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..............
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Good stuff. Has somebody started a vast right wing conspiracy (list of her goof ups) file on Hillary?
Thanks DFU! :)
Where there's smoke there's fire.
Forty years later Madame Hamhocks was still pissing and moaning about her High School Senior Class Presidency that she lost ................ to an evil MALE.
Reading Edward Klein's book again on 'The Beast' .......
Where there's smoke there's fire.
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BURN BABY, BURN !!!!!
OK, Doug, I despise the Clintons as much as the next guy but we're going to have A Democrat and what does it matter which one? One is as bad as the other.
Actualy CONVICTIONS of Democrats get no mention at all.
It's just too frustrating some times............
Dave Rosen is an extremely talented guy who was brainwashed at a young age.
When he was at DePaul, I tried to talk some sense into him, I was surprised at the wall he put up. Almost like he was in a cult or something.
For such a great communicator, I was surprised that he wouldn't engage in a lively debate of the issues.
Thanks for the input. When I spoke with him on the phone, he was in total denial. On the stand in his trial, I watched his testimony in utter disbelief. He didn't think he had to report the use of a Porsche and a $10,000 hotel bill paid for him. Aaron Tonken just did that because he liked him. The jury blew it just like OJ. Another L.A. jury.
Well, well. The NY SUN used my comment without censoring it on their website.
The NY Sun has grown on me.
I find myself going there on a daily basis.
Ping your published comment !
Oh dear, what a shock! Someone in the Clinton line-up actually committed fraud. I'm sure he was the ONLY one. The others are just too honest to ever think of defrauding ANYONE...
Forty years later Madame Hamhocks was still pissing and moaning about her High School Senior Class Presidency that she lost ................ to an evil MALE.
Reading Edward Klein's book again on 'The Beast' .......
Life imitates art, art imitates life.
Let's stay after her, Mia. It's important.
dont tell her old man Webb Hubbell
Dingy Harry is a member of that culture. No need to ID it for him.
More Clinton Criminality! As usual - it had to be someone else's fault.
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$35,000??? ARE YOU KIDDING!
How many millions in donations weren't reported?
$35,000! Phew.
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