California's senator Yee indicted on gun, corruption charges

[NaturalHigh]

Source: Reuters

(Reuters) - A prominent Democratic California state senator and gun-control advocate was indicted by a San Francisco grand jury on charges of corruption and conspiracy to traffic in firearms, according to court documents released on Friday.

The indictment adds to the troubles facing state Senator Leland Yee, who was arrested last week and criminally charged along with two dozen others in the same case. He has since been suspended with pay.

Read more: http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/04/04/us-usa-california-yee-idUSBREA331K720140404

[lostincalifornia]

1. Really messed up.

[NaturalHigh]

2. Yeah...if these charges are proven...

hypocrite is too kind a word to describe Yee.

[lostincalifornia]

3. I also wondering if some of the charges could be considered entrapment? Regardless, he is an idiot

and most likely corrupt

[golfguru]

6. Is entrapment cause for acquittal?

[lostincalifornia]

7. Don't know

[former9thward]

4. Suspended with pay.

It is nice to be in politics.

[Pterodactyl]

5. Wow. If the charges are true, that would be just incredible.

[SoapBox]

8. What an embarrassment.

...dumbass.

[kelliekat44]

9. Wow. if true, NRA would ensure his re-election and case dismissal. nt