Don't feel bad----"secrity expert" Giuliani didn't know, either (/sarc).
Rudy never "knew" his former driver and bodyguard was a mobbed-up, government fraudster when he pushed Kerik on GWB for Home/Land/Sec..........this, while Rudy and Kerik ran a global "security firm."
(Waiting for hysterical laughter to die down)
So-called "security expert Rudy" was foisting this shady guy Kerik on the nation to protect OUR security and had never revealed Kerik's illegal immigrant problems, mob ties, and other shady activities.
Kerik had problems going way back, as NYC Correction Commissioner, a job given to him by Giuliani.
Last year, Kerik pleaded guilty to two misdemeanor corruption charges, one of them for letting an alleged mob-tied firm renovate his apartment at no cost. He was fined $221,000.
Fast forward to March 13, 2007: Investigators are looking at Kerik's criminal activity, alleged wrongdoing which includes allegations of mortgage fraud, tax fraud, conspiracy to eavesdrop and making false statements on his federal application to become U.S. Homeland Security Secretary.......a Cabinet post.
Kerik apparently received use of a midtown Manhattan apartment for sexual liasions from a prominent real estate developer without ever having claimed use of that apartment on any tax or disclosure forms.
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All of this runs counter to the image Rudy cultivated as the "tough" federal prosecutor and mayor who cleaned up NYC.
As FReeper nickcarrayway insightfully posted: "anyone who can know a woman since childhood, and be married to her for 14 years, without knowing she's his second cousin, is not smart or inquisitive enough to be president."