CLINTON CONVICTS LIST (3RD EDITION)
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March 26, 1998 A WHITEWATER RESEARCHER
Below is my updated list ofÿ Clinton-related friends, colleagues, associates, and related business entities, who have been convicted of crimes, updated through March 26, 1998.ÿ Thirty-eight names, and counting!ÿ The format of the list is that the names are allocated to the various investigative categories, with each individual/entity named and accompanied by a brief description of the relevant crime(s) and a source of the information.ÿ I would like to update this list on an ongoing basis, further detailing precise charges, number of counts, punishment ordered and served, and sources.
For the Third Edition, we have added the names of Clinton Housing Secretary Henry Cisnero's mistress, Linda Jones, and those of her sister and brother-in-law, Patsy Jo Wooten and Allen Wooten. Jones was sentenced yesterday to three and one half years in prison after pleading guilty to at least four federal felonies. The Wootens have pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy each. Cisneros paid hush money to Jones for years, and then allegedly lied about it to the FBI during his cabinet background check. According to media reports, Clinton was well aware of Cisneros's mistress problem before appointing him as Housing secretary, and may have encouraged Cisneros to lie about it. The Wootens participated in financial fraud with Jones to conceal payments from Cisneros. Jones and the Wootens inaugurate the Cisneros category of the Clinton Convicts List.
I am sure my list is not complete. I thought long and hard about several names I ultimately excluded, or did not have enough information about. For example, Hillary Clinton's commodity broker, Red Bone. Bone was penalized by both the Commodity Futures Trading Commission and the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, but I do not know if he was actually convicted of crimes.
Please enter your additions, corrections, and clarifications to the list on the reply string below. I hope to update and re-post this list, perhaps every month or so. I think the list will grow as time goes on.
Here is my updated Clinton Convicts List as of today:
VARIOUS ARKANSAS:
1)ÿ Roger Clinton:ÿ Bill Clinton brother; drug trafficking conviction (Wall Street Journal "The Foster Test" January 14, 1994)
2)ÿ Dan Lasater:ÿ governor Bill Clinton contributor and state contractor: drug trafficking convictionÿ (Wall Street Journal "The Foster Test" January 14, 1994)
3) Dan Harmon:ÿ Arkansas Seventh Judicial District prosecuting attorney and Bill Clinton friend and political ally:ÿÿ five federal racketeering, extortion, and drug distribution convictions (Wall Street Journal "Arkansas Justice"ÿ June 13, 1997)
4) Bill McCuen:ÿ Bill Clinton political ally:ÿ former Arkansas Secretary of State; bribery, tax evasion, kickbacks convictions (Wall Street Journal: Whitewater: "The Prosecution Rests" May 7, 1996)
WHITEWATER:
5)ÿ Webster Hubbell:ÿ Bill Clinton friend and political ally; Hillary Clinton Rose Law Firm partner:ÿ embezzlement; fraud; two felony convictions (Wall Street Journal "Whither Whitewater?" October 18, 1995)
6)ÿ Jim Guy Tucker:ÿ fraud; three felony convictions (Wall Street Journal "Second-Term Stall"ÿ February 11, 1997; Associated Press "Tucker Pleads Guilty to Cable Fraud" February 20, 1998)
7)ÿÿ William J. Marks Sr.:ÿ Jim Guy Tucker business partner; one conspiracy conviction (Associated Press "Whitewater Defendant Pleads Guilty" August 28, 1997)
8)ÿ Jim McDougal:ÿ Bill and Hillary Clinton friend, banker, and political ally:ÿ eighteen felony convictions (Wall Street Journal "Immunize Hale" May 29, 1996)
9)ÿ Susan McDougal:ÿ Bill and Hillary Clinton friend; former wife of Jim McDougal:ÿ fourÿ felony convictions (Wall Street Journal "Immunize Hale" May 29, 1996)
10)ÿ David Hale:ÿ Bill and Hillary Clinton friend, banker, and political ally:ÿ two felony convictions of conspiracy and mail fraud (Wall Street Journal "The Arkansas Machine Strikes Back" March 19, 1996)
11)ÿ Chris Wade:ÿ Whitewater real estate broker; two felonyÿ convictions (Wall Street Journal "Hard Evidence From a Federal Investigator"ÿ August 10, 1995)
12)ÿ Stephen Smith:ÿ former Governor Clinton aide; one conviction (Wall Street Journal "Hard Evidence From a Federal Investigator" August 10, 1995)
13)ÿ Larry Kuca:ÿ Madison real estate agent; fraudulent loans (Wall Steet Journal "Hard Evidence From a Federal Investigator" August 10, 1995)
14)ÿ Robert Palmer:ÿ Madison appraiser; one conspiracy felony conviction (Wall Street Journal "Hale Predicts Hillary Conviction" October 21, 1996)
15)ÿ Neal Ainley:ÿ Perry County Bank president; embezzled bank funds for Clinton campaign; two misdemeanor convictions (Wall Street Journal "Arkansas Bank Shot" May 4, 1995)
16)ÿ John Latham:ÿ Madison Bank CEO; bank fraud conviction (Wall Street Journal "Smoke Without Fire" January 12, 1996)
17) John Haley: attorney for Jim Guy Tucker; misdemeanor guilty plea; tax fraud (Associated Press "Tucker Pleads Guilty to Cable Fraud" February 20, 1998)
ESPY:
18)ÿ Tyson Foods:ÿ guilty plea;ÿ $6 million federal court fines and investigative costs (Washington Post "Tyson Foods Admits Illegal Gifts to Espy" December 30, 1997)
19)ÿ Sun-Diamond Growers:ÿ $1.5 million fine for illegal campaign contributions to Espy's brother (Associated Press "A Look at Mike Espy Investigation" August 27, 1997)
20)ÿ Richard Douglas:ÿ former Sun-Diamond Growers official; several bribery convictions and guilty pleas(Washington Post "Tyson Foods Admits Illegal Gifts to Espy" December 30, 1997; Associated Press: "Lobbyist Pleads Guilty in Espy Case" March 17, 1998)
21)ÿ James H. Lake:ÿ Sun-Diamond Growers lobbyist; three convictions regarding illegal campaign contributions to Espy's brother (Associated Press "A Look at Mike Espy Investigation" August 27, 1997)
22)ÿ Ron Blackley:ÿ Espy's chief of staff:ÿ financial fraud conviction; twenty-seven month prison sentence (Washington Post "Tyson Foods Admits Illegal Gifts to Espy" December 30, 1997; Associated Press: "Judge Sentences Espy Aide to Jail" March 18, 1998)
23)ÿ Smith Barney:ÿ improper payments to Espy; $1 million-plus fine (Associated Press: "A Look at Mike Espy Investigation" August 27, 1997)
24)ÿ Crop Growers Corporation:ÿ $2 million fine for money laundering to Henry Espy's campaign (Associated Press: "A Look at Mike Espy Investigation" August 27, 1997)
25)ÿÿ Brook Keith Mitchell Sr. (with his company Five M Farming Enterprises: four counts) for fraud (Associated Press:ÿ "A Look at Mike Espy Investigation" August 27, 1997)
26)ÿÿ Five M Farming Enterprises (with owner Brook Keith Mitchell:ÿ four counts) for fraud (Associated Press:ÿ "A Look at Mike Espy Investigation" August 27, 1997)
27)ÿ John J. Hemmingson, former head of Crop Growers Corporation:ÿ three counts relating to illegal campaign contributions to Henry Espy (Associated Press:ÿ "A Look at Mike Espy Investigation" August 27, 1997)
28)ÿ Alvarez T. Ferrouillet, Jr., Louisiana lawyer and Henry Espy campaign finance head:ÿ ten count conviction (Associated Press:ÿ "A Look at Mike Espy Investigation" August 27, 1997)
29)ÿ Municipal Healthcare Cooperative:ÿ Ferrouillet-related company; perjury, bank fraud, money laundering convictions (Washington Post:ÿ "Tyson Foods Admits Illegal Gifts to Espy" December 30, 1997)
30)ÿ Ferrouillet & Ferrouillet:ÿ Ferrouillet-related company; perjury, bank fraud, money laundering convictions (Washington Post:ÿ "Tyson Foods Admits Illegal Gifts to Espy" December 30, 1997)
CAMPAIGN FINANCE:
31) Michael Brown (Ron Brown's son):ÿ money laundering; misdemeanor conviction (Los Angeles Times, "Ron Brown's Son Pleads Guilty to Illegal Donation" August 29, 1997)
32)ÿ Eugene Lum:ÿ Clinton/Gore campaign contributor and colleague; felony conviction; money laundering (Los Angeles Times, "First Fund-Raising Sentences Meted Out" September 10, 1997)
33)ÿ Nora Lum:ÿ Clinton/Gore campaign contributor and colleague; felony conviction; money laundering (Los Angeles Times, "First Fund-Raising Sentences Meted Out" September 10, 1997)
34) Johnny Chung: Clinton/Gore campaign contributor and colleague; many visits to Clinton White House and Oval Office with mainland Chinese associates; several illegal campaign contributions, money laundering, tax fraud, and bank fraud guilty pleas (Associated Press: "Democrat Fund-Raiser Pleads Guilty" March 17, 1998)
35) Roger Tamraz: Clinton/Gore campaign contributor and colleague; many visits to Clinton White House and Oval Office; fugitive from Lebanon embezzlement convictions; target of French government financial investigation; BCCI connections (The Wall Street Journal: "Integrity of the Institutions" March 20, 1997, et. al.)
CISNEROS:
36) Linda Jones: Henry Cisneros mistress; conspiracy, bank fraud, money laundering, and obstruction of justice federal felony guilty pleas; sentenced to three and one-half years in prison (Associated Press: "Cisneros Ex-Mistress Sentenced" March 25, 1998)
37) Patsy Jo Wooten: Linda Jones sister; one conspiracy guilty plea (Associated Press: "Cisneros Ex-Mistress Sentenced" March 25, 1998)
38) Allen Wooten: Linda Jones brother-in-law; one conspiracy guilty plea (Associated Press: "Cisneros Ex-Mistress Sentenced" March 25, 1998)
There are, of course, manyÿ more indictments, trials, and convictions likely in all of the Whitewater, Espy, Campaign Finance, and Cisneros investigations (e.g., Espy:ÿ former Clinton Agriculture Secretary Mike Espy; Tyson Foods chief lobbyist Jack Williams, Tyson Foods corporate spokesman Archie Schaefer; Campaign Finance: Clinton/Gore fundraisers/colleagues Charlie Trie and Maria Hsia; Ron Brown business partner/mistress Nolanda Hill; Cisneros: former Clinton Housing Secretary Henry Cisneros).
We will probably also have to add a Clinton Sex Crimes category.ÿ |
