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Judi Lynn Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Nov-27-08 06:21 AM
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How can we miss you if you won't go away? Right-wing lunatic Cuban "exile," Frank Calzone
"throws a hissy fit" on Miami tv, storms off, while Democrat Joe Garcia "has speaks" with him.

http://www.dailykos.com/story/2008/7/23/12101/4253

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His former employee, Felipe Sixto's in hot water:
Ex-Bush aide charged with theft from Cuba group
By MICHAEL J. SNIFFEN – 1 day ago

WASHINGTON (AP) — A former aide to President Bush has been charged with theft from a government-funded center that promotes democracy in Cuba.

The single count of theft of $5,000 or more from a federally aided program was filed in U.S. District Court here last Thursday against Felipe E. Sixto, who resigned on March 28 from his job as special assistant to President George W. Bush for intergovernmental affairs.

The charge was filed as a criminal information, which means Sixto waived his right to have a grand jury decide if the government has enough evidence to charge him and usually also means the defendant intends to plead guilty as part of an agreement with prosecutors.

No date has been set for Sixto to appear before U.S. District Judge Reggie Walton.

Sixto's attorney, Kathleen E. Voelker, did not immediately return messages seeking comment on the case.

When Sixto resigned from the White House staff last spring, White House spokesman Scott Stanzel said Sixto had stepped forward March 20 to reveal his alleged wrongdoing and resign. Stanzel said Sixto took that step after learning that his former employer, the Center for a Free Cuba, was prepared to begin legal action against him.

The nonprofit center has received grants from the U.S. Agency for International Development, and Stanzel said, "Mr. Sixto allegedly had a conflict of interest with the use of USAID funds." Stanzel added that he did not know how much money was involved or the particulars of the allegations.
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EFerrari Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Nov-27-08 11:27 PM
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1. Happy Thanksgiving, Judi Lynn. I didn't know you were a Dan Hicks fan.
But, I should have known.

Thank you for everything.

:)
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Billy Burnett Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Nov-28-08 12:51 PM
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2. If anyone is familiar with US taxpayer funded exile corruption it's Joe Garcia.
He was neck deep in it while an executive of the CANF.

Great video. SOP for the intransigent exile "leadership".


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