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Clinton Fund-Raiser Pleads Guilty to Felony Mail Fraud
NY Sun ^ | December 7, 2006 | Josh Gerstein

Posted on 12/07/2006 9:49:11 AM PST by IrishMike

A top fund-raiser for Senator Clinton's 2000 campaign and self-described "dear friend" of President Clinton pleaded guilty to a felony mail fraud charge in federal court in Chicago yesterday.

James Levin, 47, admitted to involvement in a scheme to convince contracting officials at the Chicago Public Schools that his fencing companies, Tru-Link Fence and Tru-Link Commercial, were subcontracting work to businesses owned by minorities or women when, in fact, Levin was simply paying those firms for use of their names.

Levin was a key witness at the criminal trial last year of the national finance director of Mrs. Clinton's 2000 campaign, David Rosen, on charges that he caused the submission of false campaign finance reports about a star-studded fund-raising gala in Los Angeles in August 2000.

Levin told the jury in that case that the then-president assigned him to keep tabs on the hastily planned dinner and concert, which featured Cher, Paul Anka, and other celebrities.

Levin testified that Mr. Rosen knew the event went far over budget and that the finance official said "the costs of this event will never be the costs of this event ... meaning that we will never admit how much we spent on this event."

Mr. Rosen denied knowing of the cost overruns and was acquitted on all charges. A political group connected to Mrs. Clinton's campaign ultimately paid a $35,000 penalty resulting from the misreporting.

Levin, who once owned a Chicago strip club, Thee Dollhouse..............

(Excerpt) Read more at nysun.com ...


TOPICS: Breaking News; Crime/Corruption; Extended News; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: 2006; 2008; clinton; clintonistas; congress; election; elections; hillaryclinton; hillaryscandals; perjury; senate; whileclintonslept; whokilledfoster
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To: cripplecreek
Republicans are expected to step down if a friend of a friend's neighbor's steppdaughters boyfriend's cousin is late paying a parking ticket.

Republican Representative
Linked to Scofflaw

Non-Partisan Panel Calls for Indictment

Washington, DC (AP) -- A non-partisan panel has recommended censure, expulsion, and criminal indictments after it was learned that Rep. G. Whizz (R-GA) was linked to a rampant scofflaw.

Mr. Tom Akers, who recently recieved a ticket for illegal parking, was 2 days late in the payment of that fine. Said Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-MA), "Major drug traffickers often ignore parking violations. There's more here than meets the eye."

Mr. Akers is the cousin of the boyfriend of the stepdaughter of a neighbor of a friend, who has often been in contact with a friend, who knows Rep. Whizz (R-GA).

The non-partisan group (MoveOn.Org) issued a statement that read, in part: "The utter lawlessness and flagrant disregard for societal norms that was exhibited by this Republican consorting with such a criminal crowd, shows why he should step down, and why everyone should vote for Hillary Clinton -- who barely has any felonies at all!"

21 posted on 12/07/2006 10:21:55 AM PST by Lazamataz (That's the spirit.)
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To: GovernmentIsTheProblem

You just hit the REPLY button and put my name up in the top as the person to whom you are replying. :)


22 posted on 12/07/2006 10:22:01 AM PST by doug from upland (Stopping Hillary should be a FreeRepublic Manhattan Project)
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To: MovementConservative

R U Kidding? Bush will pardon them, considering how far he has bent over backwards to acommodate the rats needs thusfar...


23 posted on 12/07/2006 10:22:21 AM PST by epluribus_2
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To: Lazamataz

The worst part is that the follow up headline would say...

"Disgraced GOP representative steps down in shame."


24 posted on 12/07/2006 10:25:40 AM PST by cripplecreek (If stupidity got us into this mess, then why can't it get us out?)
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To: doug from upland

Wow!


25 posted on 12/07/2006 10:26:47 AM PST by Preachin' (Enoch's testimony was that he pleased God: Why are we still here?)
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To: nothingnew

"....a dear friend of president clinton (bill or hillary?) pleaded guilty to a felony mail fraud...."

oh no!! it can't be. i smell a republican behind all of these accusations of wrong doing. they're framing democrats. those republicans are mean-spirited, cold-hearted, no-good, dirty low-down rats!!!

(sarcasm off)


26 posted on 12/07/2006 10:26:55 AM PST by ripley
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To: cripplecreek
Then the next day: "Bush Disavows Knowledge of Involvement of disgraced Republican in Traffic Scandal"

Follow-on: "Traffic Scandal Rumors to Persist into 2008 Election"

27 posted on 12/07/2006 10:27:54 AM PST by Lazamataz (That's the spirit.)
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To: HarleyLady27

Klinton's skate and their 'friends' get indicted.


28 posted on 12/07/2006 10:31:12 AM PST by OldFriend (FALLEN HERO JEFFREY TOCZYLOWSKI, REST IN PEACE)
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To: Alamo-Girl

Ping.


29 posted on 12/07/2006 10:32:02 AM PST by FreedomPoster (Guns themselves are fairly robust; their chief enemies are rust and politicians) (NRA)
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To: IrishMike

No penalty for the minority or womyn businesses involved in this scheme?


30 posted on 12/07/2006 10:32:19 AM PST by blam
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To: epluribus_2

Bush doesn't issue many pardons. Personally I wish he would issue more, but not to powerful dirtbags. People with non-violent crimes in their past who have turned their lives around are who I'm talking about.


31 posted on 12/07/2006 10:34:03 AM PST by MovementConservative (Getting back to principled conservatism.)
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To: IrishMike
Levin was a key witness at the criminal trial last year of the national finance director of Mrs. Clinton's 2000 campaign...

But I'm sure he's still on her Christmas card list...


32 posted on 12/07/2006 10:34:58 AM PST by GalaxieFiveHundred
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To: IrishMike
*shaking head* sloppy..sloppy..sloppy
...Shrillary's Little Rock Maifia, missed this guy, before he talked....there's always later. :/
33 posted on 12/07/2006 10:37:14 AM PST by skinkinthegrass (Just b/c your paranoid; Doesn't mean they're NOT out to get you. :^)
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To: StarFan; Dutchy; alisasny; BobFromNJ; BUNNY2003; Cacique; Clemenza; Coleus; cyborg; DKNY; ...
Too many Clintoon crimes to keep up with ping! :o)

Please FReepmail me if you want on or off my ‘miscellaneous’ ping list.

34 posted on 12/07/2006 10:38:38 AM PST by nutmeg (In 2008 we will crush the Democrats like the cockroaches they are! -- Mark Levin 11-8-06)
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To: FreedomPoster

Thanks for the ping!


35 posted on 12/07/2006 10:41:09 AM PST by Alamo-Girl
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To: mewzilla; Petruchio; TheRightGuy

OHMIGOSH. Have been seeing Tru-Link Fence's ads for years here in the Chicago/northern Illinois area!!!!!!


36 posted on 12/07/2006 10:44:48 AM PST by NotJustAnotherPrettyFace
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To: P-Marlowe

"If you want to stay out of jail, stay away from the Clintons."

ALSO

If you want to stay ALIVE, stay away from the Clintons!
The tentacles of Arkancide have a long reach!


37 posted on 12/07/2006 10:44:53 AM PST by Polyxene (For where God built a church, there the Devil would also build a chapel - Martin Luther)
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To: mewzilla; Petruchio; TheRightGuy
This web is very thick and deep. My new neighbor is co-owner of the strip club business that Mr. Levin used to own.
38 posted on 12/07/2006 10:49:41 AM PST by NotJustAnotherPrettyFace
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To: mewzilla; Petruchio; TheRightGuy
Info about my neighbor - next-to-last paragraph
39 posted on 12/07/2006 10:52:04 AM PST by NotJustAnotherPrettyFace
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To: IrishMike
Clinton friends corrupt?

Is there a Secret List out there of "people who can be bought", or are they naturally drawn to each other like flies to manure?

40 posted on 12/07/2006 10:53:27 AM PST by FlyVet
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