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2 San Antonio City Councilmen Arrested
KSAT 12 ^
| October 9, 2002
Posted on 10/09/2002 10:13:49 AM PDT by Alissa
SAN ANTONIO -- FBI agents on Wednesday arrested District 4 Councilman Enrique "Kike" Martin, District 2 Councilman John Sanders, and criminal defense attorney Jack Pytel.
When Martin (pictured, left), who was being escorted by agents in handcuffs, was asked what he was arrested for, he said : "I'm hoping to find that out myself."
It is not clear why the men were arrested. FBI officials are scheduled to have a new conference later Wednesday to discuss the arrests.
Keep it on ClickonSA.com and KSAT 12 News for updates throughout the day.
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posted on
10/09/2002 10:13:49 AM PDT
by
Alissa
To: Alissa
Yowsah! Any ideas on the reason, Alissa?
To: JennysCool
... I mean in addition to the fact that having the nickname "Kike" ought to be actionable for starters ...
To: JennysCool
NO! But it's huge news here. They say over the radio report that City Hall is in shock!
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posted on
10/09/2002 10:18:19 AM PDT
by
Alissa
To: Alissa
Of course, these are Democrats right?
To: justshutupandtakeit
Yes Democrats all three!
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posted on
10/09/2002 10:25:39 AM PDT
by
Alissa
To: Alissa
Two city councilmen and two prominent local lawyers were arrested by federal agents this morning on charges of participating in a bribery scheme to get the city's lucrative tax collection contract.
Councilmen Enrique Martin and John Sanders and lawyers Jack Pytel and Juan Pena were led separately into the federal building in handcuffs and are awaiting arraignment.
According to a federal indictment, Pena gave Pytel $25,000 on March 14 and Pytel gave Martin $2,500 in cash to get his vote in favor of the Linebarger Goggan Blair Pena & Sampson bid. He also gave Sanders a similar amount.
On April 18, the City Council approved the contract with both Martin and Sanders voting for it.
To: Alissa
Bump to find out why they were arrested.
I'm nosy...
To: sockmonkey
Ooooh, that was fast! Thanks!
To: JennysCool
My inside source states it's a bribery case. And it's a good source.
Aparently they have both sides of the bribe. The lawyer was bribing the council members.
To: Alissa
When Martin ... was asked what he was arrested for, he said : "I'm hoping to find that out myself."In other words, he's not sure which of his many crimes caught up with him first.
To: Alissa
Please tell me that they were on the ballot this November.
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posted on
10/09/2002 10:33:00 AM PDT
by
Dog Gone
To: sockmonkey
a bribery scheme to get the city's lucrative tax collection contract.Darn...I was hoping they had nailed some city council members over bribes on the PGA deal...
To: Alissa
Is it just me or does the FBI seem to be finally off their butts?
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posted on
10/09/2002 10:56:47 AM PDT
by
Zathras
To: Alissa
Yes Democrats all three! Of course! You can tell because there isn't a letter after their names indicating party affiliation.
To: Alissa
I figured they were Democrats when their party affiliation was not given.
There are such people as corrupt Republican politicians, but unlike Democrats they are always identified as such in news articles.
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posted on
10/09/2002 11:05:03 AM PDT
by
Cicero
To: Cicero
There are such people as corrupt Republican politicians, but unlike Democrats they are always identified as such in news articles. LOL; ain't that the truth.
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posted on
10/09/2002 11:37:29 AM PDT
by
Lacey
To: Cicero
2 San Antonio City Council members arrested
Associated Press (Houston Chronicle)
SAN ANTONIO - Two San Antonio City Council members and a local attorney were arrested this morning by FBI agents.
FBI spokesman Rene Salinas said agents arrested council members John Sanders and Enrique "Kike" Martin. Salinas identified the defense attorney as Jack Pytel.
Neither Salinas nor officials at the U.S. Attorney's office would say why the men were arrested.
Sanders, Martin and Pytel were led one by one into the FBI's downtown office in handcuffs late Wednesday morning for arrest processing. All three were brought back out after noon.
All were stern-faced, and didn't offer comments to gathered reporters.
Sanders represents the city's predominantly black East Side, while Martin's mostly Hispanic district is in southwest San Antonio. Both men were elected in May 2001.
Pytel, who also works as a lobbyist, served as a local counsel for millionaire businessman Allen Blackthorne, who was convicted in 2000 of soliciting the murder of his ex-wife in Florida in 1997.
http://www.chron.com/cs/CDA/story.hts/metropolitan/1610621
To: MeeknMing; COB1; humblegunner; Flyer; Eaker
Texas ping
To: Alissa
Apparently 3 more hispanic Texas Democrats have just endorsed Texas Republicans. :)
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posted on
10/09/2002 12:55:12 PM PDT
by
anymouse
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