Friday - February 09, 2007

Most Ridiculous Item Of The Day (so far)

If you think the crooked politicians in Washington are bad, you better go take a look at the local level first. Case in point: the story below from “Da Bronx”. Now for youse geographically-challenged pinheads out dere, da Bronx is in Noo Yark city and is home to da ‘Bronx Bombers’, otherwise known as da Yankees. Yeah, Bozo! Where Babe Rut’ played.

Now take dis state senator from da Bronx below. Not only did the rat steal from little kiddies but he used da money to pay for a swank apartment, jewelry and a broad on da side (if youse know what I mean). That’s only the beginning though. Now this rat turd wants the state to pay four large for expenses he rang up making copies of evidence at his trial. Do you believe dis bum?

BRONX POL IN 423G THEFT CASE CRIES POVERTY
_{(NEW YORK POST) - February 9, 2007}

State Sen. Efrain Gonzalez claims he is too broke to defend himself against charges that he ripped off $423,000 in state grant money - and is asking a federal judge to make taxpayers pick up the tab for photocopies of evidence in the case.

A lawyer for Gonzalez told Manhattan federal Judge William Pauley that the $4,000 fee charged by a government-chosen vendor to copy 41,000 pages of documents was too steep.

Gonzalez (D-Bronx) is accused of squandering member-item grant funds, earmarked for a nonprofit for Bronx kids, on luxury digs, clothing, jewelry and personalized cigars.

Pauley ordered him to submit an affidavit detailing his income, assets, expenses and how much he’s paying defense lawyer Murray Richman.

Gonzalez allegedly paid his wife’s $50,000 rent on a luxury apartment in the Dominican Republic - even as he shacked up with a girlfriend who ran a nonprofit and was his alleged accomplice.

Posted by The Skipper     on 02/09/2007 at 12:27 PM   
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