[Lurking Libertarian]

In September 1998, Samuelian was cited for soliciting an undercover police officer in the same block of Parkway Drive. He told police then he knew it was a hangout for prostitutes but told officers on Feb. 1 that he didn't know Parkway Drive's reputation for criminal activity. Samuelian said he was lost and was looking for the Fresno County Farm Bureau office.

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The officers who stopped Samuelian recommended prosecution after learning of the 1998 incident, for which Samuelian paid a fine and completed a one-day diversion program that removed the citation from his record.

Not enough evidence to convict, but it does make his "I just got lost and was looking for directions" story a bit implausible.

[Saundra Duffy]

You fell for the spin. It's impossible to find the truth in the ramblings of the liberal press. The Fresno Bee hates Steve Samuelian about as much as they hate George W. Bush.

[Swordmaker]

The officers who stopped Samuelian recommended prosecution after learning of the 1998 incident, for which Samuelian paid a fine and completed a one-day diversion program that removed the citation from his record.

"Removed the citation from his record"... yet the police, refering to that "non-existant record", recommended prosecution. Did the English Language get changed last week and I was not notified? Or is it that the police, contrary to law and court orders, can keep records that have been expunged?

Or is it just the records of Republicans that are kept?