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-Lurid Crime Tales-
Queens Dem Hit With Fraud Rap
2008-12-12
Veteran Assemblyman Anthony Seminerio was indicted for fraud yesterday after plea negotiations in his corruption case apparently broke down.

The Manhattan federal court indictment boosted to $1 million the amount of cash the Queens Democrat is charged with collecting through an eight-year, influence-peddling scheme.

In early September, federal authorities charged that Seminerio pocketed money in exchange for access to Albany lawmakers. Payments allegedly went to a bogus consulting outfit linked to the Assemblyman.

Defense lawyer Ira Cooper, who was reportedly trying to cut a deal for 73-year-old pol, didn't return a call for comment.
I seem to recall when Ney, Craig, Foley, Jack the A, etc., all got into trouble. I recall it because it was in the news all the time. Something about a 'culture of corruption'. I don't recall hearing near as much about all the Dem corruption, with the exception of Blago and perhaps El-i-ot. Wonder why?
Posted by:Fred

#4  The dems have been in power for not quite 2 years in the house and they are already running amok.
Just think what the next 4 years are going to be like.
If the media had any credibility or influence left, they could try to cover for them.
Posted by: bigjim-ky   2008-12-12 15:00  

#3  Bring either one of them on. Can't be worse then these a-holes running the country.
Posted by: Hellfish   2008-12-12 12:42  

#2  And you notice that even the ones in court are readily reelected. The Trunks stay home* when one of their boys are dirty having a moralistic fit allowing the Donks to add another seat to their collection, while the Donks keep backing their own no matter how guilty they are. For those who play for power, morals are not a problem. They only replace the ones convicted because they have a line of people just like the one departed waiting in line and the cabal prefers a warm body to operate the machine in the backroom cause traveling to the pen to get 'business' done is too inconvenient.

*then again, I think most of us are going to stay home when Sulla or Caesar show up too because we'll have recognized that it's not our government anymore either, but rather a government of special interests which treats 'taxpayers' basically as serfs to be sheared or shaken down for another program.
Posted by: Procopius2k   2008-12-12 08:15  

#1  Well, maybe all of them can do "public service" by making license plates.

This is the biggest nationwide corrupt government I have ever seen in my life.


Hey folks, fix your states or lode them.
Posted by: newc   2008-12-12 01:31  

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