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Democrat awaiting corruption trial found dead; autopsy planned
Fox News ^ | September 28, 2018 | Bradford Betz

Posted on 09/28/2018 5:26:00 AM PDT by george76

A former Massachusetts state senator awaiting trial on federal corruption charges was found dead in his home Thursday..

The body of former state Sen. Brian A. Joyce, 56, was found by his wife, the Bristol County District Attorney's office said in a statement. The DA’s office said “foul play” was ruled out ..

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The Democrat, who served as assistant majority leader, was first elected in 1998. Joyce left the Senate after not seeking re-election in 2016 amid the federal probe.

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In December 2017, Joyce was named in a 113-count indictment charging him with racketeering, extortion, wire fraud and money laundering. Prosecutors said he allegedly accepted up to $1 million in bribes and kickbacks that he laundered through his company.

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TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Government; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections; US: Massachusetts
KEYWORDS: arkancide; brianjoyce; corruptdems; corruption; democrat; energy; extortion; fraud; fundingtheleft; joyce; massachusetts; moneylaundering; racketeering; renewableenergy; wirefraud
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To: rrrod

“Democrat awaiting corruption trial found dead; autopsy planned”

A start but so many to go.


21 posted on 09/28/2018 5:55:58 AM PDT by Bonemaker (invictus maneo)
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To: george76

Two recent Massachusetts Speakers of the House resigned because of criminal charges. One did time. Have you heard about state Senator Dianne Wilkerson, who was caught on tape stuffing bribe money into her bra? She did time too. One-party rule breeds arrogance and corruption.


22 posted on 09/28/2018 5:59:26 AM PDT by NotAlwaysTruculent
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To: george76

Joyce, a Democrat from Milton, schemed to defraud the state by “conspiring to accept and accepting a stream of concealed bribes and kickbacks from private individuals,” in exchange for official actions as a senator.

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That’s just business as usual. He must have done something to tick off the establishment.


23 posted on 09/28/2018 6:00:24 AM PDT by Moonman62 (Give a man a fish and he'll be a Democrat. Teach a man to fish and he'll be a responsible citizen.)
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To: george76

What was his connection to the Clintons? Just thinking


24 posted on 09/28/2018 6:01:08 AM PDT by Vinnie
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To: george76

The story yesterday mentioned a recent traffic accident.


25 posted on 09/28/2018 6:16:41 AM PDT by smalltownslick
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To: Lazamataz

Arkancide?......................


26 posted on 09/28/2018 6:17:11 AM PDT by Red Badger (Q............PREPARE FOR 'SKY IS FALLING' WEEK...........................)
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To: Lazamataz

Maybe he tried to suck start his Glock.

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27 posted on 09/28/2018 6:19:05 AM PDT by Lurker (President Trump isn't our last chance. President Trump is THEIR last chance.)
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To: george76

So what happens now? Does the wife get to keep the money? Does it still get litigated?


28 posted on 09/28/2018 6:22:20 AM PDT by Right-wing Librarian (Pitchforks, it will all come down to pitchforks.)
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To: george76

First thing that comes to mind is there any ties to Hillary or the Clinton Foundation.


29 posted on 09/28/2018 6:41:26 AM PDT by jazusamo (Have You Donated to Keep Free Republic Up and Running?)
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To: Lurker

Naw, shot himself five times in the head with a bolt action rifle. Coroner calls it the worst case of suicide he ever did see.


30 posted on 09/28/2018 6:52:43 AM PDT by elcid1970 ("The Second Amendment is more important than Islam. Buy ammo.")
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To: Leep

In Massachusetts, as in most other states, an unattended death REQUIRES an autopsy.


31 posted on 09/28/2018 7:14:18 AM PDT by MIchaelTArchangel
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To: Lazamataz

Yes. Two holes in the head. :-)


32 posted on 09/28/2018 7:20:08 AM PDT by SgtHooper (If you remember the 60's, YOU WEREN'T THERE!)
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To: Leep

For the Death Certificate; many states require it. If significant life insurance is involved, it’d mandatory.


33 posted on 09/28/2018 7:28:44 AM PDT by Carriage Hill (Life is simpler when you plow around the stump.)
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To: george76

Bribery in government, I’m shocked.

Meanwhile, the Klintoons have done much the same thing to the nth degree. They have more friends and a more effective extortion racket.


34 posted on 09/28/2018 7:37:44 AM PDT by grumpygresh (Abolish administrative law. It's regressive, medieval and unconstitutional!)
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To: SgtHooper

I was going to say that he shot himself three times in the back of the head, then calmly laid down to die with the gun still in his hand. Just like at Fort Marcy Park.


35 posted on 09/28/2018 8:44:51 AM PDT by Fred Hayek (The Democratic Party is now the operational arm of the CPUSA)
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To: george76

Massachusetts has a foreign made wind turbine funded with American Recovery and Reinvestment Act funds meant for domestic use.

“Global warming as having “so little scientific basis, it can only rationally be considered a political scam.” Doug Casey

“Politics produces nothing; it’s all about who decides, who gets what at whose expense.” Doug Casey


36 posted on 09/28/2018 9:20:17 AM PDT by Grampa Dave (MASA Make America Safe Again!!! MAGA make America Great Again!!! PTWA, President Trump Wins Again!)
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To: Mouton
The AA Dem gov - "Coupe" Deval Patrick - is a FOB, Chicago roots, Harvard, Harvard Law, etc.

I do remember stories of funding "renewable" garbage that went belly-up in a fairly short amount of time.

I first heard of the guy in NR or TAS. Clinton appointed him to some sort of AA DOJ position. He previously had made his money playing the race card, suing his (Fortune 100?) employers for firing him for incompetence.

(I asked the then-wife if she knew him from prep school, and it turned out he was AA there as well. She took umbrage at me asking about the AA efforts.)

37 posted on 09/28/2018 5:02:18 PM PDT by Calvin Locke
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