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| Prosecutors want D.C.'s Marion Barry to go to jail |
| 2007-03-09 |
| Welcome WASHINGTON -- Federal prosecutors said Councilman Marion Barry failed to file his tax returns on time for a seventh year in a row, and they asked a judge to send the former mayor to jail. Oh, damn! Did I forget to do that again? Damn! In a court document filed Wednesday, prosecutors said Barry, who last year got probation instead of incarceration in a criminal tax case, "has not acted like a person who has been given the opportunity of probation and should not be treated like one." Obviously, these crackers don't know who I am... Barry pleaded guilty in 2005 to misdemeanors for failing to file tax returns covering 1999 to 2004. As part of his plea bargain, Barry agreed to file future federal and local tax returns annually. Prosecutors now charge that Barry missed deadlines for filing federal and D.C. tax returns for 2005. They should take this here matter up with my accountant, Filin B. Hard... Assistant U.S. Attorneys James W. Cooper and Thomas E. Zeno argued that Barry should be incarcerated as a way of "making clear to this defendant that he is not above the law." Incarcerated. Incarcerated in the penitentiary... Barry, 71, said Thursday that he has "met every condition of my probation. They're trying to harass me and embarrass me, and they ought to stop it," Barry told WUSA-TV. I blame THE MAN!!! In the legal memo to U.S. Magistrate Judge Deborah A. Robinson, prosecutors said they "take no joy" in seeking the jail sentence, and they noted Barry's public service as a civil rights activist and his four terms as D.C. mayor. ...and, of course, world renowned crack addict. No new charges were filed against Barry, but prosecutors said he committed two new crimes by missing the deadline for his 2005 taxes while on probation. No hearing date was set. The memo, filed a month after prosecutors first sought to revoke Barry's probation, marks the first time the U.S. attorney's office has called for jail time for Barry in the case. Can't we all just, like,..get along? Barry has gone behind bars before. After he was famously videotaped smoking crack in a 1990 FBI sting operation, Barry served six months in prison. Bitch probably set me up for this too... Barry earned nearly $93,000 as a council member in 2005 but filed neither return on time, prosecutors said. The IRS gave him an extension until Oct. 15, after he asked for more time, but he also missed that deadline, authorities said. Barry filed the 2005 returns last month after prosecutors asked for his probation to be revoked. Only two years late? Looks like Marion's making progress. |
| Posted by:tu3031 |
| #1 looks like he took a page out of Billiary's campaing filing 'omissions' play book...... |
| Posted by: USN, Ret. 2007-03-09 14:42 |