FREE VINCE

your right sweet lou free vince

The prosecution tried to get fumo on verizon and peco but couldn't so they threw a lot of petty dealings against the wall hoping some will stick. The exec director of the museum was allowed to give his permission for use of boats etc. The judge should throw these counts out altogether. Read the Beasley write ups. Free Vince. And Ruth.

FREE FUMO

MSNBC...LOCKDOWN:WOMEN IN PRISON............Check it out Ruthie.... It's not entertainment when you live it.

Philly politics is so corrupt that I won't believe it until I see it. I really, really believe he will have one juror who will buy his BS and get off. If he is found guilty, then start the investigations on Rendell. They're both cut from the same cloth.

There was no deal. The Feds want his sweat now, they already have his blood and tears. This is another Tommy Chong prosecutorial mistake. A lot of money for someones rise to the top. I wish bloggers would see thru that, sending Fumo off to the caboose, is not going to one bit of good for our justice system. Prosecutors, must stop using their office for political gain. Meehan wants to be Governor now, A.G. Corbett hasn't moved on Republican "Bonusgate" indictee's, so go figure. It Has to stop. And as long as we support the way we prosecute, the worse it will get.

Another thing I do not understand is the idea of federal prosecutors out to make a name for themselves. The investigation and trial of fumo came about because of four specific incidents: The $17 million deal from PECO to Citizens Alliance sent shock waves thoughout the community. The feds have been inundated with nonprofit laundering cases before and this large dollar amount to a tiny non-profit from a politically connected person raised red flags. The Seaport Museum investigation which occurred separately (And none of the Fumo lovers claim that was a fraudulent investigation) brought to light alot of bad dealings with Fumo and the Seaport Museum which of course Fumo was the biggest benefactor. Fumo's daughter, son in law and one former employee when directly to the feds with evidence including email evidence that Fumo was using state employees to clean his house and work his farm. I know the Fumo lovers think these people are Benedict Arnolds and perhaps they are, but the Philadelphia Inquirer followed with more in depth investigations in this area. That forced the Feds hand. If they did not do an inquiry they would have been laughed at by every other fed district. Fumo's destroying of evidence during the initial inquiry. The Fed ususally does an initial inquiry before launching a full investigation. In the inquiry the feds interview confidants, and subpeona records. People under inquiry are told directly to destroy no records of any kind or get slapped with a dreaded obstruction of justice (Most convictions tend to be on this charge). When word came out that Fumo was destroying records the feds went into overdrive. The feds probably would not have launched an investigation just on the basis of Citizen's Alliance or the Seaport alone, but taken together and with the constant heat from the Inquirer, the feds had to respond. Why don't you blame this paper. Without their reporting it is unlikely that any of this would have seen the light of day.