Isn't Tierney the guy whose wife parked millions of her brother's illegal gambling revenue in their personal accounts to help launder it, as well as helicopters in the driveway, etc., and he knew absolutely nothing about it?
“...helicopters in the driveway, etc., and he knew absolutely nothing about it?”
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In defense of the defeated Congress critter, it is easy to not notice helicopters landing in your driveway if you have the door closed.
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In August 2010, Tierney's wife Patrice's brothers Robert and Daniel Eremian were indicted in federal court for operating an illegal internet gambling business. Robert had allegedly, with Daniel's help, operated the business out of St. John's, Antigua and Barbuda, and funneled a portion of the profits into a Bank of America account in Massachusetts.
In October 2010, Patrice was charged in U.S. District Court with four counts of "aiding and abetting the filing of false tax returns" by Robert.
John Tierney issued a statement announcing his wife's intention to plead guilty, stating that Patrice accepted "full responsibility for being 'willfully blind' to what her brother was doing."
Patrice pled guilty on October 6, 2010, and on January 13, 2011, was sentenced to 30 days in prison followed by five months of house arrest. The conviction bolstered the campaign of Bill Hudak, Tierney's Republican opponent in the November 2010 election, but Tierney was re-elected. In June 2012, a federal judge ordered Daniel Eremian to forfeit $7.7 million in assets for his role in the illegal offshore sports betting scheme. Following his sentencing, Daniel Eremian told reporters that the congressman "knew everything that was going on," a charge which Tierney rebutted.
Source: Wikipedia
This article is dated June 16, 2014.