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Obama pal's ex-aide to plead guilty in grant scheme
The Chicago Tribune ^ | April 7, 2014 | Ray Long

Posted on 04/07/2014 7:15:11 PM PDT by John W

SPRINGFIELD—A onetime top aide to former state public health chief Dr. Eric Whitaker plans to plead guilty to bribery, theft and obstruction of justice in federal court this week in a $400,000 state grant kickback scam she is accused of trying to cover up, according to court documents the Tribune obtained.

Quinshaunta Golden, 45, of Homewood, is scheduled to change her plea to guilty Thursday and has agreed to cooperate with authorities. Federal prosecutors have agreed to request a sentence of no more than 10 years and a month in prison, a copy of Golden's plea agreement shows.

Whitaker, a close friend of President Barack Obama's, has said he is fully cooperating with the government and not involved "in any way" with the alleged crimes in the case. On Monday, Whitaker reiterated that through a spokeswoman. Whitaker is not named in the case.

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


TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections; US: Illinois
KEYWORDS: bribery; chicagocrime; ericwhitaker; ericwhitakeraide; homewood; illinois; obstructionofjustice; quinshauntagolden; springfield; theft

1 posted on 04/07/2014 7:15:11 PM PDT by John W
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To: John W

If it’s not at least hundredths of a Trillion, it’s no big deal.


2 posted on 04/07/2014 7:18:48 PM PDT by Paladin2
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To: John W

okay. let me be the first.
Quinshaunta? Really?

She’s 45 FGS. Either I am getting old or this was when we were all watching Kunta Quinte?

I am getting old.


3 posted on 04/07/2014 7:20:41 PM PDT by acapesket
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To: acapesket

5x Shaunta?


4 posted on 04/07/2014 7:23:27 PM PDT by Paladin2
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To: acapesket

Another possibility: it may have been “Mary” before she changed it in college to be more “authentic.”


5 posted on 04/07/2014 7:25:00 PM PDT by JennysCool (My hypocrisy goes only so far)
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To: John W

How can there be any fraud in AA grants?


6 posted on 04/07/2014 7:28:46 PM PDT by Paladin2
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To: John W
Quinshaunta, at least it lived up to it's name... feh
7 posted on 04/07/2014 7:29:19 PM PDT by Chode (Stand UP and Be Counted, or line up and be numbered - *DTOM* -vvv- NO Pity for the LAZY - 86-44)
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To: John W

LOL


8 posted on 04/07/2014 7:31:20 PM PDT by noprogs (Tired of believing wisdom can come from the collective, willful ignorance of American voters)
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To: Chode
Quinshaunta Golden, the niece of Democratic U.S. Rep. Danny Davis of Chicago,plans to plead guilty to two counts, one of which involves bribery and theft allegations, and another that involves obstruction of justice, according to the agreement.

Maybe Ole Danny be gettin' the kickback from the kickback scheme! HA!

9 posted on 04/07/2014 7:51:05 PM PDT by smoothsailing
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To: smoothsailing
no doubt, follow the money...
10 posted on 04/07/2014 8:03:33 PM PDT by Chode (Stand UP and Be Counted, or line up and be numbered - *DTOM* -vvv- NO Pity for the LAZY - 86-44)
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To: John W

Quinshaunta Golden ...

The translation in goldenese is “parents on acid”.


11 posted on 04/07/2014 8:12:49 PM PDT by Oldeconomybuyer (The problem with socialism is that you eventually run out of other people's money.)
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To: John W

Hussein obamar needs to throw in a token white on occasion for the sake of diversity.


12 posted on 04/07/2014 9:13:26 PM PDT by boycott
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To: John W

Quinshaunta Golden. Such a cool name!


13 posted on 04/07/2014 10:14:17 PM PDT by VerySadAmerican
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To: acapesket

If she’s 45 she was born in 1969. The only blacks I knew in 1969 had names like John and George and Paul and there may have been a few “Ringos”.


14 posted on 04/07/2014 10:16:43 PM PDT by VerySadAmerican
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“Quinshaunta”......Every time I see a name like that I ask myself if the parents really named the kid that or they couldn’t spell the name they wanted.

Where do they find those names? Perhaps they were playing scrabble and just grab a bunch of letters from the pile and tried to makeup a name...Geees!


15 posted on 04/08/2014 3:25:32 AM PDT by DaveA37
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To: AdmSmith; AnonymousConservative; Berosus; bigheadfred; Bockscar; cardinal4; ColdOne; ...

Thanks John W. Hey, at least he doesn’t go around with his pants pulled down.


16 posted on 04/08/2014 5:59:55 AM PDT by SunkenCiv (https://secure.freerepublic.com/donate/)
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