Thursday, November 08, 2007
Rudy Guiliani's Best Friend Forever, Bernie Kerik Indicted...
Rudy's got some s'plainin' to do...
via ReutersNEW YORK, Nov 8 Reuters) - Bernard Kerik, a former New York police commissioner and protege of Republican presidential front-runner Rudy Giuliani, was indicted on corruption charges on Thursday, media reported, in a potential embarrassment for Giuliani's campaign.
Kerik, 52, and Giuliani, the former New York mayor, were also business partners and, with Giuliani's backing, Kerik was nominated by President George W. Bush in 2004 to be secretary of Homeland Security.
Kerik later withdrew his name from nomination after admitting he failed to pay taxes on a nanny and other embarrassing disclosures about his personal life surfaced.
WABC television reported that a law enforcement official said Kerik was expected to surrender on Friday in Westchester County, just north of New York City, where a federal grand jury was investigating his finances and business dealings while on the city payroll.
WNBC television said on its Web site that Kerik would be arraigned on Friday.
Prosecutors planned to accuse Kerik of trying to influence a probe of a contractor with suspected links to organized crime, other local media reported. The New York Times had reported on Wednesday that federal prosecutors would seek an indictment.
Kerik's attorney, Kenneth Breen, was not immediately available for comment.
Giuliani served as Kerik's longtime mentor, promoting the former police detective to a series of positions, including the chief of city jails.
Later Bernie... See ya, Rudy.
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