UPDATE @8:00pm: Cannon Resigns
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Mayor Patrick Cannon was arrested today in Charlotte North Carolina after a multi-year sting operation into bribery and corruption. However, there is actually a bigger story that will *probably* never reach the MSM headlines – After the article I’ll explain.
NORTH CAROLINA – Charlotte Mayor Patrick Cannon was arrested Wednesday on public corruption charges, with the FBI alleging he took tens of thousands of dollars in bribes – including $20,000 in cash delivered in a briefcase last month to the mayor’s office where he also solicited $1 million more.
In return for the money, trips, hotel rooms and access to a luxury SouthPark apartment, Cannon promised to help agents posing as potential commercial investors with zoning, parking and other city-related issues.
According to officials, Cannon turned himself in to federal marshals after learning of a warrant for his arrest. He was immediately taken before U.S. Magistrate Judge David Keesler of Charlotte.
Cannon, a Democrat, was charged with theft and bribery after the FBI sting operation, said Anne Tompkins, U.S. Attorney for the Western District of North Carolina. He was released on $25,000 unsecured bond, pending indictment, which could come as early as next week. The court file shows Charlotte attorney James Ferguson is representing Cannon.
If convicted on all charges, the 47-year-old mayor faces up to 50 years in prison and $1.5 million in fines. He remains mayor until he either resigns or is convicted, according to city officials. The case is still being investigated, according to the U.S. Attorney’s office. (continue reading)
Everyone should read the full article because you will notice a particular “time-frame” around the fraud, bribery and corruption. Pay attention to the dates, because if some enterprising investigative journalist really wanted to expose a larger dynamic all he/she would need to do is follow the network.
You might remember a particularly large event surrounding Charlotte North Carolina from a few years ago.
Eric Holder will never allow the federal investigation to follow the associations within the timeframe – but this story is far larger than just a singular corrupt Mayor.
He moves in Great and Mysterious ways: