{"id":859,"date":"2016-06-11T13:34:15","date_gmt":"2016-06-11T18:34:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cookco.us\/news\/?p=859"},"modified":"2016-06-11T13:52:01","modified_gmt":"2016-06-11T18:52:01","slug":"hubbard-guilty","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cookco.us\/news\/hubbard-guilty\/","title":{"rendered":"Hubbard Guilty"},"content":{"rendered":"

Now, What About the Rest of ‘Em?<\/h1>\n

How is it that our elected politicians often times elevate themselves to be above the law, even when caught absolutely “red-handed?” Their first defense, always, is that their prosecution is politically motivated. I’m sorry, but if you break the law, and especially if there is so much irrefutable evidence that you broke the law that there is no reasonable doubt of your actions, well it just doesn’t matter who’s leading the prosecution or why.<\/p>\n

When I read that “Hubbard was being prosecuted for standing up to Obama”<\/em> I laughed out loud.<\/h3>\n

His team of lawyers argued that Hubbard’s transactions were legal because they were carried out between longtime friends. Well that should make it okay! As laughable as that argument sounds, I fully understand they made it because there is verbiage in the ethics law that references it. Hubbard held office from 1998 to 2016. This is another good example of why we need term limits.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Of the 23 charges Hubbard faced, he was convicted of:<\/p>\n

Voting on legislation with a conflict of interest that would benefit American Pharmacy Cooperative Inc., a consulting client.<\/p>\n

\"lady<\/a>Receiving money from a principal, American Pharmacy Cooperative Inc., through a consulting contract.<\/p>\n

Receiving money from a principal, Edgenuity, through a consulting contract.<\/p>\n

Using office for personal gain through a consulting contract with Capitol Cups, a business owned by Robert Abrams.<\/p>\n

Lobbying the state Department of Commerce for consulting client Robert Abrams.<\/p>\n

Lobbying the governor’s office for consulting client Robert Abrams.<\/p>\n

Using state personnel to benefit consulting client Robert Abrams.<\/p>\n

Soliciting and receiving money from a principal, former Business Council of Alabama Chairman Will Brooke, a $150,000 investment in Craftmaster Printers.<\/p>\n

Soliciting and receiving money from a principal, James Holbrook\/Sterne Agee, a $150,000 investment in Craftmaster Printers.<\/p>\n

Soliciting and receiving money from a principal, Great Southern Wood President Jimmy Rane, a $150,000 investment in Craftmaster Printers.<\/p>\n

\"lady<\/a>Soliciting and receiving money from a principal, Hoar Construction President Robert Burton, a $150,000 investment in Craftmaster Printers.<\/p>\n

Soliciting and receiving a thing of value from a principal, former BCA Chairman Will Brooke, help obtaining clients for Auburn Network and financial advice for Craftmaster Printers.<\/p>\n

If you have any doubt about his guilt, I implore you to read these three items.<\/h2>\n

https:\/\/newrepublic.com\/article\/133504\/mike-hubbard-corrupt-politician-america<\/a><\/p>\n

http:\/\/www.politico.com\/story\/2014\/08\/republican-state-leadership-committee-memo-109680<\/a><\/p>\n

http:\/\/images.politico.com\/global\/2014\/08\/03\/bakerhostetler_memo.html<\/a><\/p>\n

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