A Texas appellate court has overturned the 2010 conviction of former House Majority Leader Tom Delay’s (R-Texas) for money laundering.
The court said it was acquitting Delay due to insufficient evidence.
Since his conviction three years ago, Delay has remained a free man as an appellate court considered the case.He was sentenced to three years in prison for his alleged role in a scheme to influence elections in Texas.Delay was accused of laundering more than $100,000 and conspiring to commit money laundering for that amount or more during the 2002 election cycle. Those offenses would violate election laws.The court, however, concluded there was insufficient evidence to support the conviction.
Friday, September 20, 2013
Un-Hammered And De-Slammered
Former GOP House majority leader Tom "The Hammer" DeLay has apparently won his appeal on his conviction in 2010 because Texas.
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Texas, the most corrupt state in the union (in my opinion). Anyone remember that old Looney Tunes short where Bugs Bunny sawed Florida loose and set it adrift in the Gulf of Mexico? ("South America, take it away!") Can we have him do the same thing to Texas? Pretty please?
I drove thru Texas in 1962 on Route 66 as part of driving cross country to a new Navy duty station. Went thru Amarillo. I will never intentionally set foot in Texas again. This November will mark 51 years sine the first and only time I have been to Texas.
Texas, the most corrupt state in the union (in my opinion). Anyone
remember that old Looney Tunes short where Bugs Bunny sawed Florida
loose and set it adrift in the Gulf of Mexico? ("South America, take it
away!") Can we have him do the same thing to Texas? Pretty please?
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