I’m really glad to know that David Patterson, a blind man dubbed a walking encyclopedia, will replace the great white-collar & organize crime prosecutor Eliot Spitzer.
As attorney general, Spitzer took cases relating to corporate white collar crime, securities fraud, internet fraud and environmental protection. He most notably pursued cases against companies involved in computer chip price fixing, investment bank stock price inflation, and the 2003 mutual fund scandal. He also sued Richard Grasso, the former chairman of the New York Stock Exchange, claiming he had failed to fully inform the board of directors of his deferred compensation package, which exceeded $140 million.[4]
Spitzer has done awesome work in bringing to justice various persons in New York and it is with great disappointment to know his current downfall. I actually think its straight out stupid. I mean you don’t put people behind bars and then later become a client in one of the many various sordid business ‘affairs’.
The following link article provides great insight into David Paterson and what he can bring for New York as governor.
http://www.democracynow.org/2008/3/13/david_paterson_to_become_first_african
I wish somebody like David or even Eliot, but without the non-sense, can become governor of my beautiful state of California. We need someone badly!
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