Tag Archives: Steve Stockman

Trump Commutes Sentence Of Former GOP Rep Serving 10 Years In Prison On 23 Felony Corruption Convictions

The Texas Tribune reports: President Donald J. Trump on Tuesday commuted the remaining prison sentence of former Republican Texas congressman Steve Stockman, who was sentenced to 10 years in 2018 after he was convicted of nearly two-dozen felonies, including fraud. Prosecutors said the conservative firebrand from Friendswood misused $1.25 million in funds from political donors to pay for expenses like …

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Imprisoned Ex-GOP Rep. Steve “Benghazi” Stockman Asks Trump For Pardon Over Fear Of COVID In Prison

Yahoo News reports: Pattie Stockman, wife of former Rep. Steve Stockman (R-Texas), asked President Trump to pardon him amid the coronavirus pandemic so his 10-year sentence for fraud and other white-collar crimes “does not become a death penalty.” Stockman, a conservative firebrand, was convicted in April 2018 of 23 felonies for allegedly misusing $1.25 million in campaign funds for personal …

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TEXAS: Former GOP Rep. Steve “Benghazi” Stockman Sentenced To 10 Years For Campaign Finance Scheme

The Houston Chronicle reports: Former Congressman Steve Stockman, a Tea Party stalwart who represented East Texas during two non-consecutive terms, was sentenced to 10 years in federal prison on Wednesday for his role in a wide-ranging scheme that included a spy operation aimed a fellow Republican challenger and $1.25 million in campaign funds pilfered from conservative megadonors. Stockman, who was …

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TEXAS: Former GOP Rep. Steve “Bengazi” Stockman Convicted Of 23 Felonies, Faces Decades In Prison

The Texas Tribune reports: Steve Stockman, a Republican former congressman from Texas, has been convicted of defrauding two conservative mega-donors and funneling their $1.25 million into personal and campaign expenses as part of what prosecutors have described as a “white collar crime spree.” A jury in federal court in Houston ruled Thursday afternoon that Stockman is guilty of all but …

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TEXAS: Teabagger Former House Rep. Steve Stockman Dragged Away In Handcuffs For Embezzlement

Houston’s NBC affiliate reports: Steve Stockman, who served two stints in the U.S. House of Representatives, spent part of Friday in federal court. Stockman, a Tea Party favorite who courted controversy thorough two congressional terms, was brought into court Thursday shackled and handcuffed. He is accused of conspiring to violate federal election laws during his last term in office. It’s …

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Goodbye Crazy Rep. Steve Stockman

Crackpot teabagger US Rep. Steve Stockman (R-TX) today suffered a humiliating defeat in his GOP primary bid to unseat US Sen. John Cornyn, taking only 17% of the vote. You might recall that last fall Stockman gave every member of Congress a World Net Daily-published book which calls for the impeachment of President Obama. In 2012 Stockman mailed his supporters …

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Quote Of The Day – Steve Stockman

“I hope this book helps convince my colleagues to hold Barack Obama legally responsible for his disregard for the law. When told of his offense, Obama sought to cover them up rather than accept responsibility and correct the mistakes. Impeachment should only be a rare and last resort, but the book provides important details on the Obama administration’s offenses against …

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And Here We Go Again

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Teabagger Actually Makes A Funny

Congratulations to @ABFalecbaldwin on his new show, the only program where the host has a court order to stay 500 feet away from cameramen. — Rep. Steve Stockman (@SteveWorks4You) September 26, 2013

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