NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) -- A federal jury has convicted a former Tennessee state senator for taking money from government contractors and lobbying for them while he served in the Senate.

It's the second corruption conviction for John Ford, who was once one of the state's most powerful lawmakers. He was sentenced last year to 5 1/2 years in prison for taking bribes to influence legislation favoring a fake company created by the FBI.

Ford accepted more than $800,000 from contractors for the state's expanded Medicare program. He claimed all his consulting work was legal and performed out of state.

He could face up to 60 years on the charges, but his actual sentence would likely be lower. Ford did not speak to media after Friday's verdict.


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It's good to see another crooked politician get convicted. Now, I'd like to see him thrown into the general pop. of a nice big State prison. Any bets on that happening??

More about John Ford

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God is a conservative -

Ecclesiastes 10:2--"A wise man's heart inclines him to the right, but a fool's heart to the left."

And, as usual, the AP decides it wouldn't be in the best interests of pushing the "Republican's are the culture of corruption" myth by actually telling the public what party this chap is part of...

Of course, the LACK of party identification makes it obvious...

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Who would expect this sort of behavior from a Democrat???

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Barack Obama and his Associations - A Question of Judgement & Character

For those who may think it's not done on purpose and there's an excuse like "State Senator's are never identified by AP reporters" in their stories, here's one from last week...

Feds charge Alaska state senator on two counts

Corruption is across the board...

The AP just doesn't want you to know that...

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