OMG, in TN a State Representive and a Senator and 2 lawmakers arrested

[iluvmybaby]

I was watching montel today and it was interupted with THIS story

http://www.newschannel5.com/content/news/11560.asp

http://www.newschannel5.com/content/images/content/news3/050526lawmakers.jpg

Capitol Hill Corruption: Federal Agents Arrest Four Legislators
Posted: 5/26/2005 9:28:00 AM
Updated: 5/26/2005 10:23:07 AM

Thursday morning, federal officials arrested four Tennessee legislators in Nashville.


Agents arrested Sen. Ward Crutchfield, (D) Chattanooga; Sen. John Ford, (D) Memphis; Sen. Kathryn Bowers, (D) Memphis; Rep. Chris Newton, (R) Cleveland.

Agents also arrested former Memphis senator Roscoe Dixon, who now works for the Shelby County mayor’s office.

There may be additional arrests. Federal agents on Capitol Hill said they were waiting for someone else.

The legislators were arrested on sealed indictments handed down by a federal grand jury in Memphis.

Sources said the arrests were based on violations of the Hobbs Act, which is a type of extortion.

Some searches were conducted in the Capitol Building in Nashville.

One legislator, Frank Buck, (D) Dowelltown, said he was surprised to see fellow lawmakers being led out in handcuffs.

There will a news conference at the U.S. attorney’s office in Memphis detailing the charges against the legislators at 11 a.m.

NewsChannel 5 will have more on this developing news as it becomes available.

[Donnagg123]

all i can say is:

http://www.thefobl.com/forums/images/smilies/jawdrop.gif
edited to say I am not surprised it happened I am just surprised they actually arrested all of them instead of just letting them get away with it. ;)

[SweetMomma]

Yup...gotta love my wonderful state....

[ahippiechic]

I know 2 of those people, it doesn't suprise me!

[schsa]

Ah, extortion! What a wonderful racket. I wonder who they were trying to hit up for money...

[buttrfli]

Nothing shocks me anymore when it comes to political officials. I'm sure if every state office was investigated thoroughly, we'd have a lot of officials in the criminal system.

[andreame70]

Regardless of what they did, they will get a slap on the wrist and will be right back to work in no time. Look at all those congressmen and congresswomen who wrote bad checks several years ago. Some of them had bad checks out for hundreds of thousands of dollars. I don't know about you, but I know when my account is down to a few dollars and common sense tells me not to write any more checks on it until I make a deposit or a transfer. Certainly someone knows when they are writing a check for that much money, whether or not they really have it available. But of course, that would take common sense and we are talking about governmental officials here, hummm lol!

Andrea

[iluvmybaby]

:) Ford is having to use a public offender because he is broke, I wonder if he snorted the $50,000 he allegedaly stole up his nose or in drink and women?

[SweetMomma]

:) Ford is having to use a public offender because he is broke, I wonder if he snorted the $50,000 he allegedaly stole up his nose or in drink and women?

I know a few weks ago the fact that he used a big chunk of his campaign money to pay for his daughters wedding and reception was brought up again.