Category Archives: bribery
“Just Politics: Just because politics can be ugly doesn’t make it a crime.”
I have written this new piece for Slate, with the subhead, “If you think the Perry indictment is ridiculous, watch Blagojevich get out of jail and McDonnell go free.” It begins:
Over the weekend, liberal and conservative commentators achieved… Continue reading
“FBI agent: Williams’ spending on McDonnells topped $177,000”
“McDonnell Case Shows Virginia is Not Above Corruption”
“Prosecutors Must Prove Corrupt Intent in Trial of Former Virginia First Family”
NYT on why a McDonnell conviction is no slam dunk, Ferraris, Rolexes and all.
“Star witness: ‘It was wrong’ to give Rolex to Va. governor”
WaPo on the McDonnell trial.
“Ex-First Couple’s Defense in Virginia: State of Union”
NYT:
Former Gov. Bob McDonnell of Virginia and his wife, Maureen, on trial for conspiring to use his office for personal enrichment, outlined an unexpected defense on Tuesday: Their marriage was so broken that they did not communicate enough… Continue reading
Blago Relies on McCutcheon in New Appellate Argument
“Former Utah Attorneys General John Swallow, Mark Shurtleff arrested, face 19 felonies”
Oy Vey! Bribery Prosecution Mistrial Declared
Because of Yiddish.
It’s a shonda I tell you.
“On Trial’s Tapes, Talk of New York Politics, Secret Cash and Strip Clubs”
NYT:
The picture of New York City politicians emerging from secretly recorded conversations at the bribery trial of State Senator Malcolm A. Smith is not one likely to be found in high-school civics textbooks.
It is, the testimony indicates,… Continue reading
Wyoming Liberty and CCP Attorneys [corrected] File Amicus Brief in Tom DeLay Case
“Lawyers: Supreme Court rulings on campaign finance limits favor McDonnell defense arguments”
“Leland Yee case: Disgraced California state senator’s legislative efforts fueled cash for campaigns”
Contra Costa Times:
Beginning in early 2011, state Sen. Leland Yee repeatedly solicited bribes to fund his San Francisco mayor and California secretary of state campaigns, according to the FBI agents who brought him down last month.
But he… Continue reading