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City Councilmen Get Grand Jury Subpoenas (FBI Interested in Two More Memphis Officials)
The Memphis Commercial Appeal ^
| December 8, 2006
| Staff
Posted on 12/09/2006 6:12:24 AM PST by mcg2000
Memphis, Tenn. (WHBQ)- Even before the ink dried on the last criminal complaint, two more Memphis City Council members have an appointment with the law. The two council members were subpoenaed by a federal grand jury Friday afternoon, eight days after two other councilmen were accused of bribery.
TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; US: Tennessee
KEYWORDS: 600wrec; bluffcity; bribery; citycouncil; corruption; dems; elections; fordfamily; libs; memphis; tennesseewaltz
Both Dems ...
Barbara Swearingan Holt (pictured with Edmund Ford)
Dedrick Brittenum
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posted on
12/09/2006 6:12:29 AM PST
by
mcg2000
To: mcg2000
Isn't Barbara getting a promotion to some real city job, or do I have here mixed up with someone else?
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posted on
12/09/2006 6:16:24 AM PST
by
Coldwater Creek
(The TERRORIST are the ones who won the midterm elections!)
Comment #3 Removed by Moderator
To: mcg2000
After the Feds are done cleaning up Memphis I wish they would tackle Philly corruption.
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posted on
12/09/2006 6:20:39 AM PST
by
NEPA
To: mariabush
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posted on
12/09/2006 6:24:35 AM PST
by
mcg2000
(New Orleans: The city that declared Jihad on The Red Cross.)
To: 4butnomorethan30characters
The interesting thing about her crying? She gave that speech the day two other councilman were arrested for accepting bribes - she knew there was trouble heading her way.
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posted on
12/09/2006 6:25:41 AM PST
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mcg2000
(New Orleans: The city that declared Jihad on The Red Cross.)
To: NEPA
ha! Memphis is built on corruption, that's true, but Philly! Now that's too big for even the Feds to take on.
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posted on
12/09/2006 6:29:54 AM PST
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Shimmer128
( My beloved is mine and I am his. Song of Solomon 2:16)
Comment #8 Removed by Moderator
To: NEPA
Not enough days in your lifetime. Memphis has always had corrupt politics.
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posted on
12/09/2006 6:31:59 AM PST
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Coldwater Creek
(The TERRORIST are the ones who won the midterm elections!)
To: mcg2000
They are a stupid lot on the city council, they let ford vote on his own censure! What dufus's.
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posted on
12/10/2006 4:54:35 AM PST
by
GailA
(Proud to admit I'm a quilt-a-holic.)
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