tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3709087743016851805.post67081070411211250..comments2023-12-14T21:13:46.857-06:00Comments on Tom Roeser's Blog: Personal Asides: The Best Papal Defense Carol Marin Scores Poor Mark
Brown Bernie Stones Courage Bernard Lewis on Iraq.Jake Parrillohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11195261008177966339noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3709087743016851805.post-43870310272769951682006-10-01T12:43:12.000-05:002006-10-01T12:43:12.000-05:00Tom,this is Steve who called in the question to Al...Tom,this is Steve who called in the question to Alderman Stone about his good friend Alderman Roti.Let me quote you "Understand, I dont know whether or not the late Fred Roti was a crook or not-but thats immaterial:".Tom,let me quote the Justice Department indictment and what they had to say about Alderman Roti."Fred Roti was convicted of RICO conspiracy, bribery and extortion regarding the fixing of criminal cases in the Circuit Court of Cook County, including murder cases involving organized crime members or associates and was sentenced to 48 months' imprisonment. Roti was released from prison in 1997. As First Ward alderman, Roti was a key political patronage boss and, along with his co‑defendant Pat Marcy, a fixer for the Chicago Outfit. Roti has directly participated in interfering with the rights of the members of LIUNA in the selection of their officers and officials in that he has improperly influenced the selection of officers of the CLDC and has been responsible for the pervasive hiring of LaPietra crew members and associates at the Chicago streets and sanitation department. Roti is a made member of the Chicago Outfit." You still don't know if Fred Roti was a crook? Let's give the Clinton Justice Department credit for having the guts to say what they said.stevenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3709087743016851805.post-91178094658897084112006-09-26T05:44:11.000-05:002006-09-26T05:44:11.000-05:00Thank you for suggesting the fine article by Berna...Thank you for suggesting the fine article by Bernard Lewis; I read it at http://www.hillsdale.edu/imprimis/Joseph Pinenoreply@blogger.com