Thursday, November 08, 2007

Kerik Indicted

This can’t be good.

A federal grand jury has returned a sealed indictment against former New York Police Commissioner Bernard Kerik, sources familiar with the investigation said Thursday.

Bernard Kerik’s indictment comes a year after he admitted to misdemeanor charges of financial impropriety.

No details of the charges involved were immediately available. The indictment is expected to be unsealed Friday, two sources familiar with the probe told CNN.

Prosecutors had been looking into allegations against Kerik that include bribery and tax evasion, sources said earlier this week.

The indictment comes a year after admitting to misdemeanor charges of financial impropriety.

Kerik, 52, is a longtime friend and former protege of former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani, now the Republican presidential front-runner in national polls. Kerik was frequently by Giuliani’s side in the days after the September 11, 2001, attack on the World Trade Center, and his role as the city’s police commissioner propelled him into the national spotlight.

President Bush nominated Kerik to be secretary of homeland security after the president’s 2004 re-election. But Kerik withdrew his name from consideration after allegations that he employed a nanny whose immigration status was questionable.

Bronx District Attorney Robert Johnson then began investigating allegations that Kerik had traded payment on repairs to his Bronx apartment for favors, including city contracts. The ex-chief pleaded guilty in 2006 to accepting tens of thousands of dollars in gifts while he worked as city corrections commissioner.

(6) Comments
Posted by Owen at 2252 hrs
Law + Politics + Politics - General

  1. This can’t be good.

    Why?

    Posted by .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) on November 08, 2007 at 2327 hrs


  2. For him, I meant.  If he’s guilty, then sting him up.

    Posted by Owen on November 08, 2007 at 2333 hrs


  3. Seriously, are there actually people out there who DON’T already believe 9udy 11uliani is a crooked SOB?  I just figured his supporters were holding their nose and hoping this mafia-wannabe was the lesser of all available evils.

    The article also fails to mention that Kerik was a Senior Vice President at Giuliani Partners, Rudy’s consulting firm.  That Rudy… good judge of character, I guess.

    Posted by Recess Supervisor on November 08, 2007 at 2358 hrs


  4. RS,

    Cute spelling there of Rudy Giuliani…

    No, I think there is a very valid point about Kerik that relates on the supposed competence of Giuliani when it comes to his picks.  There are red flags a plenty about his judical selections to lower level NYC courts, and both of his top ranking police commission officials are either in jail, or now facing jail time.

    Why Team Rudy isn’t willing to throw Kerik under the bus is a statement that they aren’t doing it because Rudy himself doesn’t want them to.  This is at least a month-long PR nightmare heading their way; and everyone saw it coming.

    See Michelle Malkin’s comments on the entire Kerik affair; they’re dead on.

    Posted by .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) on November 09, 2007 at 1227 hrs


  5. It’s good for Fred Thompson.

    Posted by Brett Favray Sucks on November 09, 2007 at 1714 hrs


  6. It’s only bad if something comes up that shows Giuliani knew anything about what Kerik’s been indicted for.  So far there’s nothing like that.

    But if this exchange between the McCain and Rudy camps caught by Marc Ambinder is anything; it’s a definite sore spot.  Team Rudy countered with Keating 5 for Pete Sake!

    Get ready to rumble folks.  Seek shelter from the nuclear bombing that’s about the commence on all fronts.

    Posted by Kevin Binversie on November 10, 2007 at 1101 hrs


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