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Title: Bush's One-Time Nominee To Head The Department of Homeland Security Heads To Federal Prison Today (Kerik)
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NPR
URL Source: http://www.npr.org/blogs/thetwo-way ... aced_nypd_commissioner_be.html
Published: May 17, 2010
Author: David Gura
Post Date: 2010-05-17 11:44:35 by Brian S
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Views: 1400
Comments: 4
A quick preface: I'm somewhat ashamed to say that, until this morning, I didn't know that Bernard Kerik -- former Police Commissioner of the City of New York, keeps a blog. Or, perhaps more accurately, Kerik kept a blog. President Bush's one-time nominee to head the Department of Homeland Security heads to prison today, guilty of "lying on his application for the position, lying to the feds, tax fraud, and accepting $250,000 in renovations to his Bronx apartment provided by a company accused of having mob ties," Gothamist reports. Last night, in what may be his final post, or Kerik's last post for a while -- he has been sentenced to 27 to 33 months in prison, Kerik said that "it is time to move forward." So, how did Kerik spend his final hours of freedom? Watching a Sylvester Stallone movie with his children, Angelina and Celine: Words cannot express my disappointment in the prosecutors and the judge's behavior, and his sentence that followed. I have repeatedly expressed remorse for what I may have done, however, unlike many, I can't remain silent in the face of what I believe has been a gross injustice, which I pray will be remedied by an appellate court.
I can only hope that history will judge me based on my 30 years of public service to our great nation, and not by tabloid headlines, my imperfections, or the mistakes that I may have made.
I sat with them and watched the movie Rocky Balboa, for the sole purpose of having them watch one scene where Rocky speaks to his son and says, "The world ain't all sunshine and rainbows. It's a very mean and nasty place and I don't care how tough you are....it will beat you to your knees and keep you there permanently if you let it. You, me, or nobody is gonna hit as hard as life. But it ain't about how hard ya hit. It's about how hard you can get it and keep moving forward. How much you can take and keep moving forward!"
When Sly Stallone wrote those words, he was talking about the challenges in real life and the principles of courage, strength, and perseverance.
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#1. To: Brian S (#0)
The judge performed a political persecution here when he threw out the plea bargain.
I can see November from my House.
It's always great to have the opportunity to post Kerik's DHS withdrawal letter.
Another fascinating piece of Booferific Fiction... Kerik rejected not one but two plea deals...
#67. To: war (#48) Keep hiding behind the bozo, bozo. (laughing) You've always been a world class pussy. Badeye posted on 2010-01-14 16:12:48 ET Reply Trace
No deal, Kerik says to plea offer & prison time By ROBERT F. MOORE DAILY NEWS STAFF WRITER Wednesday, March 14th 2007, 12:02 PM Disgraced former NYPD Commissioner Bernard Kerik borrowed a line from a popular game show after federal prosecutors made him a plea offer that would have required him to do time: No deal. "He rejected the plea deal because he paid his taxes and did nothing wrong," his attorney Ken Breen said last night. Breen declined to be more specific about the terms of the proposed deal, but a source familiar with the negotiations told the Daily News the terms called for Kerik to spend less than two years behind bars. The potential deal was uncovered by NewsChannel 4, which reported prosecutors offered to end a federal investigation into alleged tax fraud, conspiracy to eavesdrop and mortgage fraud in connection with his Bronx apartment. Prosecutors also say he should have declared the gift of the use of a midtown Manhattan apartment on his tax returns. Allegations about the midtown apartment surfaced after Kerik was criticized for using an apartment near Ground Zero for romantic trysts, the station said. The eavesdropping charge stemmed from ex-Westchester County District Attorney Jeanine Pirro getting caught on tape asking Kerik, who now runs a security firm, to plant a listening device on the family boat to see if her husband, Albert, was having an affair. Kerik faced a national scandal when he was nominated by President Bush in 2004 for homeland security chief. He bowed out when it was discovered that he had skirted taxes on his family's nanny-housekeeper, who may have been in the U.S. illegally. A Daily News investigation revealed that Kerik accepted cash and gifts from Interstate Industrial, an allegedly mobbed-up construction company, effectively ending his candidacy. Last year, Kerik pleaded guilty to accepting $165,000 in renovations to his Bronx apartment from a contractor with suspected mob ties. He was the city correction commissioner at the time. Kerik also owned up to a $28,000 loan he received from a real estate developer. He didn't have to go to jail. Read more: http://www.nydailynews.com/news/2007/03/14/2007-03- 14_no_deal_kerik_says_to_plea_offer__prison-2.html#ixzz0oCjQjoXi
#67. To: war (#48) Keep hiding behind the bozo, bozo. (laughing) You've always been a world class pussy. Badeye posted on 2010-01-14 16:12:48 ET Reply Trace
#2. To: Brian S (#0)
#3. To: Badeye (#1)
The judge performed a political persecution here when he threw out the plea bargain.
#4. To: All (#3)
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