Posted on 12/23/2004 9:56:27 AM PST by NormsRevenge
SACRAMENTO On the same day that FBI agents conducted a very visible raid on the home of the son of Senate President Pro Tem Don Perata, they also quietly executed a search warrant on Perata's Oakland house, a Perata advisor confirmed Wednesday evening.
The Dec. 15 encounter was the first time investigators are known to have directly contacted Perata (D-Alameda) as part of the federal grand jury investigation into business activities of a number of his relatives and associates. Several are political consultants who have business relationships with the senator, mostly in his East Bay district.
A person familiar with the search said that several agents presented Perata with a search warrant that asked for records involving specific topics. After consulting over the phone with his attorney, George O'Connell, Perata let the agents in and provided the documents. They left three hours later with computer files and papers, the person said.
The subjects of the search warrant were not clear, but the source said that many of them involved records related to Lily Hu, a onetime Perata aide who is a prominent lobbyist in Oakland. Federal authorities have seized some of her business records.
Jason Kinney, Perata's spokesman, said: "As Sen. Perata has made clear, he is happy to cooperate with any legitimate inquiry because he knows that all of his public and private conduct has been appropriate. Therefore, when asked for documents, he was more than willing to provide them. Beyond the requests for these specific documents, Sen. Perata has still not been contacted to discuss this matter with the government."
Spokespersons for the FBI and the U.S attorney's office in San Francisco declined to comment Wednesday.
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Pardon me while I snicker at Mr. Perata's dilemma.
--this SOB, at least a few years ago, was one of the leading anti-gun members of the Commiefornia state legislature--hope he ends up in a Federal pen--
Another "D" bites the dust;)
It could not have happened to a nicer guy. I can barely contain my glee.
At the same time he wanted to deny the rights of Californians to self defense, he had a concealed weapons permits from the State, Dept. of Justice. Perata claimed he had received "threats" on his life. The threats were due to his illegal activities , not his anti-gun legislation.
Since Perata is under investigation, shouldn't the CA DOJ ask for his CCW and weapon? If it was you or I or a Republican state senator under such suspicion, you can bet we'd get a "knock-on-the-door" from Bill Lockyer demanding any arms we may have.
Puts a little more "Merry" in Christmas, doesn't it.
Yup. Schadenfreude....
Thanks for posting this. It really does brighten up my holiday. A conviction for this rascal would be a cause for celebration.
A conviction of PeRata for anything is a long way down the road, but worthy of pursuing.
Methinks there is a lot of meat on the bottom of the kettle with this fellow. Time will tell how vigourous the Feds will be in getting to the bottom.
He and many of the legislative leaders of the 90s should have their own special little pen(itentiary) to stew in.
The longer you have one party rule the higher the likelyhood of corruption. No one fears that their actions will be uncovered - especially when the M$M is a wholely owned subsidiary of your party. Recall what came out when the Repubs finally got a majority in the House after what, 40 years? The banking scandal was what made the papers, but I am sure that more was swept under the rug (as if the use of social security funds for general revenue purposed isnt theft in plain sight happening today).
--yep--I remember a press photo of him "flashing" as it were--that would lose me my CWP in Nevada--
Yup! Look up hypocrite in the dictionary and there is California's State Senator, Don Perata, D-Oakland's picture.
Amazing. So many Dims getting legal trouble here. When will it end (hopefully never. ;-))?
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