Feds Arrest Two Illinois City Officials

[Riding this Donkey]

here is a link to the story:

http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/ap/20050122/ap_on_re_us/east_st__louis_investigation_1

Ellis, 55, was accused of seeking to have a federal witness killed. According to the indictment, when Ellis learned that a woman had helped federal authorities investigating alleged election fraud, Ellis first tried to have crack cocaine planted on her, then tried to have the woman killed.

sorry if this is a dupe, I didn't see if it is.

[Riding this Donkey]

1. this mayor is a dem, but......

he was chairman of Dems for Bush in his city. Part of Zell Millers group. Funny huh.

[rehema]

3. Carl Offier is/was also a crackhead

[merh]

4. Do you have any idea what election fraud investigation this

involves?

Welcome to DU! :hi:

[chicagojoe]

2. This behavior in East St. Louis is NO SURPRISE!

[Wilms]

5. More links, here.

Assuming there's something to the charges, we should be open to slamming a Dem for such a thing.

<http://www.belleville.com/mld/belleville/news/10202043.htm>

<http://216.239.57.104/search?q=cache:Q6JXuDfFN3gJ:www.demos-usa.org/pubs/ESL%2520voter%2520fraud%2520probe%2520belleville.doc+%22Kelvin+Ellis%22+election&hl=en>

<http://www.stltoday.com/stltoday/news/stories.nsf/metroeast/story/4E54CC8E9062C29C86256F600070D230?OpenDocument&Headline=FBI+probe+may+involve+more+than+vote+fraud+allegations>

[Riding this Donkey]

6. News release of Mayor Officer working for Dems for Bush

Thanks for the Welcome!!! I am glad to be here.

I wanted to post the link which provides Mr. Officers attachment to the Dems for Bush (Zell Millers group)


http://www.marketwire.com/mw/release_html_b1?release_id=75136


EAST ST. LOUIS, IL -- (MARKET WIRE) -- 10/29/2004 -- Four-term Mayor Carl Officer of East St. Louis announced before local supporters today that he has accepted the position as head of the Illinois Steering Committee of "Democrats for Bush," founded earlier this year by Democratic Senator Zell Miller of Georgia. A life long Democrat, Officer is a third generation African-American entrepreneur and mayor of America's poorest city.

[Wilms]

7. That's just too rich for words. n/t

[emlev]

8. Looks like a candidate for "follow the money" to me.

Anyone want to take a look?