Sunday, February 24, 2008

Arizona Congressman Charged in Land Swap

There is so much corruption going on in our government today that it is making news almost every day. Don't these men make enough in salary from the hard working taxpayers here in the United States that they have to pull stuff like this? I guess the more money you have, the more you want and if you have a position that enables you to take advantage of certain things, then you cheat to make more money. It is much like embezzling in my opinion. And now Federal authorities announced corruption charges accusing Rep. Rick Renzi of engineering a swap of federally owned mining land to benefit himself and a former business partner and stealing from his insurance company's clients. A lengthy federal investigation that had put the three-term Republican congressman under a cloud for more than a year ended in a 26-page indictment issued against him and two other men. Of course, Renzi has denied wrongdoing. I hope if he is guilty, and it sounds, like he is, that he is put away along with his former business partners.

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