Siegelman Hit with Travel Restrictions

[Hissyspit]

Source: Associated Press

Siegelman Hit with Travel Restrictions

Posted: April 29, 2008 05:19 PM EST

WASHINGTON (AP) - Former Alabama Gov. Don Siegelman has been barred from traveling without getting prior approval.

Siegelman tells The Associated Press that he was informed by his probation officer Tuesday afternoon that he was being classified as a special offender for travel purposes.

The classification means he must get approval from the judge overseeing his case and from the district where he seeks to travel.

The Democrat was sentenced to more than seven years in prison on corruption charges and was recently released pending his appeal.

Read more: http://www.wsfa.com/global/story.asp?s=8245907

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From Mark Crispin Miller:

"From: Don Siegelman

I was told today by the Probation Office that I am now considered a 'Special Offender.'

The definition I was given reads as follows:

'Individuals identified or associated with traditional or non-traditional organized crime such as the Mafia, outlaw motorcycle gangs, Asian gangs, prison gangs,etc.,persons identified as potential terrorists,kidnappers,members of a supremacy group, major bookmakers, major drug or weapon traffickers, pronographers,sex offenders, armed bank robbers, offenders of high notoriety, or cases similar nature.'

This basically means I can't travel out of Birmingham or Montgomery without a lot of red tape, and long delays. For example, to travel in some places requires at least 30 days advance approval.

Why now after my trip to the House Judiciary Committee, my appearance on 60 MINUTES, Tavis Smiley and on the MSNBC-Dan Abrams Show ?????"

THOM HARTMANN INTERVIEW WITH SIEGELMAN FROM TODAY (APRIL 29) HERE:

"What a great and important interview! I tried to attach it, but the file is too big to send. You can download it from the site below. It's from 4/29/08 -- Hour 2. Thom did the entire hour with Governor Siegelman. WTG!" - From: MARILYN NOYES

http://www.620kpoj.com/cc-common/podcast/single_podcast.html?podcast=hartmann_nationwide.xml

[suffragette]

1. Innocent man = special offender

in Bush/Cheney/Rove world.

And in the meantime, those criminals go around free.

:grr:

[guyanakoolaid]

2. I don't know the law well enough, could they prevent him from testifying in DC?

Surely not if there was a Congressional subpoena.

[RC]

4. In this day and age of Teleconferences and satellite links?

He can testify by remote control.

[Judi Lynn]

7. The next step could be to send a committee to Alabama to interview him, or to take his testimony

live through a video hook-up. Would either of those ideas be possible?

If they decided to follow another route, no doubt we would see he's been assassinated, however.

[alfredo]

17. Maybe they will muzzle him next.

[santamargarita]

3. He's a political prisoner you Goddamn Republican Fucks!

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[bluesmail]

5. KKKRove

He's fighting back and it isn't going to be a fair fight.

[onehandle]

6. He talked about this today on Thom Hartmann. He has to apply 30 days in advance.

30 days. He also seemed pretty confident that Rove will be destroyed by this case.

I can live with that.

[Bush_MUST_Go]

8. Hopefully he has everything written down & in a safe deposit box.

[Hissyspit]

9. Have added interview link to OP.

[Pastiche423]

10. And rove knows that

That's why he is still after Governor Don.

It is my biggest hope that Governor Don is the one that takes turd blossom down.

[rhett o rick]

12. PLEASE DON'T TOY WITH ME " Rove will be destroyed by this case

If he goes to prison I will have to start believing in God again. I did until I was 7.

[Pastiche423]

11. Found it!

On edit: The Don Siegelman interview is on hour two.

[MikeNearMcChord]

13. In the land of Great Comrade BOOOSH!!!

Citizen Siegelman is an enemy of the people! He slandered the Great Republican(rich)Peoples Soviet, by saying that they stole his election that was (ahem)RIGHTLY(wink wink)won by the (rich)Peoples Heroic Republican Soviet Candidate. Citizen Siegelman will pervert the clean minds of the people with his vile slander of Dear Comrade Rove and the heroic (rich) peoples attorneys of the great Republican Christian Corporate (rich)Peoples Republic of America!

[Stinky The Clown]

14. I. Fucking. Hate. Repubicans.

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[live love laugh]

16. ditto, nt

[defendandprotect]

15. And Scooter Libby has been pardoned . . . !!!

[lala_rawraw]

18. he is making too much noise

and wittle Karl don't like it. he wants him out of circulation me thinks.

[Hissyspit]

19. .

:hi:

[Hissyspit]

20. kick n/t

[indepat]

21. The corruption/politicization of the Federal apparatus is ubiquitous

:scared: :cry: :mad:

[trof]

22. Here is Special Offender guideline that 'applies':

Apparently this is the section of the 'Special Offenders' guidelines that 'they' are saying Siegelman falls under:
a.. PUBLIC CORRUPTIONS/NOTORIOUS OFFENDER
1.. Persons in public service, either elected or appointed, whose offense is both substantial in scope or impact on the community, involves a violation of trust or a misuse of authority.
2.. Persons who have a high degree of recognition in the community.
http://www.prp.uscourts.gov/uspopt/po_Special_Off.aspx

Personally, I think it's a stretch.

[lifesbeautifulmagic]

23. thanks for doing this

yes it is a stretch, its seems very discretionary on how/who it is applied.

[nichomachus]

24. Welcome to the USSR version 2.0