AP BREAKING: 3rd Obama Super Del bites the Dust!

[indimuse]

http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5i_7wTc4KZfnUfdS0nSMu0sNC3hPwD8VLPUGG0

Puerto Rican Governor Faces 18 Counts
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SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — U.S. authorities have announced an indictment charging Puerto Rico's governor with 18 counts in a long-running campaign finance probe.

Acting U.S. Attorney Rosa Emilia Rodriguez said Thursday the indictment also charges 12 other people associated with Gov. Anibal Acevedo Vila's party.

Rodriguez told reporters that the 13 are accused of running a conspiracy to illegally raise money to pay off Acevedo's campaign debts in 2000.

At the time, Acevedo was running to be the U.S. island territory's nonvoting member of Congress.

THIS IS A BREAKING NEWS UPDATE. Check back soon for further information. AP's earlier story is below.

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Gov. Anibal Acevedo Vila is among several people named in a sealed indictment, officials said Thursday, as U.S. authorities made the first arrests in a long-running probe into his party's finances.

An Associated Press reporter saw at least five officials from the Popular Democratic Party as they were led in handcuffs into the U.S. federal building in San Juan.

An FBI spokesman declined to provide any details, saying there would be news conference later.

Acevedo has said previously that he was a focus of the grand jury probe but he was not among those seen in custody. His spokeswoman said he was still home sleeping at the time of the early morning arrests as far as she knew.





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Thursday, March 27, 2008
One-degree of separation: Obama superdelegate indicted
Puerto Rican Gov. Anibal Acevedo-Vila and twelve others have been charged in a sealed indictment by U.S. authorities on "18 counts in a long-running campaign finance probe."

Acevedo-Vila, a superdelegate for 2008 presidential candidate Sen. Barack Obama (D-Ill.), endorsed Obama in February 2008.




MORE Obama criminal support! Go Obama...RW loves YOU!

A law enforcement official, speaking on condition of anonymity because the indictment was still sealed, told The Associated Press that Acevedo was among several people named in the indictment.

A government official also said Acevedo would be charged in the indictment and that the governor's attorneys were expected to appear in court later Thursday. The official also spoke on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to discuss the case.

A Harvard-educated attorney and career politician, Acevedo, 45, served in Washington as the island's nonvoting delegate to Congress, and was elected governor in 2004 after campaigning on an anti-corruption platform. He is running for re-election this year.

Acevedo's party favors maintaining the island's semiautonomous relationship with the U.S. mainland. His leading opponent in the governor's race favors making Puerto Rico the 51st state.

[Deep13]

1. How many more of these cases until we are as crooked as the R.s? nt

[Orsino]

58. A few more years as the majority party, saturated with corporate dollars...

...and you may see something like Republican-scale corruption among us.

[MadBadger]

2. You know, I called out the idiots who linked Clinton to Spitzer, and I'm calling out your idiocy too

[UALRBSofL]

10. I am sure the republican party will use these issues

As a wedge between voters and the candidate. All of the sudden we have several dems going down. This isn't the right time for this to happen.

[MadBadger]

Sorry, I dont think the Repukes are going to use the Governor from Puerto Rico.

They know an attack like that wont resonate with the American people.

[PoliticalAmazon]

41. No, but they would definitely use a lie about sniper fire, seeings how McCain is a war hero. n/t

[MadBadger]

42. Of course they will.

[rocktivity]

26. The Republican party are probably behind the Dems going down.

But don't forget they aren't exactly angels.


rocknation

[indimuse]

11. Didn't Rev Wright just return from PR??

Just wondering...



Oh, and thanks for the compliment.

[rocktivity]

21. Maybe he went there for the governor what he did for the Clintons

When they were in trouble with Monica Lewinsky.



And why should it surprise you that so many Dems are getting caught when the Justice Department is run by Rethugs?

:headbang:
rocknation

[Tom Rinaldo]

14. I agree.

Obama doesn't run a private eye firm to vett his supporters better than the FBI can. If this guy is guilty I am glad he got caught, but it is nothing to be happy about.

I suppose there is negative poetic justice though in he and Spitzer cancelling each other out.

[MNDemNY]

3. This is all just a plot to hurt Obama.

A vast conspiracy to paint the good lord with the taint of obviously Innocent men, railroaded by the conspirators for crimes they did not commit.

[Levgreee]

5. exactly, glad you see things so clearly

[MNDemNY]

6. Oh, yes, my eyes are open, now.

[MADem]

4. I have a friend who works in that building...!

Heheheheheh....I guess it PAYS to sleep in--he avoids a perp walk: His spokeswoman said he was still home sleeping at the time of the early morning arrests as far as she knew.

[Starbucks Anarchist]

7. Yeah, that cancels out the 50 or so SDs Obama's been getting recently.

[my3boyz]

8. Misleading title! That is NOT the title of the article! nt

[MNDemNY]

12. Whaaaaa....stomp feet...whaaaaaa....bang head against wall...whaaaa

[my3boyz]

16. LEARN TO READ!!!!!!!!!!! Oh that is right.. 99% of DU Hillbots don't read or understand math! nt

[MNDemNY]

19. .

:silly: :nopity: :hi: :cry: :cry: :cry: :cry: :cry: :cry: :cry: :cry: :cry: :cry: :cry: :cry: :cry: :cry: :cry: :cry:

[durrrty libby]

34. Yes, we should aspire to be as amazing as BOSniffers

Speaking of sniffing, wasn't Wright's speech about the hated "garlic noses" amazingly inspiring

and so very god-like? Ahhh yes.....more BO "typical" inspiration. Amen

[democrattotheend]

9. Oh come on. How does this reflect on Obama?

He had nothing to do with this, any more than Clinton had anything to do with Elliot Spitzer.

[MNDemNY]

13. Poorly.

[democrattotheend]

17. How so?

Is there any allegation that Obama was involved with this? Or are we setting a new standard now, where candidates are responsible for every action of everyone who endorses them?

[cascadiance]

31. Big DOOOHHHH!!!!!

[indimuse]

18. Just reporting what's out there...

How many Obama Super Del's under indictment as of last week...OH, and let's NOT forget about......drumroll........REZKO!

[MNDemNY]

20. and COCAINE.

[flor de jasmim]

22. You do remember that Obama is NOT under investigation, don't you?

[flor de jasmim]

23. You do remember that Obama is NOT under investigation, don't you?

[ellacott]

25. What other superdelegates are you talking about?

[Freddie Stubbs]

51. Kwame Kilpatrick is the only one that I can recall

[ellacott]

52. Kwame Kilpatrick was never an Obama superdelegate

That's a lie that's being spread on this board. It's pretty foul because it looks like people are trying to link them together because they're both black.

[Freddie Stubbs]

57. Thank you for correcting me

:)

[rocktivity]

29. This Rezko?

:evilgrin:
rocknation

[indimuse]

39. getta clue!

...

[rocktivity]

50. Just following the rules

a tie is a link is a tie is a link.

:headbang:
rocknatiom

[indimuse]

40. getta clue!

...

[Buzz Clik]

15. Spitzer.

[ElsewheresDaughter]

27. Kwame Kilpatrick

[Name removed]

32. Deleted message

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[ElsewheresDaughter]

37. not yet

[JackORoses]

45. let me know when they schedule the revote

Doesn't it suck to have to place all your hopes on such an underhanded longshot of a candidate?
Wouldn't you like it if Hillary was simply prefered by more people?
Unfortunately for you, she sucks. And people can see that.

[indimuse]

44. WHO are you calling Dumbass?

..

[Name removed]

47. Deleted message

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[ellacott]

48. They keep trying to attach Kwame to Obama, they're despicable

Along with being a Dumbass.

[ellacott]

43. Kwame Kilpatrick was never an Obama superdelgegate

Yet this poster continues to spread this lie. I guess since he's a black man you keep trying to connect him to Obama. You know better but you are continuing to spread this lie.

You should be ashamed but I know that you wouldn't recognize it. I know you are going to feign outrage when someone does the same thing to Clinton.

[AllentownJake]

24. All I have to say

Is can we find a Govenor of NY who isn't going to be indicted.

[still_one]

28. Continue to divide us, and watch us lose against mccain. In fact when you have more Clinton

supporters than Obama supporters say they will vote for mccain if their candidate does not get the Democratic nomination, those people can all GO TO HELL

F*CK THEM for exposing this country to 8 more years of bush policies. Not only because of the Supreme Court, but the Iraq war which will destroy us economically, and also in human destruction

[MethuenProgressive]

30. K&R to the Greatest Page!

Amazing, making it to the greatest page without having to resort to an o-mail rally of the troops!

[JackORoses]

33. Just so long as we've still got Bill Richardson...

How's that treating you?

[Chicken George]

55. And Rev Wright.

:rofl:

[indimuse]

38. Thanks!

:hi:

[ProSense]

35. The mayor endorsed Obama, but the scandal hits Hillary's surrogates

Campaign finance scandal of the day

The governor of Puerto Rico — who is an Obama superdelegate — was just charged with federal crimes, along with Democratic fundraiser Robert Feldman:

Puerto Rico's governor and four Philadelphians, including prominent fundraiser Robert M. Feldman, were charged this morning in San Juan with federal campaign-finance-related crimes.

The investigation of Gov. Anibal Acevedo-Vila, a Democrat who faces reelection this year, was triggered by the FBI's Philadelphia City Hall corruption probe in 2003.

Feldman, who raised more than $1 million for Democrats, including U.S. Sen. Bob Casey Jr. and Gov. (Ed) Rendell, was a former business partner of Ronald A. White, the late powerbroker who was the lead defendant in the Philadelphia corruption case.

Feldman was investigated but not charged in the Philadelphia case. In San Juan, he was charged with one count of conspiracy to violate federal election laws.

The governor was charged with conspiracy to violate federal campaign laws, wire fraud, conspiracy to defraud the IRS and filing a false tax return.

[Beacool]

36. This is one screwed up Democratic party!!!!!

The party is in a civil war of such proportions that McCain must be lighting candles in church daily thanking his lucky stars.

Then we have the winners who can't seem to be able to keep their weiner in their pants: McGreevey and his threesome, Spitzer and his prostitutes, Paterson and his endless confessions about women and drugs (is the guy on sodium pentothal?), then we have the other jewel, the mayor from Detroit.

Now, the governor from Puerto Rico.

Nice going, the RNC must be about to send Dean some thank you notes.

:wtf:

[whatchamacallit]

46. COOL! How long before you start celebrating the deaths of Obama super delegates?

What's wrong with you guys?

[ElsewheresDaughter]

49. over dramatic much?

[Lucky 13]

53. You act as if these superdelegates are members of his campaign.

They are just voters like any other superdelegate.
Spitzer was Hillary's superdelegate... do his crimes have anything to do with her?

This is irrelevant to the presidential race.

[Eurobabe]

54. STFU - one word. SPITZER.

Eat me.

[Chicken George]

56. Obamamania Gone to Jail

:wow:

[anonymous171]

59. Hey! RWers are voting for Clinton, in case you haven't been alive for the past weeks.