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Robbien (1000+ posts) Wed Dec-24-08 09:45 PMOriginal message Bush withdraws 1 of 19 pardons he issued Tuesday Bush pardoned 19 people on Tuesday, including Isaac Robert Toussie of Brooklyn, N.Y., who had been convicted of making false statements to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development and of mail fraud. On Wednesday, the White House issued an extraordinary statement saying the president was reversing his decision in Toussie's case.The Daily News story on Wednesday, and another in Newsday and on blogs, shed light on Toussie's record. He pleaded guilty for lying to HUD and mail fraud, admitting that he falsified finances of prospective homebuyers seeking HUD mortgages. He was sentenced to five months in prison and five months' house arrest, a $10,000 fine and no restitution, the Daily News reported.In another case, Toussie pleaded guilty to having a friend send his local county a letter that falsely inflated property values.The Daily News also located a lawyer representing hundreds of ex-customers who have sued Toussie in federal court, accusing him of luring poor, minority homebuyers into buying overpriced homes with mortgages that had hidden costs.Federal Election Commission records show a number of donations to Republicans this year by Robert Toussie and by a Laura Toussie who lists the same address. Between them, they gave $4,600 to Minnesota GOP Sen. Norm Coleman and another $4,600 to Oregon Republican Sen. Gordon Smith, all on Oct. 15. Coleman is locked in a still-undecided race against Democrat Al Franken, and Smith lost in November to Democrat Jeff Merkley.On Oct. 30, Robert Toussie also gave $2,300 to GOP Rep. Eric Cantor of Virginia.His contribution to the Republican National Committee came as part of a fundraiser in March for GOP presidential candidate John McCain. Out of a total donation of $30,800 by Toussie, $2,300 went to McCain's campaign and $28,500 went to the RNC.Read more: http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5gNbZJ... --------------------------------------------------------------------------------The guy was convicted for doing what hundreds of other were doing at the time, corrupting the system by by preying on the poor/minorities thus inflating the housing/credit bubble.And as such will do, the guy thought that handing about forty grand to politicos would get him off the hook. It worked, for a few hours.
Baby Snooks (1000+ posts) Thu Dec-25-08 07:38 AMResponse to Reply #7 15. Of course not And not to be a "grinch" but did Clinton give the money back? remainder of comment deleted for utter irrelevancy
Atman (1000+ posts) Fri Dec-26-08 03:51 AMResponse to Reply #20 25. K&R this one, people! Further underscores to the lurking freepers just how corrupt they are to the very core. Of course, they'll simply respond with some drivel about Obama being a Muslim with contacts to Blagojevich and Chigaco mobs and Hawaiian luau girls and...and...and he plays basketball and eats fried chicken. But it's still okay to rub their noses in the feces of their making.
Interesting. One wouldn't think such a pardon could be withdrawn, once issued.
AtmanFurther underscores to the lurking freepers just how corrupt they are to the very core.
