UPDATE: Former state lawmaker accepted bribe from casino for favorable legislation, prosecutors say

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17 thoughts on “UPDATE: Former state lawmaker accepted bribe from casino for favorable legislation, prosecutors say

  1. Where is the outrage from the Indiana GOP; from those who expressed gross dissatisfaction that Hogsett (Dem) was re-elected mayor in Indianapolis by a plurality of its residents. Will Shelbyville be boycotted as well?

    1. The difference is there is evidence and proof here…. So far there is literally nothing they can show to make Biden even look guilty…

  2. It’s so frustrating that the story can’t just be the story. Somehow, we have to tie it to an R or D stance which has nothing to do with the story at hand.

    The story should be: how many times does an elected official need to fall in order for others to be leary of any improprieties or to be very cautious about their potential conflicts. This is yet another sad state of affairs for a person I believed to be honest and straightforward. So disappointing and sad for his family and friends.

    1. Absolutely agree! This has nothing to do with what side of the aisle he sat on, rather than someone who committed a crime and happened to be a politician.

    2. Here’s what the penalty should be for a legislator: You lose your entire salary you earned during your time in all elected office. From school board up, pay it all back. Plus, the crime remains a felony that stays on your record for a long period of time.

      For the company? Divest the assets. Those involved are not allowed to work in that industry any longer. And fines? Best I can tell in this case, the company got an $80 million dollar benefit for their troubles. Maybe that should be the starting point for their fine.

      Make the crime not worth the time.

    3. Robert and Mary Ann, this indeed DOES have to do with what side of the aisle they sat on.

      All of the elected officials involved in the Spectacle conspiracies were Republicans in the supermajorities, doing favors for a former elected Republican who was a co-owner of Spectacle.

      In Indiana, because of the supermajority, this stuff can happen and go undetected for a while because the guilty look like “fine upstanding citizens” and the special deals look like regular lawmaking.

  3. “The U.S. attorney agreed to recommend a sentence no higher than the low end of advisory guidelines.” Which is what exactly? And a $60,000 fine? How about Spectacle be forced to pay the extra $80 million transfer fee they woudl have had to pay had they not bribed this guy?

  4. If you’ve followed this issue nation wide, you know that almost all legislators and former legislators who get into criminal trouble it involves the gambling industry. The objections when this wave of gambling legislation covered the country were correct. When John Gregg was Speaker, there were no, as in zero, gambling criminal cases in Indiana. He never met alone with anyone who wanted to talk about gambling matters, not lobbyists not anyone else. Integrity prevailed but it requires constant attention.

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