But you have known Vernon Hawkins for years. Where would they feel they have the authority to do this . I dont know. Im sure there were people that did all kinds of things. For his cooperation, Jeff Thompson could be looking at only six months in jail. Prosecutors now bring a case against the mayor . Are todays developments a game changer in the race for d. C. Mayor . You know out there, people say this is a game changer. It could be a game changer. The timing of this is interesting. Im not any different person than i was 3 1 2, 4 years ago. Im the same person. You look at my career the mayor may not like the timing of all this, but there is a big block of voters out there undecided and others who had already sided with vincent gray. He had an 8 point lead in the last pole and they are going to be taking a second look at this campaign. Most people agree with this. Been getting a lot of phone calls from political insiders and asking, what does this mean . Back to you guys. That is the b
Hide his participation, his identity from adrian fenty at the time. They called him uncle earl, the mayor acknowledged that today. The mayor denied a short time ago in a conversation with me that any of this is true. He says he never asked Jeff Thompson for anything, but his help and getting contributions to his campaign, he said that Jeff Thompson is lying. I think we are waiting on tape. If you have questions right now, shoot them to me. Jeff thompson could be looking at only six months in prison. He could have been looking at 30, but thats how valuable prosecutors consider his information. This is a huge change we have been hearing. In fact, we are starting to get the idea that the prosecutors didnt have much. What do you think broke this thing open . I have no idea. Except that we reported back in january, the prosecutors are ready to indict Jeff Thompson. I think the understanding all along had been, they have cases against them. They have pleas from others who participated with t
In the courtroom, he said that d. C. Mayor vincent gray knew of the plan to fund a Shadow Campaign before he was running. Gray says that he personally asked him for an an additional 400,000 in the campaign, and then helped thompsons company to receive a settlement when his office was won. And so they agreed to refer to thompson only as uncle earl a code name. Jeffrey thompson admitted to illegally financing multiple campaigns, including 6,870 to a president ial candidate, and 250,000 to 13 candidates for federal office. And also here in d. C. , 100,000, to 2008 Council Candidate, and 20,000 to 2007 ward 4 council, and the list of d. C. Money goes on. 13 federal candidates and 15 local d. C. Candidates total. For nearly 3 million in Illegal Campaign funds over six years. Jeffrey thompson just walked out of the courthouse, and he did not stop to talk to the reporters reporters, but he is facing two years in prison or home confinement depending on the further cooperation with the investig
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