Top Democrat Indicted on Federal Racketeering & Bribery Charges
The Democrat Party is in free fall between the massive disapproval numbers for Joe Biden and Democrat Governors. Now they are facing a gigantic federal indictment of the man who held the keys to the “Chicago Machine,” who helped propel many politicians into the limelight and into power, including both Hillary R. Clinton and Barack H. Obama.
“A top Chicago Democrat has been hit with a 22-count indictment by federal prosecutors on multiple bribery and racketeering charges, according to legal documents,” was viral news on Thursday morning, about the plight of former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan.
Madigan is one of the most powerful politicians in Chicago’s history. He is the longest-serving House Speaker in the U.S., he became an Illinois legislator in 1971 and has been Speaker of the House in Illinois for all but two years since 1983. During the time Madigan has been Speaker, Illinois has had six different governors, more than 200 state senators and more than 500 state representatives and he influenced the Democrat party.
“Madigan, who held unchallenged power in the state for decades, was indicted Wednesday over allegations that he participated in several bribery schemes. The 22-count indictment was returned by a federal grand jury, The Chicago Tribune reported,” Neonnettle.com reported.
The charges are the result of a years-long investigation of the longtime Democrat politician. Madigan resigned last year amid the bribery investigation after serving as the state’s House speaker for 35 years.
From the DOJ press statement:
Madigan, McClain, and other members of the enterprise allegedly unlawfully solicited benefits from businesses and other private parties. The indictment accuses Madigan of engaging in multiple schemes to reap the benefits of private legal work unlawfully steered to his law firm, including legal work from those with business before the State of Illinois and City of Chicago.
Madigan, 79, of Chicago, is charged with racketeering conspiracy and individual counts of using interstate facilities in aid of bribery, wire fraud, and attempted extortion. McClain, 74, of Quincy, Ill., is charged with racketeering conspiracy and individual counts of using interstate facilities in aid of bribery and wire fraud.
Arraignments in U.S. District Court in Chicago have not yet been scheduled.
The Democrat Party is in free fall between the massive disapproval numbers for Joe Biden and Democrat Governors. Now they are facing a gigantic federal indictment of the man who held the keys to the “Chicago Machine,” who helped propel many politicians into the limelight and into power, including both Hillary R. Clinton and Barack H. Obama.
“A top Chicago Democrat has been hit with a 22-count indictment by federal prosecutors on multiple bribery and racketeering charges, according to legal documents,” was viral news on Thursday morning, about the plight of former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan.
Madigan is one of the most powerful politicians in Chicago’s history. He is the longest-serving House Speaker in the U.S., he became an Illinois legislator in 1971 and has been Speaker of the House in Illinois for all but two years since 1983. During the time Madigan has been Speaker, Illinois has had six different governors, more than 200 state senators and more than 500 state representatives and he influenced the Democrat party.
“Madigan, who held unchallenged power in the state for decades, was indicted Wednesday over allegations that he participated in several bribery schemes. The 22-count indictment was returned by a federal grand jury, The Chicago Tribune reported,” Neonnettle.com reported.
The charges are the result of a years-long investigation of the longtime Democrat politician. Madigan resigned last year amid the bribery investigation after serving as the state’s House speaker for 35 years.
From the DOJ press statement:
Madigan, McClain, and other members of the enterprise allegedly unlawfully solicited benefits from businesses and other private parties. The indictment accuses Madigan of engaging in multiple schemes to reap the benefits of private legal work unlawfully steered to his law firm, including legal work from those with business before the State of Illinois and City of Chicago.
Madigan, 79, of Chicago, is charged with racketeering conspiracy and individual counts of using interstate facilities in aid of bribery, wire fraud, and attempted extortion. McClain, 74, of Quincy, Ill., is charged with racketeering conspiracy and individual counts of using interstate facilities in aid of bribery and wire fraud.
Arraignments in U.S. District Court in Chicago have not yet been scheduled.
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Lauren Boebert votes against bill for veterans sick and dying from burn pits
The Republican congresswoman voted against the approval of the Honoring Our PACT Act on Thursday morning - saying no to supporting veterans returning from war sick and dying from toxic exposure
I've served in a war zone with burn pit exposure. I'm on the burn pit registry.
Screw her but also screw the rest of the people that voted against this. If you can't afford to fix me when I get lung cancer from a war zone, You can't afford to send me to a war zone.
If only we continued that Keystone pipeline, but stopping that was so important to Biden he nuked it on Day 1. Along with cancellations of federal leases in the Gulf and elsewhere.
No longer self reliant, he quickly was left to beg OPEC+ to drill more to lower price. 10% of our oil comes from Russia (probably higher than that, but that's what Psaki said the other day, increasing her previous statements of 3%). Now that everyone is into cancelling Putin, we are looking to jump back in bed with Iran. Because they always have our best interests at heart.
It's smart for businesses to be vertically integrated whenever possible. The same goes for countries.
Joe Biden and this administration have been disastrous for America.
No longer self reliant, he quickly was left to beg OPEC+ to drill more to lower price. 10% of our oil comes from Russia (probably higher than that, but that's what Psaki said the other day, increasing her previous statements of 3%). Now that everyone is into cancelling Putin, we are looking to jump back in bed with Iran. Because they always have our best interests at heart.
It's smart for businesses to be vertically integrated whenever possible. The same goes for countries.
Joe Biden and this administration have been disastrous for America.
this war proves the pentagon was right when they declared America's dependence on fossil fuels to be a geopolitical risk
the Green New Deal will create jobs, lessen man's impact on climate change, and strengthen the United State's security
the Green New Deal will create jobs, lessen man's impact on climate change, and strengthen the United State's security
You trying to get elected bruv?this war proves the pentagon was right when they declared America's dependence on fossil fuels to be a geopolitical risk
the Green New Deal will create jobs, lessen man's impact on climate change, and strengthen the United State's security
Biden - and all the GND folks - put the cart in front of the horse. You don't choke your economy from something we are still hugely dependent on. It's the future for sure - but we aren't there yet.
We're still using the oil.
And it's still getting drilled somewhere in the world.
Predictably, their restrictions and cancellations were based on optics instead of logic.
its a complicated topic for sure. not just for the cost to american citizens, but foreigners as well, including russian citizens
unfortunately, there are not easy paths forward. there are pros/cons to every decision point (except for the absurd ones)
the fault lies with Putin more than anyone else tho
From an economical standpoint, I'd argue America should be drilling as much as we can because it will never be worth more than it is now. As we shift toward electric/solar - which we definitely should be doing - the overall value of oil should decrease.
Supply/Demand.
Biden should take his own brilliant advice: "Lower your costs"
Pretend I whispered that. For emphasis.
With less supply wouldn’t the oil prices then increase as opposed to decrease?
All this finger pointing at American politics yet oil prices are surging around the world.
hes saying drill more now to increase supply and lower the cost as we transition to a hybrid renewals / fossil fuel system
America is a pretty big part of the world's economy. And I've been critical of his moves in this sector from the jump.
"if you vote against critical race theory you must be a racist Nazi"
After a Jewish lawmaker’s impassioned speech, Wyoming’s conservative legislature rejects critical race theory ban
"I'm Jewish, and I cannot accept a neutral, judgment-free approach on the murder of six million Jews," Andy Schwartz told his colleagues.forward.com
good speech.
Yup. Get it while we both need it and value is higher because demand is there.
Once we transition to be less dependent on fossil fuels, the shit is just going to stay in the ground.