This Fitzgerald case began with 1 indictment. 66 indicted people later...

[NNN0LHI]

http://www.nbc5.com/news/2710256/detail.html

Feds Charge Former Gov. George Ryan

Ryan's Attorney Prepared To Mount 'Aggressive Defense'

POSTED: 6:25 a.m. CST December 17, 2003
UPDATED: 8:25 a.m. CST December 18, 2003

CHICAGO -- Former Illinois Gov. George Ryan was charged in a federal racketeering indictment Wednesday with taking payoffs, gifts and vacations in return for government contracts and leases while he was secretary of state. snip

Ryan became the 66th person charged in the investigation; 59 people and his campaign committee have been convicted so far.

For his part, Ryan has steadfastly denied any wrongdoing, claiming he had no knowledge of the license-for-bribes scandal that occurred while he was Illinois secretary of state.

"Was I involved in selling driver's licenses to people illegally? Hell, no, I wasn't," Ryan said previously, when asked about the scandal. "I didn't have anything to do with it. Would I tolerate it? Hell, no." snip

The scandal dates back to 1998, according to NBC5's Dick Kay, when dozens of midlevel state employees were accused of selling licenses for bribes.

[Pacifist Patriot]

1. Every journey of a mile starts with a single step.

[emulatorloo]

2. kicking and nominating n/t

[converted_democrat]

3. Thank you for posting this!! K&R n/t

[never cry wolf]

4. K & N, good to keep in mind........n/t

[MadAsHellNewYorker]

5. rec!

:kick:

[Initech]

6. Ha ha, it looks like the GOP is going down in flames!

:woohoo: :woohoo:

*rides bomb like at the end of Dr. Strangelove*

[DemReadingDU]

7. recommended, for the future

[Halliburton]

8. tell that to Ishikoff and Brokaw

they say this is "the end of it" judging by Fitzgerald's body language.

:cry:

[Spazito]

17. LOL, I can just imagine what Jon Daily is going to do with that bit

of nonsense! It is hilarious, I am so glad those two have become experts at body language, roflmao.

[babylonsister]

9. Thanks for this-WONDERFUL news! nt

[lostnfound]

13. Note the date was 2003 -- Gov Ryan case not news. nt

[babylonsister]

15. I realize that, but correlated that trial to these indictments;

there could be many people going down in the days to come. It gives me hope!:)

[lostnfound]

16. oops! I see what you mean! nt

[Walt Starr]

10. That's why I was so pleased about today

I watched the entire case unfold here. It was brutal for Ryan and brought down the entire IL GOP.

Dems need to focus on the Congressional and Senate races n ext year. Every last seat in the House is up for grabs and not a single GOP seat should be considered "safe" in light of these developments.

We take back the House and we take down this president, and the Veep!

That means President Nacy Pelosi in '07 and she could serve two more full terms after that!

[liberalla]

11. President Pelosi!

I like that!

NNN0LHI - Thanks for posting this article!

I have to think there's more indictments/charges to come!

[mopinko]

12. i'll be happy when ryan is indicted for the deaths of the willis kids

6 kids who burned to death, in front of their parents, because of one on those unqualified drivers. but i'll be happy enough when ryan rots in jail.
fitz is da man.

[crispini]

14. Heh. Check out this tidbit.

"Federal investigators have linked a politician known as 'Official A' to the case," Kay said. "NBC5 has identified that unnamed official as George Ryan."

Guess they've used "Official A" before, hm?

[Spazito]

18. Very interesting! Thanks for posting this! n/t

[WA98296]

19. Ryan, Another RepubliCon

[Tatiana]

20. Thank you!

Gov. Ryan didn't get indicted until more than FOUR YEARS LATER. FOUR YEARS of indicting so-called "small fish" and getting them to turn on each other and their patrons until enough evidence was gained to indict Ryan.

PATIENCE folks!

[NNN0LHI]

21. And no one, not even me thought he would ever get Ryan n/t

[yowzayowzayowza]

22. Unless Fitz can nail * directly...

I don't think the leak cases will go down in the same way:
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=104x5216237

[BamaBecky]

23. Awsome and a peek into "what's to come" n/t

[elehhhhna]

24. KICK TO THE TOP!!!!!