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Anti-Game-Violence Legislator Arrested, Faces Gun Trafficking Charges

Posted by Soulskill on from the should-have-stayed-home-and-played-GTA dept.

Several readers sent word that California State Senator Leland Yee was arrested today. He's accused of conspiring to traffic guns and commit wire fraud, to defraud citizens of honest services, and bribery. The complant (PDF) also names 25 other defendants. Yee is known for pushing legislation that would ban the sale of violent video games to minors. "Federal prosecutors also allege Yee agreed to perform official acts in exchange for the money, including one instance in which he introduced a businessman to state legislators who had significant influence over pending medical marijuana legislation. In exchange, the businessman -- who was actually an undercover FBI agent -- agreed to donate thousands to Yee's campaign fund, according to the indictment. The indictment also describes an August 2013 exchange in which [former school board president Keith Jackson] told an undercover officer that Yee had an arms trafficking contact. Jackson allegedly said Yee could facilitate a meeting for a donation."

5 of 234 comments (clear)

  1. Re:Of course marijuana is involved. by Applehu+Akbar · · Score: 5, Interesting

    If you want to make anything and crime go hand in hand, make that thing illegal. This has worked more times than there are rivets on the underside of your bridge.

  2. Politicians are generally the bad guys now by GoodNewsJimDotCom · · Score: 4, Interesting

    Politicians like to keep pointing fingers at other people at being the bad guys so less people points fingers at them.

    As long as the law says it is legal to bribe politicians with campaign contributions, the only way someone will get in a significant office is if they're willing to take bribes. The system is designed to get crooks in office and keep honest folk out. Mandatory corruption is generally unsustainable in the long run.

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    God spoke to me
  3. Re:Well actually he's pretty solidly anti-gun too. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Interesting

    All freedom should be important to everyone. I'm not a drug user either, not even alcohol, but the war on drugs is anything but. It is a war on victims and it is destroying our neighbor Mexico.

  4. Re:What party was that again... by cpm99352 · · Score: 2, Interesting

    Imagine how NPR would cover the ongoing (Executive branch) changes to the ACA if Bush were President.

  5. Re:What party was that again... by artor3 · · Score: 2, Interesting

    Republicans arent saints, but this projection syndrome isnt one of their flaws.

    Hahaha, holy shit, you can't possibly be that blind. Rush Limbaugh himself is an addict that rails against drug users. And how many homophobic Republicans have been caught in gay sex scandals? How many complain about wasteful spending, while throwing away trillions on pointless wars?

    Yet somehow you didn't think of any of that. They really have got you, haven't they? It's amazing what a steady diet of propaganda can do to a man.