Tag Archives: Bernard Kerik

Quote Of The Day – Paul Krugman

“What happened after 9/11 — and I think even people on the right know this, whether they admit it or not — was deeply shameful. The atrocity should have been a unifying event, but instead it became a wedge issue. Fake heroes like Bernie Kerik, Rudy Giuliani, and, yes, George W. Bush raced to cash in on the horror. And …

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Four Years In Prison For Bernie Kerik

Former NYPD Commissioner Bernie Kerik, who almost became Dubya’s director of Homeland Security thanks to Rudy Giuliani’s post-9/11 cheerleading, was sentenced yesterday to four years in federal prison for lying to the feds and accepting mob money to build his house. The judge gave Kerik twice the recommended sentence. That Rudy Giuliani, he sure knows how to pick ’em!

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More Woes For Giuliani

And you thought getting Pat Robertson’s endorsement was bad? Rudy Giuliani’s onetime protege and business partner, former NYC police chief Bernard Kerik, was indicted yesterday on 14 federal counts including conspiracy, wire fraud, false statement on a loan application, tax evasion, obstructing an FBI investigation and lying to the federal government. The charges have been long coming, but New York …

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