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NASHVILLE — A former Tennessee state senator has been sentenced to 14 years in prison for accepting more than $800,000 from companies and pushing for laws that favored them.
John Ford of Memphis is already serving a 5 1/2-year federal sentence for a separate conviction of taking bribes from undercover FBI agents.
U.S. District Judge Todd J. Campbell sentenced Ford Monday on two counts of wire fraud and four counts of making false statements on official documents.
Ford had argued at trial that he was paid to consult out of state for the two companies, but he acknowledged that he promoted issues that favored them in the Tennessee Legislature.
Ford is a member of a politically prominent family in Memphis and was once one of the most powerful lawmakers in the state.
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I find it amazing that in the last 10 years, we've witnessed more and more politicians being prosecuted for bribery, as well as unscrupulous behavor as a representative 'of the people'. I firmly believe that we, the people, need to stop taking others views, opinions and banter as our own. I intend to use the brain God gave me and form my own opinion of my leaders after thorough research of their voting records and associations.
THOUGHT: During this crisis of the banks, does the writing on the wall elude you? Those members of congress that are independently wealthy (and who are raking in a salary untouched by personal income tax) are the very ones voting to RUSH this $400 billion bail-out through. Rush it? Why rush it? Could it be because as long as the FREEZE is on the accounts they aren't making any money off of interest? Since WHEN is it justafiable to borrow money to keep you in business? Isn't a business suppose to sustain itself through it's profits? The small business owners I have spoken to say they can make their payroll and pay their expenses.
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