Congressman John T. Doolittle of Roseville, CA un-indicted co-conspirator

http://undertheinfluence.nationaljournal.com/2009/10/ring-trial-defining.php

John T. Doolittle, indictment snafu


Honest Services Wire Fraud: Counts III - VIII concern specific e-mails and one check, which the government alleges are interstate wire communications. For each count, the jury must find that the contents of the communications represent (1) a scheme or artifice to deprive "the United States and its citizens of the intangible right of the honest services" of its public officials (in this case Coughlin, former congressional staffer John Albaugh and former Rep. John Doolittle, R-Calif.); (2) Ring "knowingly and willfully" was a part of the scheme with "specific intent to defraud;" (3) the scheme involved "material misrepresentation, false statement, fraudulent pretense, or concealment of fact;" and (4) Ring sent the specific e-mail or check via interstate wire in order to fulfill the scheme. An FBI agent said during the prosecution's presentation of evidence that e-mails sent and received by Ring traveled through an e-mail server in Florida or Georgia, even if the sender and receiver of the e-mails were both physically in Washington, D.C. The FBI agent also said that the check was deposited through a wire transfer from Florida to Washington, D.C.



Conspiracy: Count I is conspiracy to commit illegal gratuities and honest services wire fraud. To find Ring guilty, the jury must find that (1) an agreement existed between two or more people to commit at least one of those crimes, (2) Ring was intentionally a part of the agreement to partake in unlawful activities, and (3) at least one person involved in the conspiracy took at least one "overt act" -- of about 150 listed in the indictment -- with the goal of completing the conspiracy. The agreement does not need to be "formal," the jury instructions say, but the co-conspirators must have come to a "common understanding."

Conspiracy To Provide Illegal Gratuities: If the jury finds Ring guilty of a conspiracy, they must also determine whether or not he is guilty of conspiring to provide illegal gratuities, commit honest services wire fraud or both. To find he conspired to provide illegal gratuities, the jury must find that (1) Ring gave, offered or promised to a public official at least one of the many things of value -- such as tickets and meals -- listed in the indictment; (2) the thing of value was not part of the public official's salary or compensation; and (3) Ring gave, offered or promised the thing of value "for or because of a specific official act performed or to be performed by the public official."

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[mcap52]

Do these guys become the disgusting filth that they are over time or are they born like that?

[BakersBoyz]

they have to belong to the mormon chucrh first, like doolittle ...

[Elfinio]

@BakersBoyz I wnet to mormon homes and it is nothing but a bunch of baloney. they claim family, what family?? My husbands family are all mormons and they do not get along. they only see their mother when we from california come up to utah..

and then they play like they really get along. what phonies.

[BakersBoyz]

@Elfinio just like the hell bound adventist scum ...

[BakersBoyz]

To be clear Doolittle is an un-indicted co-conspirator.

[BakersBoyz]

thanks

[bertly71]

When he goes to jail, he will then be a good politician.

[Elmeromero1]

*tiger woods's fist pump*

[unclewooly]

Awesome, good reporting!