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  • (Iowa)State senator indicted on extortion charge

    03/14/2007 11:48:35 PM PDT · by iowamark · 8 replies · 418+ views
    Cedar Rapids Gazette ^ | 03/14/2006 | AP
    Des Moines- A state senator was indicted Wednesday on one count of attempted extortion for allegedly threatening to use his influence as a legislator to force a former business partner to pay him $2,000. Sen. Matt McCoy, a Des Moines Democrat, faces a maximum prison sentence of up to 20 years and a potential fine of $250,000. U.S. Attorney Matt Whitaker said McCoy attempted to extort money from Reid Schultz, owner of a home security business in Des Moines, and an employee, Tom Vasquez. Whitaker said the business was planning on selling security systems for elderly adults throughout Iowa. McCoy...
  • Repost: Kerry makes a swift Marathon move (Ketchup Boy's Boston Marathon Affirmative Action Program)

    04/11/2004 8:25:06 AM PDT · by Land_of_Lincoln_John · 6 replies · 329+ views
    Free Republic (via Boston Globe) ^ | March 11, 2003 | Carol Beggy & Al Young
    RUNNING FOR PRESIDENT Memo to all of you who have braved this winter's bitter cold, piles of snow, and bad roads to train for the Boston Marathon: All you needed to do to qualify for this year's Boston run was be able to deliver the South Side of Des Moines come presidential-caucus time for our very own Senator John Kerry . The March 17 issue of US News & World Report describes a phone conversation between Kerry and Des Moines state Senator Matt McCoy , who just prior to their conversation had completed the San Diego Marathon. The mag quotes...