Charlotte Mayor Patrick Cannon arrested by FBI on federal corruption charges

[The Straight Story]

CHARLOTTE, NC (WBTV) -

Charlotte Mayor, Patrick DeAngelo Cannon, was arrested Wednesday by FBI agents for alleged violations of federal public corruption laws, announced Anne M. Tompkins, U.S. Attorney for the Western District of North Carolina.

The federal criminal complaint filed in U.S. District Court, charges Cannon, 47, of Charlotte, with theft and bribery concerning programs receiving federal funds, honest services wire fraud and extortion under color of official right, according to the news release from the US Attorney's Office.

John A. Strong, Special Agent in Charge of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Charlotte Division, joins U.S. Attorney Tompkins in making today's announcement.

According to allegations contained in the charging document and the affidavit filed in support of the criminal complaint, during the course of a separate criminal investigation, the FBI received reliable information that Cannon was potentially involved in illegal activities associated with his position as an elected official, and began an undercover investigation in or about August 2010.

The complaint and affidavit allege that during the course of that investigation, Cannon allegedly solicited and accepted money bribes and things of value from undercover FBI agents, posing as commercial real estate developers and investors wishing to do business in Charlotte.

As alleged in the filed documents, Cannon solicited and accept

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[bullwinkle428]

1. Not holding my breath waiting for the Feds to slap cuffs on Christie.

[brooklynite]

2. Does he have any connections to DOT Secretary Anthony Foxx...

...former Charlotte Mayor?

[blm]

3. Important to note that Robert Mueller was head of FBI when a lot of these stings were set up.

There have been a number of minority officeholders being arrested by FBI all over the country, recently, and all were stings and operations set up by the FBI under Mueller. This is how Bush family fixers operate.

http://www.charlotteobserver.com/2014/03/26/4795861/charlotte-mayor-patrick-cannon.html#.UzMZ3DnpfmI

[zabet]

4. Good!

Now they need to go to DC and arrest all the politicians who do the same thing by being 'corporately sponsored'.