Former congressional candidate Taff gets 15-month prison term

[scratchtasia]

He couldn't even wait until he was elected to be corrupt. From the Kansas City Star:

Former congressional candidate Taff gets 15-month prison term

By ROBERT A. CRONKLETON

A federal judge sentenced former congressional candidate Adam Taff today to 15 months in prison for wire fraud and misusing campaign funds in a mortgage-fraud case.

Taff and co-defendant John D. Myers pleaded guilty in November to one count each of wire fraud that occurred when Myers sold Taff his house in Lake Quivira for $1.2 million. Taff also pleaded guilty to one count of violating the Federal Election Campaign Act by misusing election money to obtain a mortgage loan for the home.

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Taff was a once a rising Republican star and a serious contender for a U.S. congressional seat. In 2002, he ran as the Republican candidate for the Kansas 3rd Congressional District against U.S. Rep. Dennis Moore, a Democrat, and came closer than any previous contender had come to upsetting Moore.

In 2004, Taff narrowly lost a second attempt to run against Moore when Kris Kobach, a law professor, won the GOP primary. Kobach later lost to Moore.

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[proud2BlibKansan]

1. From channel 5

Former Congressional Candidate Taff Receives 15-Month Federal Prison Sentence
Feb 13, 2006, 05:42 PM CST

KANSAS CITY, Kan. (AP) -- Former congressional candidate Adam Taff receives a 15-month federal prison sentence for using campaign funds to get a loan to buy a home.

Taff is a Republican from Johnson County who ran for Congress in 2002 and 2004.

He pleaded guilty last November to wire fraud and violating the Federal Election Campaign Act.

http://www.kctv5.com/Global/story.asp?S=4497062

They did a much longer story. It was mentioned that Taff got teary eyed as he plead for a short sentence. :cry:

Thank gawd this man didn't get elected to Congress.

Another crooked politician goes down. :woohoo:

[Fovea]

2. The KC Star link

Taff gets 15-month prison term

http://www.kansascity.com/mld/kansascity/13862682.htm

[scratchtasia]

4. Links

Um, yeah, I had that link in my original post.

But here's a follow-up article with more information.

[Fovea]

6. I did not see the anchor

in my pre-caffinated state.
Sorry

[scratchtasia]

7. No sweat

I mostly only replied to add the new article link.

[atommom]

3. Not a big surprise, but it still made me smile.

He had enough power to be corrupt, but not quite enough power to get away with it!

[Mabus]

5. So, the next time someone asks "What's the matter with Kansas?"

I can say, "Nothing that we aren't cleaning up. We're jailing the lying bastards. What about your state?"


:patriot: