2nd Highest Ranking State Dem in Cali Busted on Gun Charges That He Helped Write
Home - by BigFurHat - March 26, 2014 - 19:35 America/New_York - 29 Comments
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A California state senator who authored gun control legislation asked for campaign donations in exchange for introducing an undercover FBI agent to an arms trafficker, according to court documents unsealed Wednesday.
The allegations against State Sen. Leland Yee were outlined in an FBI affidavit in support of a criminal complaint. The affidavit accuses Yee of conspiracy to deal firearms without a license and to illegally import firearms.
Yee is also accused of accepting tens of thousands of dollars in campaign contributions and cash payments to provide introductions, help a client get a contract and influence legislation.
Yee discussed helping the agent get weapons worth $500,000 to $2.5 million, including shoulder fired automatic weapons and missiles, and took him through the entire process of getting them from a Muslim separatist group in the Philippines to the United States, according to the affidavit by FBI Special Agent Emmanuel V. Pascua.
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Third Twin -
I just dropped a Leland Yee story in the Bullpen. I think it’s Holder paying him back. What a difference a week makes…
http://article.wn.com/view/2014/03/17/Leland_Yee_joins_effort_to_stop_affirmative_action_measure/
Read more at http://iowntheworld.com/blog/?p=230117#QMoljrUtCRctJMUK.99
California State Sen. Yee's Arrest Partner
Lee Cary
On March 26, California State Senator was arrested by the FBI. CBS San Francisco reported:
SAN FRANCISCO (KPIX 5) — State Senator Leland Yee, one of the most powerful Democratic politicians in California, was arrested Wednesday morning in a major series of federal raids in the Bay Area and Sacramento targeting corruption and gang activity.
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Also arrested in the raid was Raymond “Shrimp Boy” Chow, a former Chinatown gangster who currently heads the Ghee Kung Tong masonic organization in San Francisco commonly referred to as the Chinese Freemasons.
BOOM! Anti-Gun Democrat Arrested for Trafficking GunsPosted by Jim Hoft on Wednesday, March 26, 2014, 9:15 PM
Anti-gun Democrat Senator Leland Lee was indicted today on arms trafficking and public corruption.
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Senator Yee had made repeated attempts to outlaw popular semi-automatic rifles, and his most recent effort, SB 374, was vetoed by Governor Jerry Brown last year. Yee had vowed to reintroduce the legislation again in 2014, but will likely be more concerned about finding a good defense lawyer instead.
The LA Times reported:
Federal prosecutors unsealed an indictment against state Sen. Leland Yee in court Wednesday, accusing him of conspiring to commit wire fraud and traffic firearms.
In all, 26 people, including former school board president Keith Jackson, were indicted on charges related to an extensive crime ring headed by well-known Chinatown figure Raymond Chow, who was also arrested and charged Wednesday.
The indictment alleges Yee and Jackson defrauded “citizens of honest services” and were involved in a scheme to traffic firearms in exchange for thousands in campaign donations to the senator.
Federal prosecutors also allege Yee agreed to perform official acts in exchange for the money, including one instance in which he introduced a businessman to state legislators who had significant influence over pending medical marijuana legislation. In exchange, the businessman — who was actually an undercover FBI agent — agreed to donate thousands to Yee’s campaign fund, according to the indictment.
The indictment also describes an August 2013 exchange in which Jackson told an undercover officer that Yee had an arms trafficking contact. Jackson allegedly said Yee could facilitate a meeting for a donation.
Chow, who has been connected over the years to the criminal gang Wo Hop To and is known as “Shrimp Boy,” was indicted for money laundering, conspiracy to receive and transport stolen property, and conspiracy to traffic contraband cigarettes.
The indictment was unsealed in federal court in downtown San Francisco after FBI and other law enforcement officials carried out multiple raids early Wednesday. FBI agents also searched Yee’s Sacramento office Wednesday…
…In 2006, Yee was named to the Gun Violence Prevention Honor Roll by the Brady Campaign for his efforts that included co-authoring a first-in-the-nation bill to require new semiautomatic handguns be equipped with ballistics identification technology known as micro-stamping.
Raymond “Shrimpboy” Chow, an associate of democratic donor and Clinton supporter Norman Hsu, says he turned his life around after his bust for running a child prostitution ring and dealing heroin earlier in his career.
Raymond “Shrimpboy” Chow, who was indicted on racketeering charges in 1992, shows the certificate that was awarded by San Francisco city Supervisor Fiona Ma. He was given the award by the city of San Francisco in 2006. ( SFGATE)
http://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2014/03/you-just-cant-make-this-up-anti-gun-democrat-arrested-for-trafficking-guns/
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