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...transfer. But a source close to Lundy said a group of his friends from Kentucky did, and Lundy hoped they would facilitate a deal with the president's brother. Roger Clinton's lawyer, Bart Williams, said his client never received payment from Lundy and never recommended him for a pardon. Lasater refused comment...
...Bill Clinton's final days in office last January, a White House lawyer included Rosario Gambino on a list of pardon candidates to be screened by the Justice Department, documents show. No pardon was granted. But at least Gambino - the former owner of Valentino's Supper Club of Garden City, N.J. - seems to have been considered for a pardon. The White House Counsel's office included Gambino's name on a list of pardoned candidates to be sent to the DOJ for criminal background checks. That's more than a handful of other convicts whose lawyers or relatives sought help...
...tough who grew up in East L.A., he had out-of-wedlock kids and failed the state bar exam four times. But Hahn didn't bother with any of that. He had all he needed in a letter Villaraigosa wrote to the White House in 1996, seeking a presidential pardon for convicted drug trafficker Carlos Vignali, whose father was a campaign contributor. Before the election, Hahn hammered Villaraigosa for a solid week with a TV ad showing images of a crack-cocaine pipe, a copy of the letter and the message: "Los Angeles can't trust Antonio Villaraigosa...
...clear yet what impact Hahn's attack ads had on the campaign - in particular, one attacking Villaraigosa for lobbying for a presidential pardon of a convicted drug dealer. But the weeklong ad campaign was so pervasive that it would have been hard for anyone living in L.A. not to see them. Villaraigosa has already said he regrets writing the letter on behalf of the drug dealer's family, but he's probably even sorrier about...
...With both candidates sharing many of the same issues, the race may well come down to issues of character. And Hahn has targeted that issue head on, reminding voters that Villaraigosa lobbied on behalf of a convicted drug-dealer who was later pardoned by Clinton. Villaraigosa has charged that the ads are unfair, but Hahn says that they are accurate and he points out the first person to launch attack ads in this campaign was Villaraigosa. They've really gotten under Villaraigosa's skin, but they accurately represent what happened. He did write the letter (for the pardon...