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    California Democratic State Senator and candidate for California Secretary of State, Leland Yee, a gun control advocate, has been charged with conspiring to traffic in firearms and public corruption. The charges are part of a 26 person criminal complaint and a major FBI sting operation. The full criminal complaint is a massive 137 pages that tells the story of Yee’s involvement with a broad ranging conspiracy that includes firearms trafficking, murder-for-hire, drug distribution, trafficking in contraband cigarettes, money laundering, and honest services fraud.

    Yee is charged with “conspiracy to deal firearms without a license and to illegally import firearms” as well as six counts of honest services fraud. Each corruption charge is punishable by up to 20 years in federal prison and a fine of up to $250,000, while the gun-trafficking charge is punishable by up to five years and $250,000.

    The firearms laws Yee is alleged to have specifically violated make it unlawful for any person:

    except a licensed importer, licensed manufacturer, or licensed dealer, to engage in the business of importing, manufacturing, or dealing in firearms, or in the course of such business to ship, transport, or receive any firearm in interstate or foreign commerce


    and make it unlawful for any person:

    to transport or ship in interstate or foreign commerce, any stolen firearm or stolen ammunition, knowing or having reasonable cause to believe that the firearm or ammunition was stolen.


    According to the criminal complaint, Yee was involved in a wide ranging scheme to make an end run around campaign finance laws. Yee sought to illegally raise funds to retire his debt from his failed mayoral campaign so that he could clear the way for his run for California Secretary of State. Working with San Francisco political consultant Keith Jackson, Yee used his power and influence to perform official acts in exchange for donations. On one occasion, Yee agreed to call a manager at the California Department of Public Health to urge support of a contract that was under consideration by the agency, Yee also agreed to provide an official letter of support in exchange for a $10,000 campaign donation. On another occasion, Yee agreed to introduce donors to various state legislators with influence over pending and proposed medical marijuana legislation, Yee is alleged to have done so in exchange for $11,000 in cash.


    State Senator Leland Yee (D-CA), an anti-gun anti-violent video game legislator was arrested on charges he trafficked in firearms and violated corruption laws.

    The FBI also alleges that Yee facilitated a meeting between arms dealers and undercover agents in exchange for campaign donations. The goal of the meetings was to aid the undercover agent in the purchase and importation of a large number of weapons. Yee and Jackson were involved in the trafficking conspiracy to such a degree that they even discussed the specific details of the types of weapons the undercover agent was interested in buying and importing.

    Yee is the third California Senate Democrat embroiled in criminal charges this year, with the others charged with offenses ranging from corruption to voter fraud. Yee was one of the first California legislators to introduce legislation following the shootings in Newtown, Connecticut. He earned a “D” grade on gun rights from the National Rifle Association, and The Gun Owners of California gave him a 0% rating on gun rights in 2008. Within minutes of the FBI raiding, Yee’s office, the NRA tweeted “Federal officials raided anti-gun CA Sen Leland Yee’s office at the Capitol, carting away 9 packages of evidence.”
    http://www.forbes.com/sites/gregorym...s-trafficking/

    Is it wrong that I find this to be really amusing?
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  • #2
    Nah. We know government corruption gives you a massive stiffy... almost as much as a classroom full of kids being slaughtered.

    And "massive" is certainly used loosely.
    To us, it is the BEAST.

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    • #3
      Yee is a politician. No further explanation is needed.

      However, the irony of these specific allegations is pretty tasty/amusing.
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      • #4
        Wow.
        If there is no sound in space, how come you can hear the lasers?
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        • #5
          Yee is a Democrat.
          Oddly enough, JR chooses not to call out a Democrat arms-runner.
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          • #6
            Originally posted by Hauldren Collider View Post
            Wow.
            I like the fact that he was against violent video games as well. It ups the irony levels to a near toxic zone.
            I make no bones about my moral support for [terrorist] organizations. - chegitz guevara
            For those who aspire to live in a high cost, high tax, big government place, our nation and the world offers plenty of options. Vermont, Canada and Venezuela all offer you the opportunity to live in the socialist, big government paradise you long for. –Senator Rubio

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            • #7
              Yeah that guy was a serious scumbag before this.
              To us, it is the BEAST.

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              • #8
                I can't wait on Oerdin to weigh in since this is California.

                Apparently Yee was gun running to the Moro Liberation Front. I bet Lancer knows about them.
                Last edited by Ben Kenobi; March 28, 2014, 16:00.
                Scouse Git (2) La Fayette Adam Smith Solomwi and Loinburger will not be forgotten.
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                • #9
                  I think a law needs to be passed stating that punishments for politicians are to be 10x as worse as those that the general public face. The violation of public trust is so much worse when it's a politician.
                  To us, it is the BEAST.

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                  • #10
                    An american criminal caught in political activities - isn't that normal ?
                    With or without religion, you would have good people doing good things and evil people doing evil things. But for good people to do evil things, that takes religion.

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                    • #11
                      Any pet political cause is now automatically the thing you're doing on the side - homosexuals, gun trafficking, it doesnt matter.
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                      • #12
                        Originally posted by MRT144 View Post
                        Any pet political cause is now automatically the thing you're doing on the side - homosexuals, gun trafficking, it doesnt matter.
                        I like to imagine someone catching Ron/Rand Paul at a Fed board meeting at some point.
                        If there is no sound in space, how come you can hear the lasers?
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                        • #13
                          It's like every politician who is publicly against something is secretly participating in it. If you're against homosexuality then you probably hit on men in public restrooms. If you're against gun violence then you're probably an arms trafficker. That dude in Britain who was behind anti-porn laws was caught with child pornography. I'm beginning to look suspiciously at every so-called "anti-cannibalism" politician...
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                          • #14
                            And Al Gore flies a private jet. Yep, it all fits
                            If there is no sound in space, how come you can hear the lasers?
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                            • #15
                              It makes perfect sense to support gun control if you're an arms smuggler. This isn't ironic at all.

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