Posted on 03/25/2022 6:00:10 PM PDT by E. Pluribus Unum
A former FBI agent has admitted to entering false evidence in an investigation into a Republican leader, but despite this admission in court, his punishment was quickly waived.
Only a day before jury selection was to begin in a case to prosecute him for lying in his investigation into a sexual misconduct charge against then-Missouri Gov. Eric Greitens, former FBI agent William Tisaby pleaded guilty to one misdemeanor count of evidence tampering on Wednesday, The Associated Press reported.
Unlike what would happen for anyone else, the court quickly sentenced Tisaby to probation — and then immediately turned around and suspended the sentence and released him.
The corrupt ex-FBI agent was about to be tried on six counts of perjury and one count of evidence tampering with an indictment that accused him of hiding evidence and lying during the investigation into Greitens, who is currently running for U.S. Senate.
The indictment stemmed from a scandal unleashed by Democratic St. Louis Circuit Attorney Kim Gardner, who accused Greitens of taking a compromising photo of a woman with whom he had an affair. Gardner’s investigation eventually prompted Greitens to resign.
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It always helps to have friends in high places.
Good. Now they can add election racketeering to the charge, and name the judge as accomplice.
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