Justice Dept. official resigns over Abramoff probe.
By on Apr 27th, 2007 at 7:04 pm
Justice Dept. official resigns over Abramoff probe.
“A senior Justice Department official has resigned after coming under scrutiny in the Department’s expanding investigation of convicted super-lobbyist Jack Abramoff,” McClatchy reports.
Making the situation more awkward for the embattled Department, the official, Robert E. Coughlin II, was deputy chief of staff for the criminal division, which is overseeing the Department’s probe of Abramoff.
He stepped down effective April 6 as investigators in Coughlin’s own division ratcheted up their investigation of lobbyist Kevin Ring, Coughlin’s long-time friend and a key associate of Abramoff.
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April 27th, 2007 at 7:12 pm“The Abramoff Scandal Resource Center.”
Gotta spend more time with his family or go to alcohol rehab I am sure.
Oh wait, this was meant for the thread about the guy who just resigned.
Oh wait, this guy resigned too.
Two in one day? Heh.
April 27th, 2007 at 7:14 pmAnother example of institutionalzed corruption in US gov’t. The two party system is a failure. If we don’t change things soon, the great experiment will over.
April 27th, 2007 at 7:18 pm@22% and falling, main floor and parking garage next….Blessings
April 27th, 2007 at 7:18 pmLike rats off a sinking ship
April 27th, 2007 at 7:19 pmLike rats off a sinking ship
April 27th, 2007 at 7:19 pmAttention all trolls: read it and weep.
April 27th, 2007 at 7:22 pmObstruction of justice, maybe? Is that still a crime in America?
April 27th, 2007 at 7:23 pmWow, oh Jack A is squeeling like a pig, how many is that now this week? This is just too good.
April 27th, 2007 at 7:40 pmCome on Patti 1″, Jake the jerk, JJ trailer trash, Valiantdouchebag, Exlax, comeon let’s hear the Rovian spin on this….oh, I forgot it is an easy one…all together now…CLINTON DID IT TOO! HAHHAHA
Right !!!
Hating the Repuke Mafia daily
another one bites the dust…he needs to be subpoenaed immediately to testify under oath.
April 27th, 2007 at 7:40 pmHey Rebel: Didn’t you mean “like rats of a STINKING ship”….heh-heh
April 27th, 2007 at 7:41 pm“effective April 6″ ??? What, he back-validated? Or did this occur three weeks ago and the media is just getting around to it? WTF?
April 27th, 2007 at 7:44 pmAnd another rat jumps ship. But this one may drown anyway.
April 27th, 2007 at 8:29 pmDo we have enough prison cells for these sons of bi*ches?
April 27th, 2007 at 8:30 pmNo, big papa, not enough prisons yet, but California intends to build more:
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/04/27/us/27prisons.html?ref=us
April 27th, 2007 at 9:20 pmRICO! RICO! RICO!RICO! RICO! RICO!
RICO! RICO! RICO!RICO! RICO! RICO!
RICO! RICO! RICO!RICO! RICO! RICO!
RICO! RICO! RICO!RICO! RICO! RICO!
If not now, when? If there was ever a organization that met the criteria, it’s the Busch Crime Family!
April 27th, 2007 at 10:26 pmAbramoff Democrats
April 28th, 2007 at 10:03 amhttp://www.uncorrelated.com/2006/01/abramoff_democrats.html
Strange, this guy exits on the 6th of April and suddenly there are all sorts of announced investigations and FBI raids connected to Abramoff. Makes one wonder if this guy was obstructing those investigations!
April 28th, 2007 at 2:14 pm#17 Does this make the estimated 80-100 GOPs connected to Abramoff less guilty? If there is anyone, either party, guilty, they should be convicted.
That is the primary difference in Republican Troglodytes and Democrats. Democrats do not blindly support Democrats. Republicans blindly follow their bloodsucking brothers over the cliff…Hence, you have the most corrupt bunch of thugs in history falling like flies.
April 28th, 2007 at 8:12 pm