Friday, February 22, 2008

Congressman Indicted in Ariz. Land Deal

Federal authorities announced corruption charges Friday accusing Rep. Rick Renzi of engineering a swap of federally owned mining land to benefit himself and a former business partner and stealing from his insurance company's clients.A lengthy federal investigation that had put the three-term Republican congressman under a cloud for more than a year culminated in a 26-page indictment issued Thursday against him and two other men.

"Bluster aside, this latest in a string of congressional indictments demonstrates that Congress simply will not police itself," said CREW executive director Melanie Sloan.
Congressman Indicted in Ariz. Land Deal

If they could only muster the resolve to get the criminal in The White House and all of his accomplices. Impeach one for having sex, but let the mass killer go.

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