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To: gao seng who wrote (215742)	1/8/2002 1:54:19 PM
From: Lazarus_Long	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 769670

But once convicted, the prisoner has no rights, IMO. A bit more than that. The Constitution prohibits "cruel and unusual punishment". You can't be tortured to death. As punishment for the taking of an innocent child's life, Jeanbeaucejour received a measly six-year sentence. WHAT???? How about a death penalty??? A panel of three board members concluded that Jeanbeaucejour's crime "does not constitute a crime of violence" and is not an aggravated felony subject to deportation guidelines. "does not constitute a crime of violence". Just what was it then? "not an aggravated felony". SAY WHAT??? Espenoza's left-wing roots are so deeply ingrained, Lumpkin reports, that she named her son after the violent Marxist guerilla Che Guevara. And there's someone else who needs to be deported.

To: gao seng who wrote (215742)	1/8/2002 2:42:29 PM
From: gao seng	Respond to of 769670

Investigation into Clinton pardons on the "front burner," attorney says By ROBERT GEARTY AND GREG B. SMITH NEW YORK DAILY NEWS NEW YORK - A federal probe of ex-President Bill Clinton's pardons, stalled by the Sept. 11 attacks, has been restarted and is on the "front burner," outgoing U.S. Attorney Mary Jo White said Monday. In the past three weeks, grand juries in Manhattan and Westchester County - shut down after the Sept. 11 attacks - restarted their engines, sources said. The renewed activity came nearly one year after Clinton granted dozens of pardons and trimmed several jail terms during his last hours in office Jan. 20, 2001. White, whose last day in office was Monday, said only that the pardon investigations are "front burner." Her successor, James Comey, declined to comment. In White Plains, a federal grand jury has zeroed in on allegations that the Clintons swapped clemency for convicted leaders of New Square, Rockland County, to win votes for Hillary Clinton's Senate campaign. Four New Square men were convicted of massive government fraud, but Bill Clinton reduced their prison sentences by several years. Sen. Clinton has said she can't recall hearing about the clemency request until after the election, when New Square voted for her 1,400 to 12. She and her husband discussed the matter during a private meeting at the White House with New Square's leaders a few weeks after the election. Prosecutors have found a witness who says the senator was present during discussions of clemency before the election, sources familiar with the investigation said. During the week of Dec. 10, prosecutors subpoenaed witnesses to try and corroborate that charge. The witnesses were asked what was said at a preelection meeting, who was present and where everyone sat, the source said. David Kendall, a lawyer for the Clintons, declined to comment Monday on the new grand jury activity. Meanwhile, a federal grand jury in Manhattan was expected to get a trove of internal legal documents related to the pardon request of billionaire Marc Rich. Rich fled to Switzerland in 1983 after learning he was about to be charged with massive tax fraud. He also was charged with illegally trading with Iran during the 1970s hostage crisis. His ex-wife, Denise, contributed more than $1 million to Democratic causes and the Clinton library. Prosecutors have granted her immunity, and she has testified numerous times before a grand jury, which wants to know whether the money originally came from Marc Rich. In March, federal prosecutors demanded that five of his lawyers turn over reams of internal legal documents related to the pardon request. The lawyers balked, arguing the documents were protected by lawyer-client privilege. But on Dec. 13, Manhattan Federal Judge Denny Chin ruled that they were not protected. Rich's lawyers are contemplating an appeal. But prosecutors believe Chin's ruling means the documents will be turned over in the coming weeks. As White put it, "The recent ruling should yield us additional significant information." charlotte.com