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To: THE WATSONYOUTH who wrote (776817)	3/27/2014 8:25:38 AM
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“Well-Liked” Illinois Democrat Busted in Child Porn Sting – WORK Computers Confiscated Posted by Jim Hoft on Wednesday, March 26, 2014, 1:37 PM Former Rep. Keith Farnham, 66, announced his resignation Wednesday, one day after he won the Democratic primary, running unopposed. (E. Jason Wambsgans, Chicago Tribune) Federal officials seized the computers of “well-liked” Democratic Rep. Keith Farnham. The Elgin Democrat resigned earlier Wednesday before the bust. Officials are looking at his WORK computers. The Chicago Tribune reported: Reports that federal agents were looking for evidence of child pornography when they seized computers from the Elgin district office of former state Rep. Keith Farnham shocked local officials who said the lawmaker was well-liked and active in the community. “I couldn’t even fathom it. I was stunned,” said former Elgin Mayor Ed Schock, adding that Farnham always worked on the city’s behalf.

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CA Democrat's Alleged Arms Trafficking Scheme Linked to Islamist Rebels The 137-page, FBI-sworn affidavit against California State Sen. Leland Yee, a Democrat who is also running for Secretary of State, and over two dozen other individuals reads like a crime thriller. Beyond the widely reported stories of alleged wire fraud, money laundering, corruption, and bribery, the affidavit contains tales of alleged murder-for-hire plots involving a political consultant close to Yee, as well as large international weapons trafficking operations