| The New York Times 5/1/07 “It appears they were looking for ways to get him.” |
The government charged the pair with a crime that hasn't been a crime in Alabama, or anywhere.
Countless contributors to political campaigns end up holding some kind of public office just as Mr.
Scrushy did. Why did that activity suddenly become a crime in Alabama? The judge and prosecutors
saw beyond the law and convinced jurors the two committed a crime. The case smells of politics just
as the alleged political firing of the U.S. attorneys is troubling, so is this case because the suspicions
go to the heart of our system of self-governance. Congress should look beyond those firings and
into this case.
[The Decatur Daily, Editorial, 4/26/07] < link to full article>
Countless contributors to political campaigns end up holding some kind of public office just as Mr.
Scrushy did. Why did that activity suddenly become a crime in Alabama? The judge and prosecutors
saw beyond the law and convinced jurors the two committed a crime. The case smells of politics just
as the alleged political firing of the U.S. attorneys is troubling, so is this case because the suspicions
go to the heart of our system of self-governance. Congress should look beyond those firings and
into this case.
[The Decatur Daily, Editorial, 4/26/07] < link to full article>
| Birmingham News, 3.28/02 ...Bill Canary got no financial benefit... |
In Defending Canary, Swatek Commented On The Specifics Of Canary’s Business
Arrangement With The Capitol Group, LLC.
When Siegelman defense attorney David Cromwell Johnson revealed that former
attorney general Bill Pryor’s campaign had paid Bill Canary’s Capitol Group LLC
more than $40,000 for consulting, polling, and advertising, Swatek defended the
arrangement. According to the Birmingham News, “Swatek said the payments went
to Capitol Group, but Bill Canary got no financial benefit from any payments since
last summer [2001]. Bill Canary and Pryor have been friends for several years, but
Canary isn’t a paid consultant to Pryor’s re-election campaign, Swatek said.”
[Birmingham News, Bailey, 3/28/02]
Arrangement With The Capitol Group, LLC.
When Siegelman defense attorney David Cromwell Johnson revealed that former
attorney general Bill Pryor’s campaign had paid Bill Canary’s Capitol Group LLC
more than $40,000 for consulting, polling, and advertising, Swatek defended the
arrangement. According to the Birmingham News, “Swatek said the payments went
to Capitol Group, but Bill Canary got no financial benefit from any payments since
last summer [2001]. Bill Canary and Pryor have been friends for several years, but
Canary isn’t a paid consultant to Pryor’s re-election campaign, Swatek said.”
[Birmingham News, Bailey, 3/28/02]
 |  |  |  |  |
.........................................................................
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
| __________________________________________________________________________________________ Sponsored by Friends of Don Siegelman 2007 <feedback> __________________________________________________________________________________________ |
 |  |  |  |
| Recent Press > |
Questions....
Laundered Money?
Laundered Money?