Maybe the guy just likes to collect currency./s
Posted on 06/23/2009 8:22:14 AM PDT by khnyny
WASHINGTON – Federal prosecutors cited problems with evidence Monday when they asked a judge to drop charges against a Chinese-Mexican businessman accused of importing large amounts of methamphetamines to the United States.
U.S. District Judge Emmet Sullivan lambasted prosecutors at a hearing on the request to dismiss the indictment against Zhenli Ye Gon, saying, "I'm not pleased at all with anything I've heard from the United States government."
When Ye Gon was arrested in 2007 in Wheaton, Md., authorities said they had seized more than $205 million in U.S. drug profits from his Mexico City mansion. The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration called it the largest drug-related cash seizure in history.
Since then, one witness has recanted and another has refused to testify, prosecutor Paul Laymon told the judge.
Laymon insisted the "overwhelming reason" that they were asking for a dismissal was because of their relationship with the Mexican government, without elaborating in open court.
Even after a private discussion, the judge seemed unimpressed and ordered a further hearing on the case next week.
(Excerpt) Read more at news.yahoo.com ...
Let me guess: 0bama Supporter?
I'm not either.
Well, sounds like time for some more of that TRANSPARENCY that Obama promised us!
“Obama supporter?” How many thousands of people had that same thought at the time they read the story. More likely, he is a big time ozero contributor. Follow the money. OH WAIT, the state run media is now employed by our mugabe wannabe. Nothing to see here, move on, OH LOOK, things are falling apart, time to prosecute Bush and Cheney.
“”I’m not pleased at all with anything I’ve heard from the United States government.””
That’s because it’s becoming just like the Mexican government...how is it Mexico gets every unreasonable thing it asks for???
The check to the Democrat National Committee must have cleared ...
The DOJ certainly changed it’s tune since July, 2007.
” “With the arrest of Zhenli Ye Gon, we’ve apprehended not only the man behind the money, but the man behind the meth. He may never have touched the drugs, but he made it all possible, facilitating the massive meth trade by brokering chemicals to kingpins,” said DEA Administrator Karen P. Tandy. “Ye Gon’s arrest demonstrates yet again the tremendous courage and commitment of Mexican law enforcement and the Calderón administration to destroy the meth trade.”
http://www.usdoj.gov/dea/pubs/states/newsrel/wdo072407.html
http://www.examiner.com/a-2081609~US_wants_to_drop_drug_charges_against_millionaire.html
De la Garza said that Mexico is continuing to press for the extradition because it wants to avoid repaying the money seized from Ye Gon’s house.
“The bottom line is that the government wants to keep the money,” De la Garza said, referring to piles of U.S. bills that the Mexican government has spent largely on building drug treatment centers.
Oh yeah
Well, technically, the meth labs and coca rendering facilities could be termed “drug treatment centers”, I guess...
Colonel, USAFR
You can add me to that list. It was the first thing I thought after reading the headline.
My first impulse was “Clinton supporter” and then realized that time is flying by.
The Democrat idea of globalism...
As long as the perp promises to pay his fine by buying up Obama T-Bills, anything goes.
I smell bribed official!
LOL!
Nice picture. Looks like the Saddam Hussein collection.
Laymon insisted the "overwhelming reason" that they were asking for a dismissal was because of their relationship with the Mexican government, without elaborating in open court.
5.. 4.. 3.. 2.. 1..
THAT was my head which just exploded!
"relationship with the Mexican government" ... Grrrrrrrr!!!
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