Conservative Treehouse: Earlier today federal arrest warrants were served to Toledo, Ohio, city council members Larry Sykes, Tyrone Riley, Yvonne Harper, and Gary Johnson. The FBI is actively looking for a fifth person – attorney Keith Mitchell, as the FBI and US Attorney Justin Herdman culminate a two-year investigation into the city council for bribery, extortion and abuse of their public office for financial benefit. [Local Press Report] FBI News Conference:
[DOJ Press Release] – Four sitting Toledo City Council members and one local attorney were charged in a criminal complaint today for their participation in a bribery and extortion scheme that encouraged soliciting and/or accepting cash, checks, money orders, or other things of value from local business owners in exchange for their votes on City Council. MORE
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Largely honest city council rapped up in extortion scheme.
There, fixed the headline.
…Toledo, Detroit’s Septic Tank.
I’ve been through there.
…and “through” is the ONLY way to drive there, no stopping is advised…
You want to bet racism figures largely in their defense.
They look entirely “TOO oppressed,” for the charges to stick. 🙄
The best part is that one of the people doing the bribing is in the country illegally. You can’t make this stuff up!
Way to go, Ohio!
Holy Toledo! (Someone had to say it.)
Why only 4?
Internet cafe businesses sound pretty shady, as well! Maybe its A-rabs
What!? Criminal activity by elected officials in a liberal d’Rat cesspool city in my beloved Ohio?
Say I’m not surprised, because I’m not.
Can’t wait to see how the Toledo Blade Pravda spins this shit sandwich.
LA and NY are even worse. Then there is chicago. Finally, there is the ultimate rathole: DC.
Aaaaaaaaaaaaaannnnnnnnnd they’re all democRATz!!
This arrest just exposes the systemic racism of the DOJ! sarc/
I thought everything is legal nowadays.
Sahara Forrest
JULY 1, 2020 AT 10:46 AM
“Way to go, Ohio!”
…yep, they do it at the SOUTHERN end of the state, too, just as Democrat and just as bad, but in a different way…
“Former Cincinnati City Councilwoman Tamaya Dennard pleaded guilty to honest services wire fraud in federal court Monday afternoon.
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The guilty plea agreement was filed in court last week, in which Dennard agreed to plead guilty to honest services wire fraud. Prosecutors will drop the bribery and attempted extortion charges, according to the plea agreement. The plea agreement, which Dennard signed on June 19, also requires she repay the $15,000. The agreement does not preclude state or local officials from filing separate charges.
In court, after entering her guilty plea, Dennard admitted she accepted a total of $15,000 from a person doing business with the city, in exchange for her votes at City Hall. Judge Susan Dlott accepted the plea agreement. ”
https://www.wcpo.com/news/local-news/hamilton-county/cincinnati/tamaya-dennard-pleads-guilty-to-honest-wire-services-fraud-in-federal-court-monday
…she did a bunch of OTHER crap too, but this is a VERY liberal judge and a VERY liberal prosecutor AND local media, so it’s amazing that they got even THIS much for a Black Woman Democrat, kind of points to how BAD it REALLY must have been…
…they had another Black Councilwoman once that threatened to send firemen out to beat up people who crossed her. Really.
“I have 150 firefighters who will do anything I ask them to do,” Ms. Reece said, according to John Fox, editor of CityBeat, which published a Kathy Wilson column critical of the vice mayor. “If you won’t convince Kathy Wilson, then I’ll send firefighters to convince her.” And I think this means “convince” in the sense of “threaten.” In the sense of “shut her up.” In the sense of “or else.”
http://blackcincinnati.blogspot.com/2004/09/alicia-reeces-mother-says-bring-it-on.html?m=1
…guess what?
She runs the COUNTY now…
https://www.wvxu.org/post/alicia-reece-wins-tight-county-commission-race-over-connie-pillich#stream/0
…tell me again about WHITE privilege…
It starts at the local level. We are starting a recall of our Mayor, and frankly we need to clean out the city council as well. We have been under Democrat rule for as long as I’ve been alive.
Need to drain the swamp from coast to coast, not just Washington DC.
Supernightshade. Toledo is much, much better than Detroit. West Toledo actually has a Republican Congressman.
They were collecting reparations.