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Bernard Kerick could get up to 61 years in prison for false tax returns and lying during the vetting process for leading the Department of Homeland Security, but Timothy Geitner does the same and gets no jail and gets confirmed...corrupt or not?

By jackpipe30 Asked Nov 5 2009 11:36AM
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by Wynper on Nov 5, 2009 at 11:43 am Permalink

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First of all they did not do the same thing at all. One was a small error similar to the errors in reporting many Americans make every tax season. When the error was discovered it was resolved. The other involved an on-going intent to deceive, hiding assets, false filings and perjury.

Intent is the key difference here.

Your assertion that they "did the same thing" is a simple broad accusation that does not adequately address the vastly different situations these men find themselves in.
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Avatar jackpipe30 Nov, 05 2009 at 04:50 PM
I know your type, and you are not what you say you are. You are the kind who registers as a Republican so that you can say that you voted for Obama as a Republican. In short, you are the ass that you accuse me of being.
Avatar Wynper Nov, 06 2009 at 08:36 AM
haha No, I am a real conservative not an ignorant hysterical finger pointing Bible thumping hypocrite like you and so many of your ilk that has ruined the republican party with your idiocy. Watch out jackpipe30 (you are aptly named btw) paranoia may destroy ya!
Avatar jackpipe30 Nov, 06 2009 at 09:15 AM
You missed with your insults. It is fucking liberal scum like your sorry ass who have ruined the Republican Party, that and the fact that they refuse to point out the fact that the Democrats fight dirty and get away with it because the media rarely calls them on it.

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by ninja man on Nov 5, 2009 at 11:38 am Permalink

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Well, it is not about what you know (or in this case what you've done), it is about who you know. This is doubly true in Washington.
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by tcbtom on Nov 5, 2009 at 11:41 am Permalink

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I don't like Geitner but I don't think he lied during the vetting process. He got caught before and paid all of his back taxes.
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Avatar jackpipe30 Nov, 05 2009 at 02:21 PM
How can you "forget" to pay taxes that you knew you had to pay(and signed papers stating you knew) on earned income?
Avatar tcbtom Nov, 06 2009 at 08:27 AM
I didn't say he forgot, I said he got caught. He's a POS weasel like the rest of this administration.
Avatar jackpipe30 Nov, 06 2009 at 09:11 AM
Those were what his words boiled down to, not words that I put into your mouth.

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by Wynper on Nov 7, 2009 at 9:09 am Permalink

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Here is an up-date for you all. By the way it should be pointed out Kerick a republican lied to a republican White House during his vetting process to head the Department of Homeland Security.

He was already skilled in the area of security you know? One of his accomplishments was to assist the married Giuliani in keeping an apartment to see his then mistress and transporting said mistress. Corrupt or not? Nice way to get an appointment to head a major federal department eh?

http://www.nytimes.com/.../...Investigatio.html

WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. (AP) -- Former New York City Police Commissioner Bernard Kerik pleaded guilty Thursday to lying to the White House and said he would also admit to tax crimes.

The plea bargain, which included an anticipated eight charges, included the prosecution's suggestion that the crimes are punishable by 27 to 33 months in prison. It was designed to resolve three pending federal criminal trials.

Kerik, who was police commissioner when New York was attacked on 9/11, won glowing reviews for his leadership. He eventually was nominated for the Homeland Security post in 2004 but withdrew as corruption allegations mounted. The lies to the White House occurred during that vetting process.

The first of his trials had been scheduled to start Monday in White Plains.

Before he began formally entering his pleas, Kerik told Judge Stephen Robinson that, in addition to the White House lies, he would admit to counts that included cheating the IRS, helping to prepare false tax returns and making other false statements to the federal government.

Robinson warned Kerik that the maximum sentence for the counts to which he was pleading was 61 years in prison; the judge said he was not bound by the terms of the plea agreement.

Kerik said he understood and told the judge he was giving up his right to appeal.

Kerik denied to the White House that he'd had any financial dealings with firms trying to do business with the city. The tax charges included hiding income from his returns and illegally claiming charitable deductions.

In the agreement, he promised to file amended tax returns for 1999, 2003 and 2005.
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by Moongrim on Nov 6, 2009 at 8:30 am Permalink

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It helps to pay your taxes. If you're caught don't pull a Republican and claim you're being persecuted.
Bernard Kerick could get up to 61 years in prison for false tax returns and lying during the vetting process for leading the Department of Homeland Security, but Timothy Geitner does the same and gets no jail and gets confirmed...corrupt or not?: by jackpipe30 : Picture 1
Bernard Kerick could get up to 61 years in prison for false tax returns and lying during the vetting process for leading the Department of Homeland Security, but Timothy Geitner does the same and gets no jail and gets confirmed...corrupt or not?: by jackpipe30 : Picture 2
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Avatar jackpipe30 Nov, 06 2009 at 09:17 AM
...or a Democrat and say you simply 'forgot', or made a 'mistake'. I happen to think that Kerick should be punished for his crimes, but Geitner and Rangle should be his cell mates.
Avatar Moongrim Nov, 06 2009 at 09:24 AM
What's the difference between a Republican and a Democrat?
Democrats get to pay for their mistakes...
Republicans are "persecuted".
http://www.republicanoffenders.com/
Avatar jackpipe30 Nov, 06 2009 at 10:03 AM
Democrats get to pay their way out of trouble while Republicans do that, also, they do it much less often.


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