Bernie Kerik Pleads Not Guilty To Tax Fraud

NY Times:

Bernard B. Kerik, the former New York City police commissioner who at one point was President Bush's top choice to lead the federal Department of Homeland Security, pleaded not guilty on Monday morning to new tax-fraud charges that were added to his public-corruption case.

As part of a superseding indictment, Mr. Kerik, 53, was arraigned on two new charges of aiding and assisting in the preparation of false tax returns for the tax years 2002 and 2005, and one new charge of making false statements regarding a loan application for a home loan. Mr. Kerik was originally indicted in November 2007 on corruption, conspiracy and tax fraud charges.

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Comments

[deke4]

Another one of the Giuliani, Bush cadre who has made his mark in history with the very culprits he associates with. I guess Mom was not wrong, the people you associate with determines the qualities you would hold dear.

[Mutande]

I say guilty till proven innocent.

[happycat]

Lock him up and throw away the key. Nobody will miss him.

[gorgol]

It would be easy to bash him, but he's so dang cute...no wonder Bush "wanted" him.."wink wink, nod nod"...

[2008CaliforniaFan]

A Top Bush 'appointee' who is either 'corrupt or incompeten­t'...

Wow... who would have guessed???

Shows how Bush is able to pick people of 'character­'... or the lack thereof.
(more bad judgement)

[Felicty]

Why should he?

Bush will pardon him anyway.

[happycat]

Don't say that! Kerik deserves to rot in jail for a long long time.

[Felicty]

I agree; but we are dealing with a Presidential Village Idiot, are we not?

[Pulemerci]

Kerik had no business being Police Commissioner let alone getting a cabinet position. Rudy Giuliani tapped Kerik (his chauffeur) rather than a slew of well qualified NYPD veterans to be PC when Howard safir left the office. Kerik was a HS dropout and never held a supervisory position in the NYPD. He was a poor choice to say the least and he diminished the position.

[SabrinaFair]

The funniest thing about this story is that this guy was head or NYC Corrections before becoming NYPD Commissioner -- all while this was going on. And who was the Mayor at the time? Rudy Giuliani. The same guy who told Bush that he didn't need to vet this guy when he recommended him for Homeland Security. The same Rudy Giuliani who ran for president.

Kerik also had two mistresses behind his pregnant wife's back. Probably another reason why Rudy loved him so much. They even named the Manhattan Correctional Facility after Kerik -- and last year had the good sense to take his name off of it. Amazing.