Former IL gov. George Ryan -- GUILTY ON ALL COUNTS!

PopTodd · **Posted:** Mon Apr 17, 2006 2:43 pm

Chicago Tribune Wrote:

On their eleventh day of deliberations, the six-woman, six-man jury found Ryan, 72, guilty on 18 counts of racketeering, mail fraud, false statements and tax violations. Warner, 67, was convicted on 12 counts of racketeering, mail fraud, extortion, money laundering and evading cash-reporting requirements.

Link Here

In a way, I'm a bit saddened by this, as Ryan did some good things as governor. But, as a crook who put his own political ambitions ahead of public safety, I hope the bastard gets what's coming to him.

mojo · **Posted:** Mon Apr 17, 2006 2:51 pm

good thing for all of those death row inmates whom he pardoned before leaving office...

PopTodd · **Posted:** Mon Apr 17, 2006 2:55 pm

mojo Wrote:

good thing for all of those death row inmates whom he pardoned before leaving office...

He didn't pardon them, but gave them a stay of exectution... effectively changing their sentences to life in prison.

While I have not solidified my stance on the death penalty as yet, as to whether or not is should exist, I do think that there have been enough innocent people executed by the state to warrant those stays of execution. At least until the process can be overhauled and "fixed", if that is possible.

Billzebub · **Joined:** Mon Oct 25, 2004 10:26 pm **Posts:** 6459

I hope this bastard dies in jail.

PopTodd · **Posted:** Mon Apr 17, 2006 3:18 pm

Talk about a fall from grace:
From Nobel Peace Prize nominee to convicted felon.

It don't get too much steeper than that.

Billzebub · **Joined:** Mon Oct 25, 2004 10:26 pm **Posts:** 6459

The Nobel Prize was a farce, and the commutation was grandstanding because that lying theiving bastard knew his goose was cooked. Daley's next, then Blagevkljasdfoiweurwich.

Billzebub · **Joined:** Mon Oct 25, 2004 10:26 pm **Posts:** 6459

Why the charges should have included Man I:

Quote:

The fiery accident occurred when a heavy piece of metal undercarriage fell from a truck and punctured the gas tank of the Willis van. The truck driver, Ricardo Guzman, had paid a bribe for his commercial driver's license in Illinois and could not understand warnings from other truckers, in English, that the piece was dangling dangerously from his rig.

PopTodd · **Posted:** Mon Apr 17, 2006 3:57 pm

Billzebub of that ilk Wrote:

Why the charges should have included Man I:

Quote:

The fiery accident occurred when a heavy piece of metal undercarriage fell from a truck and punctured the gas tank of the Willis van. The truck driver, Ricardo Guzman, had paid a bribe for his commercial driver's license in Illinois and could not understand warnings from other truckers, in English, that the piece was dangling dangerously from his rig.

Agreed.

EDIT: And motherfucker Tom Delay needs to be the next one to go to Federal pump-you-in-the-ass prison.

timmyjoe42 · **Posted:** Mon Apr 17, 2006 4:06 pm

what is the sentence here?

PopTodd · **Posted:** Mon Apr 17, 2006 4:07 pm

timmyjoe42 Wrote:

what is the sentence here?

Sentencing will begin at a later date.

timmyjoe42 · **Posted:** Mon Apr 17, 2006 4:08 pm

ah, good thing i didn't read the link.

laziness pays off again

Odds Bodkins · **Posted:** Mon Apr 17, 2006 4:38 pm

Prediction: He'll appeal and appeal and he'll die before any sentencing.

Former IL gov. George Ryan -- GUILTY ON ALL COUNTS!

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