Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof…
As Christians and Jews, following the example of the faith of Abraham, we are called to be a blessing to the world (cf. Gen. 12:2 ff.). This is the common task awaiting us. It is therefore necessary for us, Christians and Jews, to be first a blessing to one another (L'Osservatore Romano, August 17, 1993).~John Paul II
I am conscious of having been ruled by buffoons, taught by idiots, preached at by hypcrites, preyed upon by charlatans in the guise of advertisers and other professional persuaders, as well as by verbose demagogues and ideologues of many opinions, all false. ~Malcolm Muggeridge
Group think? Lou said, "not on my watch." ~Lu Zhengxiang, 陸徵祥
You cannot defend our civilization by expending blood and treasure in an effort to defend an alien barbarism. Either we relearn this lesson to our cost or we are decadent and shall be destroyed.~Ghost of a Flea
So much for his spiel about 'democracy' and 'transparency of governing'.
What kind of people defends murder?


δεινὸν οἱ πολλοί, κακούργους ὅταν ἔχωσι προστάτας. Euripedes, Orestes

In every war, the first casualty is truth. In a civil war, the truth is assassinated twice, once by each camp.


Friday, May 11, 2012

Paul Davis On Crime: Former New England Organized Crime Leader And Associate Sentenced For Racketeering And Extortion Activities

Paul Davis On Crime: Former New England Organized Crime Leader And Associate Sentenced For Racketeering And Extortion Activities
Excerpt:
The U.S. Justice Department released the below information today:
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WASHINGTON – Luigi “Louie” Manocchio, an admitted former boss and underboss of the New England La Cosa Nostra (NELCN), was sentenced today to 66 months in federal prison for his leadership of and participation in a racketeering and extortion conspiracy that demanded and received between $800,000 and $1.5 million in “protection” payments from several Rhode Island adult entertainment businesses from 1995-2009.
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Raymond R. “Scarface” Jenkins, an admitted associate of the NELCN, was also sentenced today to 37 months in prison for his admitted participation in a conspiracy to extort $25,000 from a Rhode Island individual and his wife by using implied threats of violence, including a visit to the individual’s residence.
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The sentences were announced by Assistant Attorney General Lanny A. Breuer of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division...
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