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Politics : Clinton's Scandals: Is this corruption the worst ever? -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Who, me? who wrote (8847)	11/7/1998 11:30:00 PM
From: Axxel	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 13994

It doesn't matter crap except to you...keep thinking that way and you will be the proud owners of the Republican Party and a voice about as strong as the 12% you represent. From my point of view, I HOPE YOU NEVER CHANGE! Keep up the good work.

To: Who, me? who wrote (8847)	11/8/1998 10:51:00 AM
From: Catfish	Respond to of 13994

THE ARKANSAS MOB By: Bob Momenteller Bill Clinton's mob ties can be traced back to his boy hood in the 1950's and early 1960's. His uncle Raymond Clinton played a key role in boy Clinton's life. His Uncle ran a store front dealership in Hot Springs, Arkansas, where Clinton spent hours hanging around with the big boys. Behind the facade was a thriving full fledge gambling operation, complete with slot machines. Hot Springs became a resort Mecca for many mob leaders at the time, including Al Capone. Gambling in Bill Clinton's hometown had flourished openly for decades because of the corruption of the local political establishment and the complicity of the state police. Uncle Raymond's operation was backed by the Marcello Mafia crime syndicate out of New Orleans. In 1974, Clinton's first bid for public office, Raymond Clinton's $10,000 dollar loan from the Dixie Mafia kept Clinton on the campaign road. Raymond's drinking buddy, druggist and backroom gambling operator, Gabe Crawford, gives Clinton use of his private plane. In 1982 when Bill Clinton starts serving his second term as Governor, a DEA report uncovered by Evans-Pritchard will cite an informant claiming that a key Arkansas figure and backer of Clinton "smuggles cocaine from Colombia, South America, inside race horses to Hot Springs." At the same time that the Lippo Group came to Arkansas, the Dixie Mafia realized the potential of the Banana Republic and it's complacent director, Bill Clinton. The year was 1984 and the money really started pouring in from the mob. East and West coast crime bosses looked at Arkansas as a haven for gambling and dog tracks. Drugs and drug smuggling was rampant with dirty politicians at every level taking handouts. Bill Clinton's ties to organized crime were well known, giving the most ardent crook a virtual license for staking his claim. Clinton's half brother, Roger Clinton had developed a four-gram a day cocaine habit, getting his stuff from New York and Medellin suppliers. Long time friend of Bill Clinton's and mob money launderer, Dan Lasater, was arrested along with Roger for cocaine distribution. A recording of Roger Clinton during a Hot Springs police department cocaine sting, hears Roger saying, "Got to get some for my brother. He's got a nose like a vacuum cleaner." According to some witnesses, Lasater also had a back door pass to the governor's mansion. One state trooper reported taking Clinton to Lasater's office regularly and waiting forty-five minutes or an hour for him to come out. Finally, Mob figure Dan Lasater decides to buy a ski resort in New Mexico. The $20 million investment is used with Clinton's name in order to promote it. Bill gave Lasater permission. A US Customs investigative report that surfaced later, would show that the resort was being used for drug operations and money laundering. Lasater also attempted to buy a 24,000 acre ranch in Belize. Negotiations were helped along by Lasater's aide Patsy Thomasson. Thomasson would later become a key White House operative. In 1989, Dan Lasater was pardoned by Governor Clinton after serving just six months in jail and four in a halfway house on minor charges. One law enforcement official described the investigation into Lasater's operations as "either a high dive or extremely unprofessional. Take your pick." The alleged reason for the pardon: so Lasater can get a hunting license. Lasater returns to his 7,400 ranch in Saline County. Bill Clinton found a winning formula to obtain the necessary funds for his political agenda. Not only did he have the resources from the Communist Chinese, he had all the resources of organized crime. MOB INFILTRATES WHITE HOUSE Bill Clinton's mob connections would prove valuable in obtaining the highest office in the land. It also gave organized crime key positions in the White House. In 1992, the New York mob contributed over $56 million dollars to the Clinton coffer. This purchased their long time lawyer Harold Ickes a White House seat. Ickes would become Clinton's Deputy Chief of Staff. The Arkansas Mafia got Patsy Thomasson and Buddy Young positions in the administration. The Chicago Organized crime syndicate, got Rahm Emanuel and David Wilhelm. Harold Ickes would prove to be a real asset to the mob. He got Arthur Coia and Ron Carey to keep silent when the RICO investigations by the Justice Department were underway. White House Director of Administration, Patsy Thomasson was in charge of White House drug testing policy. She looked the other way on past and current drug use by criminal figures on the White House staff. Mob figures Nathan Landow, Richard Ben-Veniste, and their associates Terry Lenzner and Paul Begala became the infamous secret police that would keep Clinton in office despite multiple revelations of criminal offenses. In 1995 the White House host a major drug dealer at it's Christmas party, Mobster Jorge Cabrera. Gabrera gave $20,000 to the DNC. Besides being photographed in front of the White House Christmas tree with Hillary, Cabrera was photographed with Al Gore at a Miami fund-raiser. The Clinton administration initially attempted to conceal the photo by arguing that a publicity shot with the Vice President is covered by the Privacy Act. Cabrera was indicted in 1983 by a federal grand jury, on racketing and drug charges. In 1988, he was accused of managing a continuing narcotics operation. He pleaded guilty to lesser charges and served 54 months on prison. After his visit to the White House, Cabrera would be sentenced to 19 years in prison for transporting 6,000 pounds of cocaine into the US. The Secret Service says letting him come to the White House was okay because he posed no threat to the President, we can't imagine why? Finally, without notice, Clinton continued his mob paybacks by pardoning Jack Pakis. Pakis was an old gambling pal of Uncle Raymond and of his mother. Pakis was convicted under the Organized Crime Control Act, sentenced to two years in prison, but the sentence was suspended. Pakis was fined and put on probation. He had been arrested as part of an FBI sting operation against illegal gambling in Hot Springs. Pakis was a professional gambler and was part owner of an illegal casino and a bookmaker for football and horse racing bets. Pakis also once a hand on the Southern Club, Al Capone's favorite hang out when in town. In Clinton's mother autobiography, she wrote "gangsters were cool and the rules were meant to be bent." In 1996, convicted cocaine distributor Dan Lasater testified before Congress. The main stream press doesn't say a peep about this, even though Lasater is close to Clinton and paid off Roger Clinton's debt to the drug cartel. Lasater also raised race horses and was a track buddy of Virginia Kelly, through whom he met her son Bill. When Lasater started a bonding company, Bill Clinton recommended to him highway commissioner Patsy Thomasson, who would become vice president of the Lasater firm and have power of attorney while he was in jail. Thomasson would eventually become director of White House Management and Administration, responsible for drug testing among other things. While with Lasater, Thomasson hired Clinton's half-brother as a limo driver. Roger was also employed as a stable hand at Lasater's Florida farm. Published in the November 1, 1998 issue of Ether Zone Online . Copyright © 1998 Ether Zone Online (http://etherzone.com). Reposting permitted with this message intact. etherzone.com