An early start to the Governor's race beat spring's arrival. Pat Meehan, a former U.S. Attorney officially entered the race with the kick off of his website. Sources handicapping the Republican side put A.G. Tom Corbett against Meehan as the top contenders.
Pat Meehan is the former United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania. He served from September 17, 2001 until July 15, 2008 as the federal prosecutor responsible for the city of Philadelphia and its eight surrounding counties. On July 16, 2008, he announced that he was joining the Philadelphia law firm of Conrad O'Brien Gellman & Rohn on July 21, 2008.
Meehan and his office are nationally recognized for their work on terrorism, gang prevention, protecting seniors and children, and public corruption. The current trial against Senator Vincent Fumo is due to the work of Meehan's office.
Okay so let's keep this straight. Richard Sprague once represented Vincent Fumo. They parted over an argument. Meehan investigated Fumo which led to charges. Richard Sprague is now representing Robert Powell as part of the Luzerne County public corruption case. Richard Sprague, as a Justice, wouldn't step aside in the Judge Ann Lokuta trial even though he represented Robert Powell who has ties to former Judge Michael Conahan according to court records.
Betty Roccograndi of the Times Leader wrote December 7,2008 The links between Sprague, Powell, Conahan and other Powell pals who testified against Lokuta is disturbing, and any fair-minded person has to wonder whether Sprague’s objectivity was clouded even a little bit.
Another noted client of Richard Sprague is Louis DeNaples. Okay what does that have to do with anything? Vincent Fumo authored the gaming bill that brought Sprague and DeNaples together. Did we just complete the circle of life??
Got off the beaten path for a moment about Pat Meehan's kickoff but then again its my blog.
2 comments:
Sprague has his hands in sugarhouse also interesting
Dear sir,
SUBJECT: Patrick Meehan: Another one of G.W.Bush Stooge runs for election!!
Former United States Attorney, Patrick Meehan, announced his candidacy of the Congressional seat in the 7th district of Pennsylvania. In his announcement speech, he vowed to 'begin to restore this country.'
This height of hypocrisy comes from a person who thoroughly abused his position as a United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania. For a man who claims to 'restore integrity to our nation's capital' and having a set of 'guiding principles: faith integrity ... and accountability,' he has made unauthorized appointments to his interloper friends as Special Assistant U.S. Attorneys (SAUSA's).
It is for the public to decide that these appointment(s) were an attempt by Meehan to curb nation's growing unemployment problem or another Blagojevich bazaar for government positions.** Meehan and his subordinates also fully abused the provisions of USA PATRIOT ACT to gather information in all kinds of normal, non-terrorist investigations. When requested to disclose the copies of these subpoenas, the prosecutors rightfully claimed the 'state secret' privileges. (Documentary proof will
be mailed if you send your name and mailing address to perfectinjustice.bansal@gmail.com).
Meehan's rhetoric also includes talks about 'fighting the big spending ways' and 'unchecked spending' by the Federal Government. While, as a U.S. Attorney, he was providing first class airfares to his Assistant U.S. Attorneys and federal agents to travel around the world; a practice forbidden by the Department of Justice policies. Let's not forget that this former law enforcement officer was also involved in gathering his campaign money through a personal fund raising event with the aid of Acting
United States Attorney, Ms. Laurie Magid, and dozens of federal prosecutors; in violation of the Federal Hatch Act. Ms. Magid was investigated by the Office of Inspector General and promptly removed from the office. Meehan also has an on-going love affair with the pharmaceutical companies. The FEC records would show that majority of Meehan's campaign finance is funded by them. Meehan has proved his loyalty
to them by commencing sham prosecutions against any businesses which the pharmaceutical companies deem as adverse to their interests.
The public should be informed the truth about this self-righteous, masquerading maverick, who is nothing but a Team Bush old puppet with new strings.
Dr. Akhil Bansal
perfectinjustice.bansal@gmail.com.
** Blagojevich at least had the valid requisite authority to make a senate appointment.
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