Another Republican gets arrested - from rush's hometown

[proud2BlibKansan]

Cooper pleads guilty to immigration fraud
Thursday, August 9, 2007
By Rudi Keller ~ Southeast Missourian



State Rep. Nathan Cooper pleaded guilty to immigration fraud Thursday morning and agreed to cooperate with federal authorities in an ongoing investigation.

One arrest, in Seattle, Wash., has already taken place as a result of information supplied by Cooper, said assistant U.S. attorney Jim Crowe. Cooper, 33, is a Cape Girardeau Republican in his second term in the Missouri House.

Cape Girardeau is rush limbaugh's hometown.

Cooper said in a prepared statement that he would resign his political post.

"The events of earlier today are about my overzealous representation of legal clients in regards to ensuring they had an adequate workforce. I deeply regret my actions and apologize to the people of Cape Girardeau for how my legal practice has impacted my ability to serve."

Cooper, an immigration lawyer, waived indictment and entered his plea before U.S. District Judge Jean C. Hamilton. He pleaded guilty to one felony count of visa fraud and one count one felony count of making false statements to the U.S. Department of Labor.

Cooper faces a fine of up to $500,000 and a 15-year prison sentence. Cooper surrendered $50,000 in legal fees he took from clients in the trucking industry to provide visas for seasonal workers in an industry that did not qualify for those visas.

more . . . http://www.semissourian.com/story/1245432.html

[Joanne98]

1. Immigration Fraud? HAHAHAHA!

[malaise]

2. The irony

:rofl:

[tularetom]

3. It's great he got caught but its more fun when they get busted for

icky pervert type shit like kid touching.

Note: I'm not implying that there is anything funny about kid touching. I'm happy when some republican perv gets nailed doing it. Actually I'm happy whenever ANY perv gets nailed but its better when its a repub.

[Sapere aude]

4. Why not supply the trucking industry with American workers?

Is this part of the "do not hire Americans" legal world?

[proud2BlibKansan]

6. SE Missouri is an odd place

[PetrusMonsFormicarum]

5. WHAT?

No diapers? No $20 for offering (not receiving) a hummer? No pills? No cute-butted senate pages?

C'mon, what did he *really* do?