(Wall Street Journal) — Rep. Charles Rangel has established a defense fund that will allow supporters to contribute as much as $5,000 a year to help pay his legal bills. The New York Democrat still owes money to his former lawyers, who represented him in an ethics case that ended with his censure. The Charles […]
(The Nation) — What’s the going rate for getting a former vice president off the hook in a major criminal case that involves charges of government corruption and raises concerns about violent wrongdoing and even murder? If you’re package Cheney, it’s roughly $250 million. That’s the amount that Halliburton and its former subsidiary KBR Inc. are […]
by R. Asmerom When Kwame Kilpatrick took office as Mayor of Detroit in 2002 at the young age of 31, he was the man; a role model, a shining example of a young and successful Black rising star in politics. As fast as he rose, however, just as swiftly did he fall. Eight years later, […]
(Reuters) — Nigeria’s anti-corruption agency said on Friday it had dropped bribery charges against former U.S. Vice President package Cheney and oil services company Halliburton after the company agreed to pay a fine. “It was formally dropped today,” Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) spokesman Femi Babafemi said. He said the Nigerian government had agreed […]
Already in jail, things have just gotten worse for Detroit's former mayor.
(Washington Post) — Anyone who does business in the metropolitan area can identify difficult aspects of the governing culture that are unique to Prince George’s County. These can and must be fixed. Here are 10 ways how: End the pervasive involvement of elected officials in land use, which has dominated county politics. Follow the example […]
(Washington Informer) — A controversial member of the Prince George’s County Council took the oath of office recently despite having to face serious federal charges sometime in the future. Prince George’s County Councilmember Leslie Johnson (D-District 6) took her oath at the inauguration of the new County Council which took place at the same time […]
(Afro) — District of Columbia Attorney General said late last week that he wants to round out an investigation on Ward 5 City Councilman Harry Thomas before leaving office the end of this month. Nickles, who announced his resignation after Mayor Adrian Fenty conceded defeat in the September primary, returned to U.S. Superior Court, where […]
(Greater Greater Washington) — Dear Mr. Baker, Congratulations on your recent election as County Executive. Having worked in the Prince George’s County government for some years, we are very heartened by your win, along with that of several promising new members of the County Council who have expressed their intention to advance a Smart Growth […]
(New American Media) — Politics does, indeed, make strange bedfellows. How else to characterize one of Congress’s loudest, most outspoken ultraconservatives, Rep. Peter King of New York, protesting the House vote to censure Harlem congressman Charles Rangel, an African-American, a Democrat, and a longtime paragon of liberalism? Of course, King’s defense of Rangel had nothing […]
(AJC) — An ethics panel voted unanimously Thursday to close its investigation of five Atlanta school board members. It made no findings of fault. he investigation stemmed from complaints filed Nov. 4 by two Atlanta parents, who alleged the five — new board Chairman Khaatim Sherrer El, Yolanda Johnson, Nancy Meister, Courtney English and Brenda […]
(Politics365) — From a flushed $100,000 check to $80,000 stuffed into a bra, a corruption scandal in the Washington, D.C. suburb of Prince George’s County, Maryland unfolds like a steamy soap opera with far-reaching implications beyond its anxious residents. Nervous politicians, too, are wondering where it all ends up. Two weeks following the arrest of […]