EvilMonkey Posted April 17, 2006 Share Posted April 17, 2006 QUOTE(LosMediasBlancas @ Apr 17, 2006 -> 05:30 PM) they're saying 10-12 years MINIMUM. Yikes That's ok...at least his legacy is in tact Have fun at Club Joliet Georgie boy..... (Before anyone jumps...i know he won't go to Joliet.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whitesoxfan101 Posted April 17, 2006 Share Posted April 17, 2006 Great news, hopefully both these scumbags enjoy prison. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steff Posted April 17, 2006 Share Posted April 17, 2006 Count by count The verdicts, count by count Tribune staff reports Published April 17, 2006 The charges against former Gov. George Ryan and lobbyist Lawrence Warner, in a 22-count indictment. Ryan was found guilty on all 18 counts against him. Warner was found guilty on all 12 counts against him: Count 1, racketeering conspiracy: Ryan and Warner guilty. Ryan and Warner conspired to defraud the people of Illinois by using Ryan's elected offices for personal gain. Ryan defrauded the state of honest services by funneling lobbying contracts and state leases to Warner and others, using and promoting state employees for political work and gutting the Secretary of State's internal investigation unit. Counts 2 to 10, mail fraud: Count 2: Both guilty Count 3: Both guilty Count 4:Both guilty Count 5: Both guilty Count 6: Both guilty Count 7: Both guilty Count 8: Both guilty Count 9: Ryan guilty Count 10: Ryan guilty As part of the conspiracy, Warner and others, including lobbyists Donald Udstuen and Arthur "Ron" Swanson, used the mail to send and receive corrupt payments that benefited themselves and Ryan. Counts 11 to 13, making false statements to the FBI: Count 11: Ryan guilty Count 12: Ryan guilty Count 13: Ryan guilty In three interviews with the FBI, Ryan lied to investigators. On Jan. 5, 2000, he said he paid for vacations at the Jamaican villa of businessman Harry Klein, when he knew Klein reimbursed him in cash. On Oct. 16, 2000, he said he never gave Warner advance knowledge about a state lease. On Feb. 5, 2001, he said he did not provide dinner theater owner Anthony De Santis with the names and addresses of family members to skirt campaign donation reporting rules. Count 14, attempted extortion: Warner guilty. Warner attempted to extort payments from Chicago-based American Decal Manufacturing, the firm that produced state license plate stickers. Warner, who made some $332,000 from ADM while Ryan was secretary of state, threatened to use his influence with Ryan to end the firm's monopoly on the contract. Counts 15 and 16, money laundering: Count 15: Warner guilty Count 16: Warner guilty Warner laundered some $45,000 in Ryan-ordered payments to Udstuen through American Management Resources, a firm owned by an Udstuen friend. Count 17, structuring: Warner guilty. Warner routinely withdrew cash in amounts under $10,000 to prevent triggering an automatic report to the Internal Revenue Service. As part of that pattern, he cashed personal checks for $9,000 and $5,000 on Aug. 4 and 5, 1997. Count 18, impeding the IRS: Ryan guilty. Ryan diverted money from his political fund, Citizens for Ryan, to himself and family members but failed to correctly report the funds to the IRS. Counts 19 to 22, filing false tax returns: Count 19: Ryan guilty Count 20: Ryan guilty Count 21: Ryan guilty Count 22: Ryan guilty Ryan knowingly filed false amended tax returns for 1995-1998. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NUKE_CLEVELAND Posted April 17, 2006 Share Posted April 17, 2006 QUOTE(Sam @ Apr 17, 2006 -> 11:37 AM) I think it's safe to say no matter how long his sentence is -- he will unfortunately die in prison. Why is that unfortunate? His shenanigans cost an entire family their lives. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goldmember Posted April 17, 2006 Share Posted April 17, 2006 w00t. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steff Posted April 17, 2006 Share Posted April 17, 2006 QUOTE(southsider2k5 @ Apr 17, 2006 -> 12:28 PM) Awesome. Its shallow at best but hopefully justice is done for the family who died so that Ryan could get elected. I don't feel this does anything for them - not that anything could make up for the loss of life. Correct me if I'm wrong, but they didn't get him on anything relating to the fake licenses. If they had, he might of at least been able to be sued for wrongfull death, correct? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soxfest Posted April 17, 2006 Share Posted April 17, 2006 (edited) Ryan deserves conviction appeal all you want. Guilty on ALL count 6yrs in Prison I predict. Edited April 17, 2006 by Soxfest Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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