[Mpls] Re: Felien on Zimmermann

[Tim Bonham]

>    How can you be guilty of accepting a bribe to do something if 
> you didn't do it?  Where is the bribe and what is the crime?
>    Robert Halfhill   Loring Park
         The crime is accepting a bribe.  Even if an official is 
dishonest enough to double-cross the briber, and not deliver the 
goods, it was still a crime to accept the bribe.

Also, the concealing of this bribe money, by leaving it off the 
campaign finance reports, is another crime that is alleged.

Mr. Felien's claim that Zimmerman was 'just holding the cash, because 
he thought it was fishy, and intended to return it later', even if 
true, would be another violation of the law.  Candidate Committees 
are required to deposit contributions into their bank account 
'promptly', and specifically within 10 days of receiving them.

Tim Bonham, Ward 12, Standish-Ericsson