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11/18/2003 Archived Entry: "Limbaugh: Money Launderer???"
Limbaugh: Money Launderer???
Gee, it looks like Rush 'StressTabs' Limbaugh might be in deeper shit than any of us imagined...
Radio talk show host Rush Limbaugh may have violated state money-laundering laws in the way he handled the money he used to buy the prescription drugs to which he was addicted, law enforcement officials in Florida and New York told ABCNEWS.A conviction on such charges in Florida would be a first-degree felony, punishable by up to 30 years in prison.
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Authorities say they became aware two years ago, during an investigation of New York bank US Trust, that Limbaugh had taken between 30 and 40 cash withdrawals from his account in amounts just under $10,000.
Banks must file a report to the government if someone withdraws more than $10,000 at once.
Limbaugh's lawyers confirm that as part of US Trust's service, a bank employee personally delivered cash to Limbaugh at his New York studio in amounts of $9,900 or so.
"That in itself is a suspicious activity: They are structuring their transaction to avoid reporting to the government, and the bank is required to file with the federal government something called a suspicious activity report," said Jack Blum, an expert on financial crimes.
I don't know about y'all, but even in my most hell-raisin'-est days of gobbling any drug I could get my mitts on, there's no way I spent nearly 10K a pop doing it.
And in the irony-meter-is-pinned department - he's being defended by the same trial lawyer who got Kennedy cousin William Kennedy Smith out of dutch.
Replies: 36 people speak up
sloppy work that is. if he knew about the fact that $10,000 would be reported, he should have known about the fact that a lot of withdrawls of almost as much would be noticed too. he should have changed the way his salary was deposited, or arranged to get cash in some other way. dont rich people have off shore accounts or something? how do all the other rich people withdraw their drug money?
and really, oxycontin is not a drug ive ever tried, but does it really cost that much? i know that prescription drug prices are out of controll in this country, but most heroin addicts dont even go through that much money. couldnt he have bought it online from mexico or something? i used to know a few people who took it to kill the pain of being a telemarketer, and they seemed to be able to afford to support their habit on $10 an hour.
2 more things:
1) it is just rediculouse that we have our financial records constantly followed, is this nazi germany?
2) as much as i would love to see rush go to jail, no one should go to jail on a fascist charge like this
Posted by justin @ 11/18/2003 09:24 PM NY
Doesn't Rush know that drug money supports the terrorists? The government told me so on TV.
Traitor! Treason! Traitor! Treason!
Posted by Tom Dissento @ 11/18/2003 10:00 PM NY
No, Tom, you're very wrong. Rush didn't buy heroin derived from Afghani poppy, cocaine refined from Columbian coca, or plain, old Mexican weed. He consumed massive quantities of good, old-fashioned American pharmaceuticals. Gosh, now that I think about it, Rush is a true patriot. God bless and preserve his righteous ass.
Posted by Metropolitan99 @ 11/18/2003 10:08 PM NY
I am liking the the sound of this more and more! No surprise as the 'truth' be known.
If an apple is an apple,
And hammer is a hammer.
Then Rash Lintbag is a hypocritical, law breaking, hate spewing, divisive piece of self serving shit.
(my apologies to all the law abiding feces out there for diminshing your kind)
Posted by Aristophanes @ 11/19/2003 09:52 AM NY
you were right, it looks as if the trolls have begun to lose interest, especially if they are not in here supporting their fat noisy pill popping hero (unless they arent rush fans, which i doubt)
like i said before, i would love to see rusty behind bars, or worse, as much as anyone on here, but i believe that the law they are using against him is downright fascist. what we do with our own money is no ones god damn buisiness. i also dont think anyone should be prosecuted for drug crimes, at worst they should get a fine, and treatment, and even then only for hard drugs. the only people who should go to prison for drug offenses are people selling drugs to children, just like they would for selling alcohol to children.
Posted by justin @ 11/19/2003 01:33 PM NY
I'm not a huge Rush fan. While I think people are stretching the implications, the law is the law. He appears to have broken it.
One of the things that bothers me about people that sit as spokespeople for a party or organization is you have to either admit you're a total ass and run with it, or keep yourself crystal clean. If you're going to call out the ills of others, you can't have ills of your own. If you do, run on them. Don't be a hypocrite, or I won't buy what you're selling.
Posted by Geoffrey @ 11/19/2003 02:06 PM NY
It is funny though, Justin, how anyone that points out what an uninformed idiot you are is a troll, though. I noticed you change your tone a little on my site. How appropriate.
Posted by Geoffrey @ 11/19/2003 02:08 PM NY
well, we were discussing something different on your site. is it a sin to agree with you on one topic and disagree with you on another? as for being a troll, why else are you here? if you have some other purpose i dont see it
Posted by justin @ 11/19/2003 02:30 PM NY
i have a tendency to react slightly less civily when i am attacked than when i am having a normal conversation. and by the way, it is in fact very refreshing to see a conservative admit that rusty "anal cyst" limbaugh is a hypocrite, and a total ass. i applaud you for it
Posted by justin @ 11/19/2003 02:33 PM NY
Geoffrey,
What bugs me is that he's still walking the streets. The fact is if it were you or I who (allegedly) did what Rush did, we'd be in slam right now, Roy Black or no Roy Black. The phrase 'mandatory minimums' would be bandied about instead of the words 'rehab in Arizona.'
Same goes for Michael Jackson - if either of us were accused of what he's been accused of, the police would have broken down our doors hours ago - no 'negotiated surrenders' for us.
Just goes to point up the double-standard for those with mountains of money enjoy. Not a Republican-Democrat or liberal-conservative thing, just an obscenely wealthy-not obscenely wealthy thing, and it's infuriating.
Posted by editor @ 11/19/2003 02:39 PM NY
i agree, the whole conservative/liberal dichotomy is no different than the black/white, gay/straight, christian/athiest(or whatever) issues. they are all just ways that the rich keep us fighting amongst ourselves. if it were not for these lesser issues, there would be no reason that people of differing political/ sexual/ cultural/ religious/ethnic backgrounds could not unite together and overthrow the oligarchy that is responsible for almost all the evils in the world. it really all comes down to haves and have nots. the rich minority vs the poor majority. that is the real war we are fighting. its about time we all sat down together and recognized our common enemies. they have the guns but we have the numbers. we just have to unite to win
Posted by justin @ 11/19/2003 02:50 PM NY
and go ahead, call me a communist, i know its on the tip of your tounge
Posted by justin @ 11/19/2003 02:51 PM NY
and go ahead, call me a communist, i know its on the tip of your tounge
Actually you're right, it was.
editor, I agree, yet disagree. I do agree that those with celebrity are treated differently than you or I. I believe it's also true that it works adversely at times. There are people abusing prescription drugs right here in my town, everyone knows it, but nothing is done. Why? Because in all honestly, there are more important things to worry about. I don't agree that some white collar crimes are overlooked. I think everyone should be prosecuted. However, I think if it were you or I instead of Rush, there is a good chance we wouldn't be facing charges.
as for being a troll, why else are you here? if you have some other purpose i dont see it-Justin
So what you are saying, Justin, is if you are here and you agree, then you aren't a troll, but if you disagree then you are? Or did I have to wait for a special invitation to come here? Does that make you a troll, for being on my site? What makes one a troll?
Posted by Geoffrey @ 11/19/2003 03:23 PM NY
if wanting to live in a world where the poor are treated just as well as the rich, and their lives and the lives of their children are not considered any less valuable, makes me a communist, then so be it, but im not talking about wealth redistribution here, im simply talking about equal treatment under the law, and equal rights in society. our nation (at least in words, if not in deeds) was supposedly founded on the idea that all people were created equal, and thus deserve equal treatment. equality is not communist, it is a basic human right. the simple truth is that in our system, money = power, i dont want to take away rich peoples property, i simply do not want them to have dominion over me and my family simply because we are poor.
and i dont call you a troll because i disagree with you, i believe very strongly in your right to believe and say whatever you desire, and in fact would fight for your rights to it as i would for my rights. i call you a troll because you are here trolling for traffic to your web site. i am not a troll, if you noticed, i did not put up any links to my web site on you blog, i was simply there to have a conversation with you and your readers. in fact, you are the one who put up a link to my site on yours, and actually thanks for that by the way, i have gotten close to 100 hits on my site just from that link, and i have actually recieved some nice (im not kidding) feed back from your readers
Posted by justin @ 11/19/2003 03:37 PM NY
I put a link to my page in my signature so people can see where I'm coming from through my writings. It's for that same reason I put a link to YOUR page on MY site, as well as a link to THIS page.
As you can see from my traffic, I don't need to troll for "hits". I write, people read.
Posted by Geoffrey @ 11/19/2003 04:01 PM NY
i can only assume that since you only had an answer to the second part of my comment, that you either agree with me on the rest(which i doubt) or that you really have no reasonable argument to make.
Posted by justin @ 11/19/2003 04:24 PM NY
what the fuck just happened?
Posted by justin @ 11/19/2003 04:29 PM NY
oh, you reversed the reverse order, ok, that will take some getting used to.
Posted by justin @ 11/19/2003 04:30 PM NY
Bah. Make up your MIND.
Anyway, as I pointed out before, arguing with you on actual issues is rather pointless. You just aren't that bright. I'll comment on your point, though.
People should be treated equally. I agree. Does that mean you should be able to go to the same hospitals and schools, live in the same neighborhoods, and join the same clubs as me? Sure, if you can afford them. If you can't, you should be given access just to be fair. If you want a better lot in life, earn it.
Posted by Geoffrey @ 11/19/2003 04:39 PM NY
i dont know your financial situation, but i highly doubt that you are wealthy enough to even begin to qualify as one of the people i am talking about, you are simply one of their servants. i have earned everything i have in life, and i wouldnt have it any other way. im not saying i even want to live inyour neighborhood, or belong to your clubs to begin with. im perfectly happy being lower middle class (way lowere middle class) im not starving, i own a car, but if i were to get cancer, or get in a car accident, i would die, because i cant afford health insurance. i cannot express myself as freely as someone who is wealthy enough to buy air time. my children will not be able to buy their way out of the draft the way GHW bush did for W bush. those are the types of equality i am talking about. it has nothing to do with owning nice things, it has to do with basic human decency that is denied to poor people. my wife runs a food pantry, and you really would just have to see the level of despair and degredation that exists among the very poor (we are really quite well off by comparison) to believe it. as i said, i have a comfortable life, but there is a certain level of economic depression that you can simply not rise above, no matter how hard you work, if you are that poor, or mentaly unbalanced, or an immigrant, or have no education. and since you seem to care so much about the military, i should also point out that a great majority of my wife's homeless clients are disabled veterans.
Posted by justin @ 11/19/2003 04:53 PM NY
Justin, I have to agree with GA, please use punctuation, commas, periods, capitilization of words at the beginning of a sentence. These are all things that help us to break up the flow of reading. Your posts are akin to someone backing up a dump truck full of letters and dumping it on the floor, it all comes out in a rush. I proofread as I type, it's easy to do once you gain proficiency.
Posted by Stentor @ 11/19/2003 06:39 PM NY
Actually, I don't care if people don't use proper grammar and punctuation, even though it does make things easier to read. I just found it funny that he was giving someone crap for doing something they do themselves.
Did you get my movie email?
Posted by Geoffrey @ 11/19/2003 06:44 PM NY
actually, if you look, i believe that you will find i do use punctuation and all the rest, i simply do not capitalize. although i do tend to use run on sentences, i at least use commas. regardless that isnt the point. i was really just asking him to clarify what he said because i didnt understand him
Posted by justin @ 11/19/2003 06:59 PM NY
besides, i love the way you attack my grammar to avoid an argument you cannot win.
Posted by justin @ 11/19/2003 07:02 PM NY
Here we go again. I never attacked your grammar. I just pointed out how stupid you are for making fun of someone's punctuation, when you screw yours up and don't capitalize. I'm not the least bit surprised you don't understand that, though.
I'm trying to keep up with your ranting. It's hard for me, though. I rarely have to argue with people that don't even understand what they are arguing about.
Posted by Geoffrey @ 11/19/2003 07:28 PM NY
i already apologized for my comments on his punctuation, at least twice now. it seems like he has acdepted it, or hasnt read it, either way, i dont see how its any of your buisisness.
by the way, just because you dont understand what im arguing about doesnt mean i dont understand it. sorry to go over your head with ideas about equality and poverty and whatnot, ill try to stick to personal insults so you can follow what im saying
Posted by justin @ 11/19/2003 10:55 PM NY
and yes i know i miss-typed accepted, and probobly other words as well. i just figured id save you the trouble of pointing it out
Posted by justin @ 11/19/2003 10:59 PM NY
also, i have read your blog. it seems like you make a profession out of talking to people who dont know what they are talking about, or what you are talking about. you should be really good at it by now
Posted by justin @ 11/19/2003 11:01 PM NY
Wasn't it you that said anything said in the comments was everyone's business? In fact, that was your whole reasoning behind commenting on what I said to Stentor.
Posted by Geoffrey @ 11/19/2003 11:05 PM NY
its your buisiness as much as you want it to be, im simply saying that i apologized for being rude to whoever it was i said that to, i dont even remember which thread that was on. its been a long day, and its late at night. if you want to keep talking about it, you are welcome too. im just saying that i really dont care anymore, im done with the topic. if it interests you that much, go ahead and run with it
Posted by justin @ 11/19/2003 11:10 PM NY
Actually, that isn't what you were "simply saying", but I'll leave it at that.
Posted by Geoffrey @ 11/19/2003 11:21 PM NY
well, it was one of the things i was saying. i rarely say anything simply though, so you do have a point. either way, it is my bed time, so if you want to, you can have a full 12 hours to trash me uninterupted. enjoy
Posted by justin @ 11/19/2003 11:23 PM NY
geo & justin. are yall married?
pretty good, rush using a lawyer who defended a kenedy. hahahaha
Posted by amused lurker @ 11/20/2003 12:54 PM NY
nah, he obviousely has some sort of a crush on me and my wife both though. no thanks, we dont go in for bestiality.
Posted by justin @ 11/20/2003 01:23 PM NY
Here we go again. He ends every session talking about how I'm a troll, not open able to debate, just want to fight, etc etc, yet every day he logs back on and starts the whole thing up again.
I expect no less from a hypocrite. Heck, even the OTHER liberal idiots on my page call him a moron.
And his wife is into beastiality. Ask my dog.
Posted by Geoffrey @ 11/20/2003 02:15 PM NY
GA, yes, I got the e-mail, thanks. I'm going to check out redoctane also, I have a friend who has a PS2. This guy's also a Ferrari mechanic, so we've had some fun rides. If you decide to check out Netflix, let me know, I can give you a referral code that's good for a whole month, rather than the lame one they give out that's only good for a ten day trial.
Posted by Stentor @ 11/20/2003 09:40 PM NY
