"Former Ga. Congressman Charged With Conspiracy"

[tularetom]

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/huff-wires/20090624/us-ex-congressman-indicted-georgia/

Yup, he's an (R) although Fox will probably call him a (D)

[mdavies013]

1. ....His last name is fitting.

[Joanne98]

2. Two in one day.

ATLANTA — A former Georgia congressman has been charged with conspiracy and telling lies in an alleged campaign contribution scheme linked to a 2005 Atlanta city council election.

Former Rep. Pat Swindall was charged Tuesday in a state court with one count of conspiracy to commit a crime and four counts of false statements. Two of his business associates also were charged.

Authorities said Swindall arranged to contribute $8,000 to a city councilwoman through eight 'conduit donors,' each of whom appeared to give the maximum allowable contribution of $1,000. The councilwoman, Joyce Sheperd, is accused of no wrongdoing and said she plans to return the money.

Swindall, who served two terms in Congress as a Republican in the 1980s, could not immediately be reached for comment.

[checks-n-balances]

4. The article forgot to mention that he's already done prison time

Defeated by Ben Jones for U.S. Congressional seat in 1992 & father of SEVEN. Another Evangelical Republican who actually has kept a fairly low profile in the public since incarceration...until now.

Swindall, a former two-term congressman from DeKalb, was convicted in 1989 of lying to a grand jury in a federal sting investigation. An undercover IRS agent testified that Swindall discussed the possible use of $850,000 in illegal drug proceeds to finance cost overruns in the construction of his Stone Mountain house. He served a year in prison for six counts of perjury. Today, Swindall manages commercial real estate in downtown Atlanta. Records show his corporations owe more than $185,000 in back property taxes on buildings at 82 Peachtree St. and 97 Peachtree.

www.atlantaunfiltered.com/politicians.html

[bertman]

3. (R) is for Rebel. Rebels don't follow no stupid rules.

[checks-n-balances]

5. Here's some more past dirt on him, but at least they call him an (R)

Patrick Lynn Swindall

Republican, Georgia (1985-1988)

The Honorable Pat Swindall was convicted in 1989 of lying to a federal grand jury and sentenced to one year in prison. Swindall has steadfastly maintained his innocence, fought for five years to stay out of prison, taking his case to the U.S. Court of Appeals, and ultimately (and unsuccessfully) to the U.S. Supreme Court.

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"Jewish" Bias. In June 1995, Swindall apologized for accusing the federal judge, Phyllis Kravitch, who presided over his unsuccessful court appeal of "Jewish" bias. He made those remarks during his regular talk show on WNIV-AM, a Christian radio station in north Atlanta. "One of the problems I've always had with the Jewish community is they always felt I ran an anti-Semitic campaign," said Swindall. He was referring to his 1984 defeat of U.S. Rep. Elliott Levitas, who is Jewish. Swindall called Kravitch "a soul mate" of Levitas.

Two months out of jail, Swindall he became the host of the "Pat Swindall Show," a political gospel show on a Christian broadcasting radio network. "This is God's will for my life right now. I am where my talents and gifts can best be used," he said.

Swindall lost a libel lawsuit when he sued Cox Enterprises, publisher of the Atlanta Constitution. Swindall claimed that the newspaper defamed him in an editorial that said he was "a man who lied about drug-money laundering." Swindall retorted: "I just happen to be one of those who thinks the truth matters." The court agreed, and dismissed his law suit.

Sources: "Court of Appeals Upholds Ruling Against Swindall Libel Suit," AP, Jan. 15, 2002; Ben Smith, III, "Swindall Apologizes for 'Jewish' Judge Remark," Atlanta Constitution, July 20, 1995, D1.

http://www.congressionalbadboys.com/Swindall.htm

What a role model he was for our modern-day Rs!