Atty In Sen. Reid Campaign Scandal Suspended For 4 Years with 2 years

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Atty In Sen. Reid Campaign Scandal Suspended For 4 Years - Law360
Law360, New York (March 23, 2015, 1:50 PM ET) -- An attorney serving two years in prison for allegedly making more than $130,000 in illegal campaign contributions to Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid’s 2010 re-election campaign was hit with a four-year suspension by the Nevada Supreme Court on Friday, a vastly steeper punishment than was recommended by a state disciplinary panel.
In an en banc order, the state high court said a temporary suspension exacted when Nevada lobbyist Harvey Whittemore was convicted in 2013 of making excessive campaign contributions and making contributions in others’ names should be extended four years, not the 18 months recommended by a Northern Nevada Disciplinary Board hearing panel.

“While we conclude that clear and convincing evidence supports the panel's findings of misconduct, we do not agree that the panel's recommended discipline is commensurate with the criminal conduct that Whittemore was convicted of engaging in,” the decision said.

The four-year suspension will be retroactive to Whittemore’s November 2013 temporary suspension and the attorney will have to petition in order to reinstate his law license at the end of that term.



Did Reid return the money?

 

[Asclepias]

Of course not. Dont you know how these things work?

 

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Reid Scandal Deepens Campaign Cash Paid To Granddaughter Hits 31 000 - Fox Nation
let's see, this one happened also...

 

[Stephanie]

I hope this trickles down to put the corrupted Dirty Harry Reid in Jail. He should have been there a long time ago

 

[depotoo]

And there is this interesting article regarding his, Clinton's, and Menendez latest scandals, yet the 2 seem to be able to get off scott free, makes no sense-
The Problem of Honest Graft The Weekly Standard


All three items involve the same concern: politicians using their public offices to favor private parties, in exchange for benefits of some sort. In other words, pay to play. With the Clintons, the worry is that the Algerians gave money to their foundation in exchange for favorable policy from State. Meanwhile, Reid actively and proudly worked to secure favorable policy to donors to a charity run by his people. With Menendez, there was no charity involved; he is accused of receiving gifts directly, and then granting favorable policy.

Yet only Menendez is in legal trouble. Why? With Reid and Clinton, the “pay” side of the possible pay to play exchange was submitted to third parties, charities with close connections to the politicians, but sufficiently set apart to keep everything legal.

Little wonder that politicians and interest groups often use charities to advance their personal interests in a perfectly legal manner. For instance, in its heyday, Fannie Mae used the Fannie Mae Foundation to pump hundreds of millions of dollars into charities connected to interest groups and politicians the mortgage giant wanted to cultivate. This was -- and still is! -- an easy way to peddle influence without breaking the law.

Political corruption is a major problem in our government. We waste hundreds of billions of dollars every year on projects and programs that benefit narrow, well-placed factions over the public interest. Given our country’s persistently weak economic growth as well as the federal government’s structural deficit, waste of this kind is particularly pernicious. Moreover, it saps public confidence from our democratic institutions; for a government that derives its legitimacy from the consent of the governed, this is a worrying development.

I hope this trickles down to put the corrupted Dirty Harry Reid in Jail. He should have been there a long time ago

 

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I hope this trickles down to put the corrupted Dirty Harry Reid in Jail. He should have been there a long time ago

He at least announced he won't run for reelection! Yay!