Judge orders fmr IN mayor, aides to pay $108 million (East Chicago--guess the party!)

AP/Yahoo ^

[BobbyT]

HAMMOND, Ind. – A federal judge has ordered a former northern Indiana mayor and two ex-aides to pay $108 million in civil damages in an alleged sidewalks-for-votes scheme.

The suit says former East Chicago Mayor Robert Pastrick and others spent $24 million in public money on private driveways, patios and walkways to court voters in 1999.

Pastrick left office in 2004 and was never charged criminally.

[BobbyT]

Party of Government strangely omitted from mention.

[Rebelbase]

In the old days a couple of shots of whiskey was all that was needed to attract votes. Now it’s driveways and patios?

Talk about inflation!

[The Magical Mischief Tour]

guess the party!

The Anarchist Pogo Party of Germany?

[count-your-change]

Since there is no possibility of collecting the money what real good is this decision?

[cake_crumb]

Hey, was Obie running for election in the state senate??