Arizona Congressman Renzi Has Charges Added To His Indictment

TUCSON, Ariz. — A racketeering charge and other counts have been added to an indictment against Arizona Congressman Rick Renzi.

The indictment made public Thursday also adds another defendant in the case against Renzi, a three-term Republican who will leave Congress when his term expires.

Renzi was indicted by a federal grand jury in February. He is accused of engineering a swap of federally owned mining land to benefit himself and a former business partner.

Renzi pleaded not guilty to the original charges. His attorney, Reid Weingarten, says the government is "piling on unwarranted charges ... to try to coerce Congressman Renzi into a guilty plea."

Comments

[dolphy]

demo +1
rethugs -1

[Okieborn]

WOW !! ANOTHER REPUB. BITES THE DIRT !!
AND THE WALLS CAME TUMBLING DOWN !!!!

[TurkerB]

Maybe McCain can make an appearance at his trial as a character witness as he seems to have free time on his hands to support lost causes.

[rabiddog6708]

At the rate of Republican Politicians being indicted, perhaps their next convention can be at the state pen. The Big House instead of the White House.

[RatgurlSD]

This signals the beginning of the end of the corrupt GOP.

[gcallaghan]

Every time a news story broke about their criminal enterprise, I thought the same thing would happen. Somehow they keep recovering from their mortal wounds - they're either like Jason Vorhees in Friday 13th or Al Qaeda

[JiminNC]

poof

[spinns17]

anotherone bites the dust

[Emlyn]

Good riddance.

[Igetitnow]

Just another republican doing what republicans do best.

[anastasiabeaverhousen]

As the Feds say, If you're indicted, you're invited. Maybe Renzi and Rove can share a cell?

[TopProf]

One of a long line of corrupt Arizona politicians (both parties, but one has plurality) who think they'll never get caught or have to pay for their crimes.

[Whinger]

What's thief but an honest man caught.

[zest]

I smell a preemptive Presidential Pardon.

[blueskybigstar]

There is no way to avoid it. They have left such a mess that the only way they could keep from being caught was to stay in power. Let the cracksinthedamn start to break. Watch Lieberman get busted real bad once he is taken from his chairmanships. You heard it here first.

[keepemhonest]

Another CORRUPT Republican gets caught.

[Eidolas]

Indeed. Meanwhile Democratic Senator William Jefferson was re-elected. Thank God the Democrats are clean.

[Happylib]

***BREAKING NEWS****

Today on HuffPost a blogger named Eidolas threw out the William Jefferson charge in defense of the most corrupt party in history. This brings the number of corruption charges to: Republicans 64 to Democrats 1. This blogger has startled the world with this argument and made us all realize that Democrats are just as corrupt as Republicans using this astounding example. How have we lived without Eidolas's insights. We insist on a nomination for some kind of award for this.

[Politisizer]

Wow. Have they not heard of the problems with prison overcrowding?! The way they are going the republicans are going to need a new one building just to house their felons. :o)

[11907281]

They should send them to Iraq to do the work that is being contracted to war profiteers at outrages prices.

[Grunty1]

There already is one that is about to be emptied. It is in that tropical paradise known as Gitmo.

[Papago12]

Does this say anything about the republican party...renzi, stevens, foley, the list can go on and on..but they have a better direction for our country, they want smaller government, and are very close to the church...against gay marriage but its alright to steal, the church preaches do not steal...as the molestations continue...yeah...sign me up!