Bush’s Latest Presidential Pardons…includes rapper John Forte? November 25, 2008

Posted by thaswassup in Politics, That's Racist!, news.
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I just saw this on Yahoo News. Here’s an excerpt of the article, with my bold highlights:

• Leslie Owen Collier of Charleston, Mo. She was convicted for unauthorized use of a pesticide and violating the Bald and Golden Eagle Protection Act.

• Milton Kirk Cordes of Rapid City, S.D. Cordes was convicted of conspiracy to violate the Lacey Act, which prohibits importation into the country of wildlife taken in violation of conservation laws.

• Richard Micheal Culpepper of Mahomet, Ill., who was convicted of making false statements to the federal government.

• Brenda Jean Dolenz-Helmer of Fort Worth, Texas, for reporting or helping cover up a crime.

• Andrew Foster Harley of Falls Church, Va. Harley was convicted of wrongful use and distribution of marijuana and cocaine.

• Obie Gene Helton of Rossville, Ga., whose offense was unauthorized acquisition of food stamps.

• Carey C. Hice Sr. of Travelers Rest, S.C., who was convicted of income tax evasion.

• Geneva Yvonne Hogg of Jacksonville, Fla., convicted of bank embezzlement.

• William Hoyle McCright Jr. of Midland, Texas, who was sentenced for making false entries, books, reports or statements to a bank.

• Paul Julian McCurdy of Sulphur, Okla., who was sentenced for misapplication of bank funds.

• Robert Earl Mohon Jr. of Grant, Ala., who was convicted of conspiracy to distribute marijuana.

• Ronald Alan Mohrhoff of Los Angeles, who was convicted for unlawful use of a telephone in a narcotics felony.

• Daniel Figh Pue III of Conroe, Texas, convicted of illegal treatment, storage and disposal of a hazardous waste without a permit.

• Orion Lynn Vick of White Hall, Ark., who was convicted of aiding and abetting the theft of government property.

Bush also commuted the prison sentences of John Edward Forte of North Brunswick, N.J., and James Russell Harris of Detroit, Mich. Both were convicted of cocaine offenses.

Under the Constitution, the president’s power to issue pardons is absolute and cannot be overruled.

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John Edward Forte? Of the Fugees camp? I remember reading his story years ago about how he got caught up in distribution of cocaine. I might even have that Source magazine article somewhere…