JULY 14 2007
Letter to George Bush: Irregularities in Siegelman case need
investigation
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Siegelman Case needs congressional/senate
investigation
Warrior Al for Congress.org
Subject:
Siegelman Case needs congressional/senate investigation
To:
President George Bush
Rep. Spencer Bachus
Sen. Richard Shelby
Sen. Jeff Sessions
July 14, 2007
The conviction of Siegelman and Scrushy is a joke, "A guy walks in,
gives a contribution, and gets an appointment? Until Congress
reforms this, this is the system we live under. They are criminalizing
this contribution. What was the alleged crime? Richard Scrushy,
wealthy owner of HealthSouth was appointed to a hospital board. A
quid pro quo for a donation to the campaign for a state education
lottery is the supposed bribe.
The bribery charge on which he was convicted did not involve
pocketing money personally, but a rich business executive who put
$500,000 into a campaign fund for a state lottery to support
education. Prosecutors said Siegelman, named the executive to a
state board, though the executive had held the same position under
three previous governors. Remember that this happen in 1999 years
before the HealthSouth scandal.
Why is this utterly ridiculous? Well besides the damning fact that 3
governors had already appointed him to the board, a wealthy
hospital owner like Scrushy would always be appointed to a hospital
board in any state for bringing jobs and money into the state. He
didn't have to give anyone a dime to get that position. That alone
was sufficient to earn him the respect of any governor. There was
absolutely no need for any quid pro quo to get onto the board.
Repeatedly the prosecutors claimed that Siegelman "lined his
pockets" and claimed that he was the "nexus of a pay to play"
system. The problem with this is that no evidence of personal benefit
to Siegelman was ever offered.
The prosecutors attempted to draft a RICO racketeering case
against Gov. Siegelman. It is the worst drafted RICO that I've ever
seen. Even Professor G. Robert Blakey, a former prosecutor and
now a law professor who advised Congress in enacting the RICO
called the entire case against Siegelman a "garbage can" and "a
joke."
Fed. Judge Fuller ruled that his decision was influenced by a
determination that both Siegelman and Scrushy had failed to take
responsibility for their crimes. The fact that no crime ever took place
is the reason for not taking responsibility for it.
Why were Rove, the Department of Justice, and Bob Riley so
concerned about Scrushy's donation to the Siegelman's Alabama
education lottery campaign? They believe that the state lottery in
Alabama would have an impact on the Republican laundered cash
flow from the Indian casinos.
McCain is the senate chairman over Indian Affairs who "has not"
been protecting the Indians. Lobbyists have for years used scare
tactics on the Indians making them think that if they didn't pay for
their services and make donations to designated groups that they
would lose their gambling licenses. Many of Bob Riley's past affiliates
(Trent Lott, John Lundy, Toby Roth, Dan Gans, Dax Swatek, and
Twinkle Andress) are now working as Lobbyist for directly for the
Mississippi Indians. Recently convicted lobbyist Michael Scanlon also
started his career working for Riley.
This case is the distorted idea of Karl Rove to use federal
prosecutors to win elections, destroy prominent Democrats and
damage the Democrats' donor base in Alabama.
An elite group has evolved that is holding top state and federal
offices. They are using the name of the GOP to control government
elections, courts and receive and direct monies much of which are
associated with government contracts. Karl Rove has been a major
organizer in this movement; however, I don't feel that he is the head
of it. I do feel that it's root go back to President Nixon.
It's a disgrace to us Americans that President Bush allows Karl Rove
(a political analysis) to use the resources and powers of the Attorney
General. Nearly everyone agrees that the appointment of Gonzales
was a ploy to get the Latinos votes and a front for Rove.
Warrior , AL
<source at Congress.org>
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Letter to George Bush: Irregularities in Siegelman case need
investigation
..............................................................................................................
Siegelman Case needs congressional/senate
investigation
Warrior Al for Congress.org
Subject:
Siegelman Case needs congressional/senate investigation
To:
President George Bush
Rep. Spencer Bachus
Sen. Richard Shelby
Sen. Jeff Sessions
July 14, 2007
The conviction of Siegelman and Scrushy is a joke, "A guy walks in,
gives a contribution, and gets an appointment? Until Congress
reforms this, this is the system we live under. They are criminalizing
this contribution. What was the alleged crime? Richard Scrushy,
wealthy owner of HealthSouth was appointed to a hospital board. A
quid pro quo for a donation to the campaign for a state education
lottery is the supposed bribe.
The bribery charge on which he was convicted did not involve
pocketing money personally, but a rich business executive who put
$500,000 into a campaign fund for a state lottery to support
education. Prosecutors said Siegelman, named the executive to a
state board, though the executive had held the same position under
three previous governors. Remember that this happen in 1999 years
before the HealthSouth scandal.
Why is this utterly ridiculous? Well besides the damning fact that 3
governors had already appointed him to the board, a wealthy
hospital owner like Scrushy would always be appointed to a hospital
board in any state for bringing jobs and money into the state. He
didn't have to give anyone a dime to get that position. That alone
was sufficient to earn him the respect of any governor. There was
absolutely no need for any quid pro quo to get onto the board.
Repeatedly the prosecutors claimed that Siegelman "lined his
pockets" and claimed that he was the "nexus of a pay to play"
system. The problem with this is that no evidence of personal benefit
to Siegelman was ever offered.
The prosecutors attempted to draft a RICO racketeering case
against Gov. Siegelman. It is the worst drafted RICO that I've ever
seen. Even Professor G. Robert Blakey, a former prosecutor and
now a law professor who advised Congress in enacting the RICO
called the entire case against Siegelman a "garbage can" and "a
joke."
Fed. Judge Fuller ruled that his decision was influenced by a
determination that both Siegelman and Scrushy had failed to take
responsibility for their crimes. The fact that no crime ever took place
is the reason for not taking responsibility for it.
Why were Rove, the Department of Justice, and Bob Riley so
concerned about Scrushy's donation to the Siegelman's Alabama
education lottery campaign? They believe that the state lottery in
Alabama would have an impact on the Republican laundered cash
flow from the Indian casinos.
McCain is the senate chairman over Indian Affairs who "has not"
been protecting the Indians. Lobbyists have for years used scare
tactics on the Indians making them think that if they didn't pay for
their services and make donations to designated groups that they
would lose their gambling licenses. Many of Bob Riley's past affiliates
(Trent Lott, John Lundy, Toby Roth, Dan Gans, Dax Swatek, and
Twinkle Andress) are now working as Lobbyist for directly for the
Mississippi Indians. Recently convicted lobbyist Michael Scanlon also
started his career working for Riley.
This case is the distorted idea of Karl Rove to use federal
prosecutors to win elections, destroy prominent Democrats and
damage the Democrats' donor base in Alabama.
An elite group has evolved that is holding top state and federal
offices. They are using the name of the GOP to control government
elections, courts and receive and direct monies much of which are
associated with government contracts. Karl Rove has been a major
organizer in this movement; however, I don't feel that he is the head
of it. I do feel that it's root go back to President Nixon.
It's a disgrace to us Americans that President Bush allows Karl Rove
(a political analysis) to use the resources and powers of the Attorney
General. Nearly everyone agrees that the appointment of Gonzales
was a ploy to get the Latinos votes and a front for Rove.
Warrior , AL
<source at Congress.org>
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