Arizona Rep. Rick Renzi Indicted for Fraud and Other Charges

[kpete]

Arizona Rep. Rick Renzi Indicted for Fraud and Other Charges
Published 1, February 22, 2008 Congress , Criminal law , Justice , Politics

GOP Rep. Rick Renzi (Ariz.) has been indicted on charges of fraud in questionable land deals as well as money laundering. The former member of the House Intelligence Committee faces a very stiff challenge given the specificity of this indictment.

Renzi faces charges oof conspiracy, wire fraud, money laundering, concealment of money laundering, transactions with criminally derived funds, extortion, insurance fraud and criminal forfeiture.

It was well-known that these charges were coming.

Also named in the indictment is business associate James Sandlin and a Maryland attorney named Andrew Beardall. Renzi’s father who died last year was also involved in the questionable dealings.

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The prosecutors threw the book at him with charges ranging from conspiracy to insurance fraud. For a copy of the indictment, click here

more at:
http://jonathanturley.org/2008/02/22/arizona-rep-rick-renzi-indicted-for-fraud-and-other-charges/

[ayeshahaqqiqa]

1. Why am I not surprised

there is an (R) after his name?

[kestrel91316]

2. Where's that list again? You know, that VERY VERY VERY long

list of Republican criminals???

[Alexander]

3. Good. We can't get rid of this jerk soon enough.

I wonder who will replace him.