$100K Reward Offered for Info Leading to Conviction of Corrupt Officials

[BurtWorm]

VelvetRevolution Launches 'Government Accountability Reward Fund'; $100,000 Reward for Information Leading to Arrest, Conviction of Corrupt Government Officials

9/29/2005 12:15:00 PM


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To: National Desk, Legal Reporter

Contact: Ilene Proctor, 310-271-5857

SANTA MONICA, Calif., Sept. 29 /U.S. Newswire/ -- VelvetRevolution.us, a network of more than 120 progressive organizations seeking honest government, just launched the 'Government Accountability Reward Fund' to induce whistleblowers to come forward with information about criminal activity by high government officials. Specifically, VR has a reward of up to $100,000 for information leading to the arrest and conviction of officials involved in the following three incidents: 1) the illegal outing of CIA Agent Valerie Plame, 2) the illegal payment of bribes to Congressman Dennis Hastert, and 3) the rigging of the 2004 Presidential election in Ohio. In the event more than one person provides information or information about more than one incident, the money will be split between the persons.

The information provided must be new and not previously provided to the press or government entity or official. The information must be verifiable and be a major contributing factor in the arrest and conviction of the government official(s). In the case of the Valerie Plame, the evidence must implicate and convict a senior White House official or officials. In the case of Dennis Hastert, the evidence must implicate and convict him. In the case of Ohio, the evidence must implicate and convict persons who actually and knowingly rigged the 2004 Presidential election in such a way that it changed the true outcome.

There have been credible news reports that senior White House officials conspired to and did knowingly and intentionally disclose the identity of Valerie Plame. Other news reports have indicated that Dennis Hastert took bribes from foreign interests and hid those bribes through political action committees. Moreover, many news reports have stated that persons rigged the election in Ohio to favor the Republicans, and now top Republican officials are under investigation and indictment in Ohio for corrupt practices.

VR believes, if these reports are true, that there are upstanding American citizens who have important information which could verify them. VR wants these people to come forward, and this reward is an incentive to do so.

It is clear from the recent indictments of Tom Delay, Jack Abramoff, David Safavian, Bob Taft and George Ryan, and investigations of Bill Frist, Karl Rove, Scotter Libby and others, that the stench of corruption is reeking from those in power. VR wants citizens who have knowledge of this corruption to come forward, for the good of the country, and put an end to this epidemic of illegal activity.

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[Mr_Jefferson_24]

1. So this is why Judith Miller has decided to sing. nt.