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Charlotte mayor arrested just SIX MONTHS into job for allegedly taking $50,000 in bribes
The Daily Mail Online ^ | March 27, 2014 | Associated Press

Posted on 03/27/2014 7:28:20 AM PDT by Uncle Chip

Less than six months on the job, the mayor of Charlotte was arrested Wednesday and accused of accepting more than $48,000 in bribes from undercover FBI agents posing as businessmen who wanted to do work with North Carolina's largest city.

Mayor Patrick Cannon, a 47-year-old Democrat who rose from the city's public housing projects to become a successful businessman and politician, faces federal theft and bribery charges.

Cannon accepted more than $48,000 in cash, airline tickets, a hotel room and the use of a luxury apartment as bribes and solicited more than $1 million more, according to a criminal complaint....

(Excerpt) Read more at dailymail.co.uk ...


TOPICS: Local News
KEYWORDS: alreadyposted; charlotte; corruptdems; cultureofcorruption; freepmuch; mayor; northcarolina; patrickcannon
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1 posted on 03/27/2014 7:28:20 AM PDT by Uncle Chip
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To: Uncle Chip

Successful businessman, my eye! He’s probably been bribing and stealing his whole damn life. You don’t suddenly wake up and become a dishonest pol. The seeds are sown much earlier.


2 posted on 03/27/2014 7:31:05 AM PDT by miss marmelstein (Richard Lives Yet!)
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To: Uncle Chip

I just hate when that happens...


3 posted on 03/27/2014 7:32:33 AM PDT by Tennessee Nana
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To: Uncle Chip

Dems are already throwing him under the bus.

A future Barack Obama’s career aborted by corruption.


4 posted on 03/27/2014 7:33:12 AM PDT by goldstategop (In Memory Of A Dearly Beloved Friend Who Lives In My Heart Forever)
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To: Uncle Chip

Charlotte has always wanted to be a “world class city”. Looks like they hit the big time with the UK Mail story. Following the precedent set by former House Speaker Jim Black, the price for buying a North Carolina politician is $50,000. I wonder if we will ever learn how much former Governor Perdue “earned”.


5 posted on 03/27/2014 7:34:10 AM PDT by DeFault User
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To: Uncle Chip
Rat Party affiliation mentioned in the second sentence....pretty impressive.
6 posted on 03/27/2014 7:36:33 AM PDT by Gay State Conservative (Stalin Blamed The Kulaks,Obama Blames The Tea Party)
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To: DeFault User

bev, the chickin’ lady did hers the honest way. She forced the legislature, which during her tenure was in democrat hands, to vote her the money and her family.


7 posted on 03/27/2014 7:36:48 AM PDT by no-to-illegals (Scrutinize our government and Secure the Blessing of Freedom and Justice)
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To: Uncle Chip

A lot of democrats seem to be getting the “perp walk” lately....


8 posted on 03/27/2014 7:37:59 AM PDT by apillar
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To: goldstategop

How would this abort a Democrat’s career? If nothing else, it opens lots of opportunities in that Party of Thieves.


9 posted on 03/27/2014 7:38:22 AM PDT by fwdude ( You cannot compromise with that which you must defeat.)
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To: goldstategop
Dems are already throwing him under the bus.

He's probably not a Dem.

10 posted on 03/27/2014 7:38:49 AM PDT by OldNavyVet (Looking forward to November elections.)
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To: apillar
A lot of democrats seem to be getting the “perp walk” lately....

Not nearly enough.

11 posted on 03/27/2014 7:38:50 AM PDT by fwdude ( You cannot compromise with that which you must defeat.)
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To: Uncle Chip
The former mayor resigned Wednesday afternoon, Mar. 26, 2014.

Cannon for Mayor website

12 posted on 03/27/2014 7:39:13 AM PDT by deport
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To: Uncle Chip

He accepted only $50,000 in bribes? Amateur!


13 posted on 03/27/2014 7:39:46 AM PDT by Army Air Corps (Four Fried Chickens and a Coke)
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To: Uncle Chip

Some politicians go into office without much Net Worth then ......WHA-LAA !!!

Doesn’t seem like the DOTS would be that hard to connect

Especially with how well the Federal Government can spy on you and then manipulate the IRS as enforcer


14 posted on 03/27/2014 7:39:57 AM PDT by jcon40
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To: Uncle Chip

There is a rumor (well maybe it is not a rumor) that foxx, the former mayor of Charlotte currently the transportation secretary for obama gave up cannon to keep the FBI from investigating him. Maybe foxx was the first to throw cannon under the bus?


15 posted on 03/27/2014 7:40:55 AM PDT by no-to-illegals (Scrutinize our government and Secure the Blessing of Freedom and Justice)
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To: deport
Surprise!
16 posted on 03/27/2014 7:41:35 AM PDT by liberalh8ter (The only difference between flash mob 'urban yutes' and U.S. politicians is the hoodies.)
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To: Uncle Chip

Typical DIMocRAT...typical.


17 posted on 03/27/2014 7:41:38 AM PDT by hal ogen (First Amendment or Reeducation Camp?)
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To: Uncle Chip

“solicited more than $1 million more”

He had a dream.


18 posted on 03/27/2014 7:42:40 AM PDT by driftdiver (I could eat it raw, but why do that when I have a fire.)
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To: jcon40
Some politicians go into office without much Net Worth then ......WHA-LAA !!!

EXHIBIT A:

19 posted on 03/27/2014 7:44:09 AM PDT by BenLurkin (This is not a statement of fact. It is either opinion or satire; or both.)
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To: Uncle Chip

Interesting that this administration would go after a black mayor. Must be more to this story.


20 posted on 03/27/2014 7:46:13 AM PDT by Starstruck (If my reply offends, you probably don't understand sarcasm or criticism...or do.)
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