Bush Pardons: Texas SL Swindlers Need Apply »
Posted By tehranchik 11 months, 3 weeks ago in Political NewsSo far Bush pardons have gone to:
John G. Smith, “a former officer of Vernon Savings and Loan, a Dallas thrift that collapsed in 1987 after making millions of dollars in bad loans.”
Kenneth Foner, who had been convicted of “conspiracy to impede the functions of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp.” and committing “embezzlement as a bank officer.”
David McCall Jr., “a former Plano, Texas, mayor who was pardoned on his deathbed [in 2004] for his role in a savings and loan fraud case.”
Mark Hale of Henderson, Texas, an S&L executive who had been sentenced to three years in jail for fraud of at least $5 million.
William Hoyle McCright Jr. of Midland, Texas, who was sentenced in 1986 to two years imprisonment and a $10,000 fine for making “false entries, books, reports or statements of bank.” McCright, who just got his pardon yesterday, was a minor donor ($300) to John McCain’s presidential campaign.
So Bush is handing out pardons to a group of people who helped produce the last financial system meltdown just as a new crop are under investigation.
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ADAGUY11 months, 3 weeks ago
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I feel these pardons are about as out of line as they can get. I didn't like it when Nixon did it, I didn't like it when Reagan did it, I didn't like it when Clinton did it, and I certainly won't appreciate Bush's pardons. But like they say, we have the best government money can buy!
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I believe presidents should have to write an essay at least as to why they pardoned a particular criminal. If they had to justify it, I doubt we'd see many. Imagine "cause he contributed to my campaign"....or "he was my brothers partner in a swindle"....!
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