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Apr. 2nd, 2008 11:21 pmVia: My new fav. blogger Down with Tyranny, I find the independent webzine The Seminal
And what do they have, the darlings? A graphic showing all the resignations of the Bush cronies were brought by him directly from Texas to run things when he ascended the Presidency in 2000.
The latest of these bloody criminals, is Alphonse Jackson, Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, in other words, the POS that is responsible for most if not all of the misery that poor people are experiencing in getting public housing down in New Orleans. He, disgusting whats-it-not that he is, is facing federal investigation that is likely to lead to criminal charges, to wit:
The department's inspector general has been looking at whether Jackson improperly sought to punish the Philadelphia Housing Authority for refusing to turn over a $2 million property to a Jackson friend. A federal judge ruled yesterday that the city agency had not clearly shown HUD overstepped its authority by allowing an agreement on the spending of federal funds to lapse.
Jackson is also the target of investigations by a federal grand jury, the FBI and the Justice Department. Those investigations began after a speech in Dallas in April 2006, in which Jackson said he had arranged the firing of a contractor who told him, "I don't like President Bush."
Jackson later said he concocted the anecdote, and HUD's inspector general concluded that Jackson had not exercised improper influence over contracts. But the continuing probes are looking at whether Jackson was truthful when he told the Senate Banking Committee last May, "I don't touch contracts."
HUD sources have told the inspector general that Jackson intervened in the business of the New Orleans and Virgin Islands housing authorities to steer work to friends. Two government sources briefed on the probe said investigators have been working to get a key former aide to cooperate.
The inspector general has also been looking at whether an occasional golfing buddy of Jackson's had performed work on Jackson's property on Hilton Head Island, S.C. It is unclear whether that remains a part of the investigators' work. James Martin, a St. Louis defense lawyer representing Jackson, did not respond to e-mail or telephone messages left yesterday.
Full story here
One wishes that the rest of the revolting crew were also facing criminal charges, as Mr. Jackson is.(ESPECIALLY, KARL ROVE).However, at least, we've gotten rid of one more pestilence and scourge upon the land.Now, we've got to get the rest...
And what do they have, the darlings? A graphic showing all the resignations of the Bush cronies were brought by him directly from Texas to run things when he ascended the Presidency in 2000.
The latest of these bloody criminals, is Alphonse Jackson, Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, in other words, the POS that is responsible for most if not all of the misery that poor people are experiencing in getting public housing down in New Orleans. He, disgusting whats-it-not that he is, is facing federal investigation that is likely to lead to criminal charges, to wit:
The department's inspector general has been looking at whether Jackson improperly sought to punish the Philadelphia Housing Authority for refusing to turn over a $2 million property to a Jackson friend. A federal judge ruled yesterday that the city agency had not clearly shown HUD overstepped its authority by allowing an agreement on the spending of federal funds to lapse.
Jackson is also the target of investigations by a federal grand jury, the FBI and the Justice Department. Those investigations began after a speech in Dallas in April 2006, in which Jackson said he had arranged the firing of a contractor who told him, "I don't like President Bush."
Jackson later said he concocted the anecdote, and HUD's inspector general concluded that Jackson had not exercised improper influence over contracts. But the continuing probes are looking at whether Jackson was truthful when he told the Senate Banking Committee last May, "I don't touch contracts."
HUD sources have told the inspector general that Jackson intervened in the business of the New Orleans and Virgin Islands housing authorities to steer work to friends. Two government sources briefed on the probe said investigators have been working to get a key former aide to cooperate.
The inspector general has also been looking at whether an occasional golfing buddy of Jackson's had performed work on Jackson's property on Hilton Head Island, S.C. It is unclear whether that remains a part of the investigators' work. James Martin, a St. Louis defense lawyer representing Jackson, did not respond to e-mail or telephone messages left yesterday.
Full story here
One wishes that the rest of the revolting crew were also facing criminal charges, as Mr. Jackson is.(ESPECIALLY, KARL ROVE).However, at least, we've gotten rid of one more pestilence and scourge upon the land.Now, we've got to get the rest...
Not too long after his speech, when he was back in Washington, Jackson realized he had blundered. Democratic lawmakers, citing concerns about political favoritism in HUD contract awards, called for an investigation by the department's inspector general. One powerful senator demanded Jackson's resignation. Jackson, meanwhile, issued an apology: HUD contracts, he said, were never "awarded, rejected, or rescinded" because of political influence or bias. 
