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Federal Prosecutor Busted for Swimming in His Boxers
NBC Miami ^ | Mon, Sep 27, 2010 | TODD WRIGHT

Posted on 09/27/2010 1:32:18 PM PDT by nickcarraway

And the "Bonehead Play of the Day" award from this Sunday goes to a Miami federal prosecutor who had ants in his pants while he watched football.

Sean Cronin, 35, was arrested after he decided to do a victory lap in a local bar's pool in his boxers, the Miami Herald reported.

That's what's called in legal circles as being caught with your pants down.

Cronin was watching the New England Patriots beat the Buffalo Bills when he decided it was a little warm in Finnegan's River, a bar in downtown. So the man who is used to sending people to prison jumped into the water in his undies.

But not everything stayed in his trousers when he got out of the water, according to the police report. His genitalia and rump were showing.

A woman and her daughter were sitting by the pool and were grossed out by the celebration and called police. Cronin tried to make a wet getaway, but was run down by police after he jumped several fences. He is charged with misdemeanor lewd and lascivious exhibition and nonviolent obstruction of justice.

We are also throwing in one count of stupidity and another charge of rooting for the wrong team.

Cronin, who prosecutes federal drug cases, is also the same prosecutor that nearly lost his job last year after he and a colleague were caught eavesdropping on a defendant's privileged phone calls that ultimately led to the man being acquitted.


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1 posted on 09/27/2010 1:32:21 PM PDT by nickcarraway
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To: nickcarraway

Mommy who was the short man with the beard? He scared me...


2 posted on 09/27/2010 1:33:54 PM PDT by Rightly Biased (Do you know how awkward it is to have a political argument with a naked man?)
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well, the one time a man SHOULD HAVE WORN a speedo.


3 posted on 09/27/2010 1:35:34 PM PDT by machogirl (First they came for my tagline.)
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To: nickcarraway
Applying the gender double-standard, that he's a guy: guilty.

Had it been any of the FoxNews female legal eagles - NOT GUILTY!!

4 posted on 09/27/2010 1:41:18 PM PDT by DTogo (High time to bring back the Sons of Liberty !!)
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To: Slings and Arrows

FLORIDUH Ping


5 posted on 09/27/2010 1:41:18 PM PDT by a fool in paradise (Ask yourself,where does Saudi Arabia fit on a scale of "passive" to "moderate" to "extremist" Islam?)
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To: nickcarraway

The Boxer Rebellion.


6 posted on 09/27/2010 1:43:02 PM PDT by Huskrrrr
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To: nickcarraway

This is why I always go swimming in my tighty-whities.


7 posted on 09/27/2010 1:44:22 PM PDT by Responsibility2nd (Yes, as a matter of fact, what you do in your bedroom IS my business.)
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To: Huskrrrr

I am sorry, but you would think that the police had more important things to worry about in So Florida.


8 posted on 09/27/2010 1:45:14 PM PDT by Perdogg (Nancy Pelosi did more damage to America on 03/21 than Al Qaeda did on 09/11)
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To: nickcarraway

This is the type of thing you’d see in one of those relatively non-realistic TV shows about prosecutors, where the wild and crazy assistant prosecutor is always doing something wacky that all his fellow prosecutors either laugh at or just shake their heads. Of course, in the show, he never gets caught. Then real people see the show and think it’s a cool thing to do.


9 posted on 09/27/2010 1:55:59 PM PDT by Krankor (Don't you see, no matter what you do, you'll never run away from you.)
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To: Perdogg

Than some guy with his wanker hanging out in front of kids? Then he ran?


10 posted on 09/27/2010 1:56:27 PM PDT by goseminoles
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To: nickcarraway; All

A man embroiled in a controversy over nude photos of a Manitoba lawyer who is now a judge, has dropped his $7-million lawsuit against her but not against her husband or a law firm.

Read more: http://www.cbc.ca/canada/manitoba/story/2010/09/22/mb-judge-controversy-sex-lawsuit.html?ref=rss#ixzz10lTomVIK


11 posted on 09/27/2010 1:57:42 PM PDT by fanfan (Why did they bury Barry's past?)
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“Cronin, who prosecutes federal drug cases, is also the same prosecutor that nearly lost his job last year after he and a colleague were caught eavesdropping on a defendant’s privileged phone calls that ultimately led to the man being acquitted.”

Cut him. He is a train wreck. I wonder how many of his cases are or will be reversed on appeal. Dumbass.


12 posted on 09/27/2010 2:13:18 PM PDT by Psalm 144 (We don't want our daughters punished with an Imam.)
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To: goseminoles

Permit me to pick a nit.

No where does it say “kids” were involved. The article does mention a daughter. But this also happened at a bar.

(A bar with a swimming pool?) So you have to assume the daughter was of age.

But still. Your point is valid. This fool is toast.


13 posted on 09/27/2010 2:32:59 PM PDT by Responsibility2nd (Yes, as a matter of fact, what you do in your bedroom IS my business.)
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I’m not sure what time the game took place but many bars allow children until 9:00pm or some. If the mother and daiughter were both adults, I don’t think the author would have made the point IMHO. But the whole article is comical so who knows. This guy ruined his career.


14 posted on 09/27/2010 3:16:48 PM PDT by goseminoles
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To: Perdogg

Agreed.


15 posted on 09/27/2010 3:27:16 PM PDT by Huskrrrr
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To: Responsibility2nd
(A bar with a swimming pool?)


16 posted on 09/27/2010 5:32:37 PM PDT by dr_lew
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To: a fool in paradise; Clemenza; MeekOneGOP; Conspiracy Guy; DocRock; King Prout; Darksheare; OSHA; ...
"Forget it, Jake - it's Flori-DUH."
--Clemenza


17 posted on 09/27/2010 5:46:00 PM PDT by Slings and Arrows (You can't have IngSoc without an Emmanuel Goldstein.)
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To: goseminoles
I am not in favor of some guy flashing his winkie in front of women who do not want to see it. However, there is no indication that he flashed them on purpose or he was negligent in pulling up his pants. It sounds to me he was charged with being unattractive. If someone is at a pool, he or she should reasonably expect to see a certain amount of skin assuming his nudity was not intended. Also to keep in mind is that US District courts have ruled that baring one behind is not considered indecent exposure.
18 posted on 09/27/2010 6:58:55 PM PDT by Perdogg (Nancy Pelosi did more damage to America on 03/21 than Al Qaeda did on 09/11)
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To: Slings and Arrows

What did they charge him with? I don’t see anything more than unintended assault. He should counter sue for harrassment.


19 posted on 09/27/2010 8:31:44 PM PDT by Lady Jag (Double your income... Fire the government)
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To: Responsibility2nd
So you have to assume the daughter was of age.

Yes, no, or maybe. They have a kids menu.

Finnegan's River...

Carryout: Yes
Atmosphere & Personality: Bar Scene and Fun And Flirty
ATM: Yes
Features: Happy Hour, Kids Menu, and Waterfront; Happy hour: Varies daily.
Payment Methods: Major Credit Cards
Outdoor Seating: Yes

20 posted on 09/27/2010 8:33:27 PM PDT by ApplegateRanch (Made in America, by proud American citizens, in 1946.)
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