people died as well and will never be recognized.
Stop it….I am 91 .
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-PJ
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