JUNE 30 2007
1. NYT Editorial calls for an investigation into the political use of the
judiciary in Siegelman's case.
2. Publisher Glynn Wilson is working under a national investigative
reporting grant.
3. Harper's claims that the clearly corrupt prosecution of Siegelman
is a political vendetta and should be investigated by Congress.
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Siegelman's Prosecution a Political Hit? Call for
Investigation.
NYT Editorial
It is extremely disturbing that Don Siegelman, the former governor of
Alabama, was hauled off to jail this week. There is reason to believe
his prosecution may have been a political hit, intended to take out
the state’s most prominent Democrat, a serious charge that has not
been adequately investigated. The appeals court that hears his case
should demand answers, as should Congress.
<more>
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Investigation Financed.
by Glynn Wilson of the Locust Fork Journal
The investigation into White House connections to the prosecution of
former Alabama Gov. Don Siegelman and HealthSouth CEO Richard
Scrushy continues by a number of news organizations, although the
actual publishing of stories will not occur until those stories emerge.
Locust Fork News and Journal Editor and Publisher Glynn Wilson is
working under a national investigative reporting grant for several
national news outlets,
<more>
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Delivering a Verdict on a Corrupt Prosecution
by Scott Horton Harper's
On Thursday, United States District Judge Mark Fuller sentenced
former Alabama Governor Don Siegelman to prison for a period of
seven years and four months—a sentence of unprecedented
harshness and severity. Ruling that appeals had no prospects for
success, he also ordered the former governor to be handcuffed and
led off to prison immediately in front of television cameras.
Siegelman claims he is innocent of the charges against him, and
indeed the charges went forward to trial with no significant evidence
to support them. They rested instead on the hysterical rants of
irresponsible prosecutors, who would have been reined in by a more
conscientious judge.
In sum, it would be a serious understatement to say that this case is
“suspicious.” The evidence of a corrupted prosecution is already
substantial and unrebutted. Suspicion of prosecutorial misconduct
arises from all the circumstances of the case, which give it the
obvious flavor of a political vendetta. The simple fact is that for each
count charged against Siegelman, his Republican successor had
engaged in identical conduct involving vastly greater sums of money.
<more>
1. NYT Editorial calls for an investigation into the political use of the
judiciary in Siegelman's case.
2. Publisher Glynn Wilson is working under a national investigative
reporting grant.
3. Harper's claims that the clearly corrupt prosecution of Siegelman
is a political vendetta and should be investigated by Congress.
..............................................................................................................
Siegelman's Prosecution a Political Hit? Call for
Investigation.
NYT Editorial
It is extremely disturbing that Don Siegelman, the former governor of
Alabama, was hauled off to jail this week. There is reason to believe
his prosecution may have been a political hit, intended to take out
the state’s most prominent Democrat, a serious charge that has not
been adequately investigated. The appeals court that hears his case
should demand answers, as should Congress.
<more>
............................................................................................................
Investigation Financed.
by Glynn Wilson of the Locust Fork Journal
The investigation into White House connections to the prosecution of
former Alabama Gov. Don Siegelman and HealthSouth CEO Richard
Scrushy continues by a number of news organizations, although the
actual publishing of stories will not occur until those stories emerge.
Locust Fork News and Journal Editor and Publisher Glynn Wilson is
working under a national investigative reporting grant for several
national news outlets,
<more>
.................................................................................................
Delivering a Verdict on a Corrupt Prosecution
by Scott Horton Harper's
On Thursday, United States District Judge Mark Fuller sentenced
former Alabama Governor Don Siegelman to prison for a period of
seven years and four months—a sentence of unprecedented
harshness and severity. Ruling that appeals had no prospects for
success, he also ordered the former governor to be handcuffed and
led off to prison immediately in front of television cameras.
Siegelman claims he is innocent of the charges against him, and
indeed the charges went forward to trial with no significant evidence
to support them. They rested instead on the hysterical rants of
irresponsible prosecutors, who would have been reined in by a more
conscientious judge.
In sum, it would be a serious understatement to say that this case is
“suspicious.” The evidence of a corrupted prosecution is already
substantial and unrebutted. Suspicion of prosecutorial misconduct
arises from all the circumstances of the case, which give it the
obvious flavor of a political vendetta. The simple fact is that for each
count charged against Siegelman, his Republican successor had
engaged in identical conduct involving vastly greater sums of money.
<more>
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