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).