San Francisco Democrat Leland Yee was indicted today in his ‘alleged’ gun running scandal and faces a maximum of 125 yrs in federal prison. Leland Yee is a Democrat state senator from California. As usual, the media has ignored this story. The few media reports in the beginning when this story broke fails to mention Leland Yee is a Democrat. If Yee was a Republican, it would be getting the Chris Christie ‘Bridgegate’ treatment. Leland Yee also ‘allegedly’ used campaign funds for travel to The Philippines. Oh and did you also know that Leland Yee was also a child psychologist?
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#Breaking #LelandYee Indictment. 6 counts accepting bribes for official acts also remain. More @kron4news tonight.
— Michael Yaki (@Yakiblog) April 4, 2014
If you want to talk a look at the media bias in this story, check out the Sacramento Bee’s report on Leland Yee’s indictment. No where in the article do they mention Yee is a Democrat.
A federal grand jury has issued an indictment charging State Sen. Leland Yee, Raymond “Shrimp Boy” Chow and 27 other defendants with firearms trafficking, money laundering, murder-for-hire, drug distribution, trafficking in contraband cigarettes and honest services fraud.
The indictment follows the March 26 arrests during an elaborate FBI raid authorized by a federal criminal complaint.
The complaint accuses the San Francisco Democrat of engaging in a conspiracy to traffic firearms and accepting campaign donations in exchange for official acts. In one instance, Yee, who has been a strong advocate for gun control during his decade in the state Legislature, warning that such business dealings are “not for the faint of heart,” according to the complaint.
The indicment charges Yee with honest services conspiracy, wire fraud and conspiracy to deal in firearms and import firearms.
California State Senator Leland Yee Arrested on Public Corruption Charges
Chow’s charges include money laundering, unlicensed firearms dealing and conspiracy to traffic contraband cigarettes.