Kurtz points out the sad part of the whole Spitzer (or swallows) sting bust: If ABC’s account is accurate, the whole case is sort of anti-climactic. The feds start out thinking they have the New York governor on the hook for bribery — and instead discover that he’s just skulking around with high-priced call girls. […]
That is what Rep. Rick Renzi is accused of: Rep. Rick Renzi, R-Ariz., allegedly defrauded dozens of pro-life organizations for hundreds of thousands of dollars to fund his first congressional bid, according to an analysis of the recent indictment against him, a state insurance claim and an interview with an insurance lawyer involved in the […]
It has been almost two hours since news broke that Republican Congressman and McCain’s Arizona campaign co-chair, Rick Renzi, was indicted. In that time there has not been a peep out of the right wing blogs. Not even a thing on Drudge. Hot Air also seems to be ignoring this rather big story. Hey guys […]
And the RNC crime family looses another one: Representative Rick Renzi, a Republican from Arizona, has been indicted by a federal grand jury in an alleged scheme to profit from a land deal. Renzi, 49, announced in August that he wasn’t seeking re- election. He was first elected to the House in 2002. Two others […]
It appears now that the Justice Department may have delayed the investigation into Rep. Rick Renzi until after the elections last year: As midterm elections approached last November, federal investigators in Arizona faced unexpected obstacles in getting needed Justice Department approvals to advance a corruption investigation of Republican Rep. Rick Renzi, people close to the […]
From Roll Call via Think Progress: In a second blow to House Republicans this week, the FBI raided a business tied to the family of Rep. Rick Renzi (R-Ariz.) Thursday afternoon as part of an ongoing investigation into the three-term lawmaker. Details of the raid on Patriot Insurance Agency in Sonoita, Ariz., were not immediately […]