A Crooked Senator?
- An attorney for a Chicago man charged with illegally lobbying on behalf of the Zimbabwe government alleged in federal court today that Roland Burris, while a U.S. senator, was involved in a shakedown of a businessman seeking military contracts.
Burris is scheduled to be a key prosecution witness at the trial beginning next week of C. Gregory Turner, who is charged with trying to persuade U.S. government officials to push for the lifting of sanctions imposed on top Zimbabwe government officials.
The allegations against Burris were contained in court papers turned over by the government on Thursday to Turner’s legal team.
Turner’s attorneys did not lay out specifics of the alleged shakedown in court, but one of the lawyers, James Tunick, later told reporters following the hearing this afternoon that the businessman alleged Burris offered to promote military contracts for his business in return for being paid $250,000 a year as a financial adviser once he left the Senate.
The businessman, who lives in Illinois, made the allegations against Burris in 2012, Tunick said. According to the information turned over by prosecutors, at least one other witness corroborated the allegations, according to Tunick.
Maybe Burris can have "Federal Convict" chiseled on that mausoleum he build for himself before he dies.
Labels: corruption
posted by SCC at 12:01 AM
31 Comments:
Roland the racist....lol how's ur sllwp Mr Burris? Is u nervous or are you a federal snitch like madigan and Burke?
Daley and Madigan still walk free and no one will step up and finally take them down.
Anyone that deals with Zimbabwe and its homicidal dictator Mugabe should be automatically classed as a criminal.
Zimbabwe has gone from being the breadbasket of Africa to the Basketcase of Africa under Mugabe.
Maybe Burris can have "Federal Convict" chiseled on that mausoleum he build for himself before he dies.
Cordless Hammer Drills are a wonderful thing.
Sounds to me like just another legit business deal. Democrats engage in such deals on a daily basis.
People still fall for that whole Zimbabwe prince thing/scam, as soon as he's in power hell triple the money you gave him and make you a member of his royal court
Rolo will never die. Should he stop breathing, he will be turned into an animatronic. Just to continue to collect all those lovely pensions by direct deposit. Heck, they could even run him for mayor in that state, and win.
As corrupt as many of those governments are over in that part of the world, SCC, surely even you know you can't convict a man over heresy. I don't see this going anywhere.
The only surprising thing is that it took so long for something illegal involving this dope to surface. Truly an embarrassment to the state of Illinois. No surprise there at all.
Why isn't Danny Davis and Bobby Rush indicted over this incident?
I think I heard Eddie Murphy and Arsenio Hall are coming to America to testify against Roland.
Does anyone believe Roland Burris is smart enough to outsmart the US Attorney? Of course not, Roland Burris is an idiot who got caught stealing so now he is snitching on everyone he can think of.
Typical Democrat.
How about Tricky Dick Durbin?
Life long democrat and public worker but somehow he and his wife together are right now collecting over 52,000 a year in Social Security and he still qualifies for a federal pension
How come full time public workers don't get their full Social Security? But Senators do!
Thanks democrates you took care of the middle class alright. Rostenkowski piss on you wherever you are!
No one will prosecute Roland. Blagojevich was more fun.
What would you like on your Tombstone, Senator Burris? I am sure that this rates another inscription.
Nothing new here, another machine politician caught "wetting his beak".
If you have the words Illinois Democrat connected to your name you are part of a criminal empire, plain and simple. VOTE THEM ALL OUT.
Has anyone actually seen the Roland Burris version of a mausaleum?
It is unknown if his son, Roland II, or daughter, Rolanda, plan to spend eternity with Dad in the family burial spot.
click below
Roland Burris' Monument <<< click
They ran off the productive farmers in Zimbabwe years ago.
Fuckin Burris always was a racist hating fool mothafucka. Let the fool die in prison. Dint they give Blago 14 yrs and he was only a Gov. This down low fool was a Senator and he solicited favors-quarter mill a yr-using his office. And dumb fuck wasn't even elected to Senate. Asswipe cant even read. Just like booby Rush. HUH?
Maybe Roland aspires to be the Clown Prince of Zimbabwe, he's been exposed as a fraud here, might as well go somewhere they don't know you and ply your trade.
Interesting.One Crook can Testify To The Crimes Of Another Crook. The Government Will Tell You, It Has To Be This Way, or We Would Never Be Able to Convict Anyone. Moral "He Who Snitches First, Goes To Jail Last"
"With All Our Rage, We Are Still, Just Rats, In A Cage"
U ever listen to Roland talk?
He sounds a lot like Winnie The Pooh
Roland is safe, no political capital to be gained prosecuting an old black dim witted politician. A black politician can get away with more than a white one can. The ones that get caught are overly brazen and thumb there noses to Feds, aka Beavers.
Tombstone done fucked up, y'all.
What would you like on your Tombstone, Senator Burris? I am sure that this rates another inscription.
9/27/2014 08:52:00 AM
Pepperoni
Never let it be forgotten that Alderman Bob Fioretti used to be a Burris guy when the former Attorney General was sending him legal work.
Anonymous Anonymous said...
U ever listen to Roland talk?
He sounds a lot like Winnie The Pooh
9/27/2014 04:30:00 PM
Roland was Lisa Madigan before Lisa Madigan was Lisa Madigan.
Can anyone remember one single thing Roland Burris did as Illinois Attorney General? Besides blaze trails. Oh, the younger officers probably don't remember Roland was attorney general of Illinois. He was a do nothing dope. Like today's attorney general of Illinois.
I attended Burris fundraisers in the early 90s put on by Fioretti.
Crooked senator, mayor and governor Too!
Is a shame what you do to little people like me but no matter what u do We will prevail!!!
Dean Angelo + Former State Senator James DeLeo + State Senator John Cullerton = Rahm Emanuel!
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