| Senator Leland Yee faces major problems ahead, public trust and his own alleged complicity. |
"FBI agents are currently raiding the Capitol office of State Sen. Leland Yee, who was arrested on bribery and corruption charges Wednesday morning, according to NBC Bay Area.
KCRA's Leticia Ordaz reported that FBI agents were inside Yee's office at the state Capitol, taking computers and other documents.
The FBI confirmed that it conducted raids at homes and businesses in the Bay Area and Sacramento Wednesday morning, where multiple search warrants were issued and arrests were made. California Highway Patrol officers and the sergeant at arms are currently stationed outside Yee's office at the state Capitol. Yee, a Democrat, represents District 8 in the Bay Area. He is a candidate for Secretary of State, according to his website."
Update (the story): Sacramento Bee/Laurel Rosenhall and Jeremy B. White, 3/27/14, "FBI: California Senator Leland Yee too bribes, trafficked guns." San Francisco Chronicle/Bob Egelko, 3/28/14, "The 'pay-to-play' law that snagged CA Senator Leland Yee." San Francisco Chronicle/Will Kane and Vivian Ho, 3/28/14, "Leland Yee quits Secretary of State race."
(Legislation suspension) San Jose Mercury News/Jessica Calefati and Josh Richman, 3/28/14, "State Senate votes 28-1 to suspend Yee, Calderon and Wright."
Note: photograph from Los Angeles Times.
Posted by Kathy Meeh
15 comments:
Ed Jew, at his sentencing hearing said he learned all the tricks of the trade from Leland Yee.
A good start, jail them all.
This is good news. Voter fraud is huge in California. If anyone cares. Fight back to clean it all up. He was almost our Secretary of State. Wake up , People.
I haven't liked Yee since I tried to contact his office several times a few years ago about a business issue in SF and got no response. I heard back from Jacky Speier, Diane Feinstein, but Yee couldn't be bothered. He seemed self serving, always yanking his own chain.
Hutch
You didn't show up with a bag of cash.
Like this:
http://abclocal.go.com/kgo/story?section=news/iteam&id=6775519
Senator "Nanny State".
Senator "Shark Fin Soup".
Don't worry, if he goes, the office won't be vacant long. The Bay Area has an endless stream of grinning, shape-shifting politicians to suck up to. Some are initially less repulsive than others. Probably the Larva stage.
Oh Mary Ann...
Poor.... Leland "No on L" Yee.
Payback is a bitch.
"Yee is charged with conspiracy to traffic in firearms without a license and to illegally import firearms, as well as six counts of scheming to defraud citizens of honest services."
"The charges are particularly shocking given that Yee has been among the state Seante's most outspoken advocates both of gun control and of good-government initiatives."
Haha, that is funny. I love it when an anti gun legislator is caught selling guns illegally.
The guy is a slime-ball.
Arrogance is the bitch.
Slime ball? Where's the love for a closet gun freak?
What's the difference between Yee taking bribes for legislation and most politicians taking big money from labor unions in exchange for taking care of them?
The entire system needs to be reformed. Stop all personal gifts and all corporate donations including unions.
Dream on Hutch, dream on.
The monster they created needs to be fed lots and lots of money!
So did the noooobeees pay off Yee?
Everybody paid off Yee.
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