Bush Grants 14 Pardons

[flvegan]

Source: The Tampa Tribune/Associated Press

WASHINGTON - President George W. Bush has granted pardons to 14 individuals - including a Jacksonville woman convicted of bank embezzlement - and commuted the prison sentences of two others convicted of misdeeds including drug offenses, tax evasion, wildlife violations and bank embezzlement.

The new round of White House pardons announced Monday are Bush's first since March and come less than two months before he will end his presidency. The crimes committed by those on the list also include offenses involving hazardous waste, food stamps, and the theft of government property.

On the latest pardon list were:

•Leslie Owen Collier of Charleston, Mo., who pleaded guilty in 1995 to unlawfully killing three bald eagles in southeast Missouri. He improperly used pesticide in hamburger meat to kill coyotes, but ended up killing many other animals, including the bald eagles. Collier, who was convicted for unauthorized use of a pesticide and violating the Bald and Golden Eagle Protection Act, was sentenced Feb. 2, 1996, in the Eastern District of Missouri.

•Milton Kirk Cordes of Rapid City, S.D. Cordes was convicted of conspiracy to violate the Lacey Act, which prohibits importation into the country of wildlife taken in violation of conservation laws.

Read more: http://www2.tbo.com/content/2008/nov/25/na-bush-grants-14-pardons/

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Full list of pardons at link.

[Richardo]

1. Hey what's Alberto Gonzalez doing on that list?

Made ya look. :)

[lumpy]

2. Are any more pardons to come? Anyone?

Some of those pardons sound like they might be justified.