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formercia Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Sep-24-08 06:13 AM
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Has John McCain sold out to foreign interests and criminals?
As reported earlier by underpants, John McCain was seen boarding the yacht of Rafaello Folliari, a convicted felon and foreign businessman.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=132&topic_id=7134837&mesg_id=7134837

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB122106170549019693.html?mod=%20googlenews_wsj

Raffaello Follieri, the 30-year-old Italian who used his purported ties with the Vatican to win entry into the inner circles of billionaire businessmen and top politicians, including former President Bill Clinton, pleaded guilty to conspiracy, fraud and money laundering in connection with his business of buying property from the Catholic Church.

Mr. Follieri, who not long ago was sharing a $37,000-a-month Manhattan penthouse with his then-girlfriend, actress Anne Hathaway, now faces 51 to 63 months in a U.S. federal prison under sentencing guidelines.


At federal court in Manhattan Wednesday, he pleaded guilty as part of an arrangement with federal prosecutors to 14 criminal counts and agreed to forfeit $2.44 million. In addition, he agreed to forfeit many of the trappings of his former lifestyle, including more than a dozen watches bearing brands such as Rolex, a pearl necklace and a jewel-encrusted cross.

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Did John McCain accept any gifts or cash in exchange for future favors?
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NotThisTime Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Sep-24-08 06:25 AM
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1. Is this a rhetorical question?
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formercia Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Sep-24-08 06:36 AM
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2. Folliari may be hoping for a pardon in the future.
I just asked the question.
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Jeff In Milwaukee Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Sep-24-08 07:18 AM
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3. Was YOUR question a rhetorical question?
We could keep this up indefinitely...
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