It takes considerable political skill for a U.S. senator to win a presidential pardon for a friend without the traditional review by the Justice Department. Sen. Christopher Dodd moved the furtive levers of power in 2001 for Edward R. Downe, convicted of tax and securities fraud eight years before. A man will do a lot for a former real estate partner.
A presidential pardon is a rare possession, especially when the man pardoned, Downe, still owed millions to the Securities and Exchange Commission for his violations.
Rarer still, however, is the real estate developer, like Kessinger, who appears to have left hundreds of thousands of dollars in appreciated value on the table for his minority-share partner. Dodd appears to have latched onto one — and, on paper, has turned a profit like the Wall Street pirates he once loved but now disdains.
Read the whole thing. It explains how a guy like Dodd can get rich by doing favors for his wealthy, criminal friends. A Republican doing this would go to jail. A Democrat is just doing the people's business.
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chris dodd should have been 'fired' a long time ago. he fought bush on oversight & stronger bank regulation. he does not have the greater american interest at heart. please, let's continue to expose these 'fake' politicians. please go to edagener.blogspot.com this is knowitall from the truthis right. thank you!
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