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Politics : PRESIDENT GEORGE W. BUSH -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Mr. Palau who wrote (130725)	3/8/2001 11:53:28 AM
From: Zoltan!	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 769667

Looks like Bush's pardons are all defensible, unlike Clinton's. Appears the guy served his time and showed remorse. The Bush41 Library funding is open to all - no wonder corrupt Clinton is fighting to keep his slush fund secret. New scandal: Clinton commuted sentence of big Dem crook that stole MILLIONS from the poor and the US. Least Rev. Jackson gave her a job in his refuge for criminals that Clinton let loose: Prosecutors say Clinton on his own in Rivers deal By Jerry Seper THE WASHINGTON TIMES March 8, 2001 Federal prosecutors say President Clinton, under fire for his last-minute clemency orders, ignored them in commuting the prison sentence of a top Democratic Party loyalist who stole millions of dollars from the homeless, handicapped children and pregnant teens. "We were never asked for any input, and so we provided none. We were not aware that this was being considered," said Randy Sanborn, spokesman for U.S. Attorney James B. Burns in Chicago. Mr. Sanborn declined to elaborate, but attorneys close to the 1997 prosecution of Dorothy Rivers, former executive director of the nonprofit Chicago Mental Health Foundation and a top official of the Rev. Jesse Jackson's Rainbow/ PUSH Coalition, said prosecutors were "blindsided" by the Jan. 20 commutation and "outraged" they were never contacted. They questioned whether the commutation had more to do with Mrs. Rivers' ties to the Democratic Party and prominent party officials than to the merits of the case. Her clemency request was not reviewed by the Justice Department, but instead went directly to the White House... washtimes.com ...Mrs. Rivers pleaded guilty to stealing $1.2 million in government grants following a 40-count indictment on charges of fraud, theft, tax evasion, obstruction and making false statements. She used the money to buy, among other things, a $35,000 fur coat, expensive gifts, clothes for a live-in boyfriend, landscaping, a record company and a Mercedes-Benz for her son. She also admitted using the cash to hire a chauffeur to regularly take her to upscale stores and trendy boutiques, and to throw extravagant parties, which she charged off as consulting fees. At one party, she used grant money for a 6-foot bubbling champagne glass. Mrs. Rivers also acknowledged using government funds for political donations and to make mortgage payments on her six-unit Chicago apartment and a lakefront home in Michigan. "She never showed any remorse. In fact, she never actually admitted her guilt and even said in court she never intended to plead guilty. She was not an appropriate candidate for clemency, and there is no good reason why she got it," said one lawyer, noting the evidence clearly showed she stole millions of taxpayer dollars from the needy for her personal use....