Convicted politician R. Budd Dwyer's televised suicide haunts us not because he was guilty of his crimes, but because he was innocent.
The Day a Laywer commited suicide for innocence
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Nattydread
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How did you reach your assessment that he was innocent?
Nevertheless, Dwyer denied any wrongdoing, stating that after the CTA contract was signed, Smith merely made a "generic" offer to help him with his campaign [21]. Dwyer's lawyer spoke to the prosecutor, acting U.S. Attorney West, asking him if he would drop all charges against Dwyer if Dwyer resigned as state treasurer. West declined the offer. He instead offered to let Dwyer plead guilty to a single charge of bribe receiving, which would have meant up to a maximum of five years' imprisonment, as long as he resigned from his office as Treasurer of Pennsylvania and cooperated fully with the government's investigation, but Dwyer refused and went to trial. At his trial, Dwyer did not take the stand, and his lawyer, Paul Killion, presented no defense witnesses[33] since he thought that the government did not sufficiently prove its case.[38] It is possible that Dwyer did not testify in his own defense since he did not want to be questioned regarding his involvement in a 1980 conspiracy (involving Dwyer's wife's business "Poli-Ed," and two Pennsylvania State Education Association (PSEA) employees) in which he allegedly siphoned money from his campaign into his personal funds.[39][40][41]
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Nevertheless, Dwyer denied any wrongdoing, stating that after the CTA contract was signed, Smith merely made a "generic" offer to help him with his campaign [21]. Dwyer's lawyer spoke to the prosecutor, acting U.S. Attorney West, asking him if he would drop all charges against Dwyer if Dwyer resigned as state treasurer. West declined the offer. He instead offered to let Dwyer plead guilty to a single charge of bribe receiving, which would have meant up to a maximum of five years' imprisonment, as long as he resigned from his office as Treasurer of Pennsylvania and cooperated fully with the government's investigation, but Dwyer refused and went to trial. At his trial, Dwyer did not take the stand, and his lawyer, Paul Killion, presented no defense witnesses[33] since he thought that the government did not sufficiently prove its case.[38] It is possible that Dwyer did not testify in his own defense since he did not want to be questioned regarding his involvement in a 1980 conspiracy (involving Dwyer's wife's business "Poli-Ed," and two Pennsylvania State Education Association (PSEA) employees) in which he allegedly siphoned money from his campaign into his personal funds.[39][40][41]
R. Budd Dwyer - Wikipedia
It's Me Scumbag
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@Nattydread ...'siphoned money from his campaign into his personal funds.'
Forgive my Kenyan naivety but why is that a crime?
Forgive my Kenyan naivety but why is that a crime?
