Put the belligerent misogynist in Congress?

Last night someone brought up that Cedric shouldn’t be trying to be the woman candidate because he has not just one, but three alleged infractions with women who he was romantically involved with. They were referring to an item in the original American Zombie post that examines a series of questionable activities by Rep. Richmond with non-profits he funded (including purchase of a Rolex watch) and alleged payments made to the non-profit’s female director because of a relationship she had with Richmond (which supposedly went sour and apparently badly). Zombie writes, “The first question is what the nature of Richmond's relationship was with the NOCE director.  I have been told it was more than casual, and I'm confident that was the case.” Okay? What is this? Let’s assume we all have bad relationships which we pay the price for, though not all of us have access to non-profit bank accounts to pay them off.

http://theamericanzombie.blogspot.com/search?updated-max=2010-08-21T22%3A16%3A00-05%3A00

I had heard rumors about the non-profit love incident, had two people, including someone inside Cedric’s camp admit there is “something there”; even had a former state rep verify that because they knew the mother of the woman involved. But you know how those things go…

But a second and third infraction as well? The group says it involved an incident when Richmond attended Morehouse College. And then this item shows up on nola.com:

He bought the diamond bezzle from Sutton's Jewelers in 2002 and signed his name to the non-profit's credit card. Let's also talk about his days in Morehouse College when its alleged he assaulted a woman in a hot tub and then let's look at the widely rumored and alleged rape of the woman from the non-profit. http://www.nola.com/politics/index.ssf/2010/09/president_barack_obama_endorse/5520/comments-3.html

What is this????

I’m told the Morehouse incident might be an indiscretion from college days, where a woman had him arrested but dropped the charges. The hot-tub incident though is related to an encounter gone bad at a Zulu event, where “no” apparently didn’t mean anything to CR.

Who knows more about this? Well, WBOK might. When Cedric felt the morning announcer Girod Stevens wasn’t being “supportive”, did he lash out at the radio announcer himself? No. He went to Ruth’s Chris and yelled at the man’s significant other…in front of a witness. Said he would get her man fired because he was a Cao apologist. Then Cedric when to DC and told the Congressional Black Caucus to get the man and ruin his career. 

Since there's nothing good on TV, I do homework

Cedric Richmond was arrested in 1995 by NOPD for disturbing the peace. The item number is B45918-95. He was paroled by Benny Jefferson, since deceased.  

 

Recent report has been received to the effect that there was some sort of incident (possible rape or rape attempt) involving Cedric Richmond and a female while Richmond attended Morehouse College, circa 1995. 

 

A second incident involving a rape or sexual assault is reported to have occurred in a hot tub. The location is believed to be New Orleans or Baton Rouge. 

 

On 8/18/04, Cedric Richmond leased South Shore Marina boathouse #19 for twenty four and one half years. Richmond paid for the entire lease in advance, $74,016, which is believed to have been a sweetheart deal. On August 3, 2005, Richmond then used the boathouse to secure a $500, 000 collateral mortgage with Whitney Bank, which obviously makes no sense if the present value of the lease was only $74,016. The boathouse was heavily damaged in Katrina and was the subject of later litigation between the lessor, the Orleans Levee District, and the lessee, Richmond.  The Orleans Parish Trial Court (J. Kern Reese) ruled for Richmond and but was sharply reversed for obvious procedural errors at the trial court level, by the 4^th Circuit Court of Appeal.  

 

Rumors persist that Cedric Richmond raped a woman later identified as 'Former Executive Director,' now 'Former Executive Director Surname.' Ms. 'Surname' is the daughter of 'Former Elected Official'. No police record of this incident has so far been discovered. It is reported that Ms. 'Surname' was paid off and refused to prosecute Cedric Richmond. 

 

The Louisiana Supreme Court tossed Cedric Richmond off the ballot for the New Orleans District “D” Council race eight days before the April 2, 2005 election, saying that Cedric Richmond had sworn falsely that he was domiciled in District “D,” when in fact he was domiciled in District “E.” 

 

Disciplinary proceedings were initiated against Cedric Richmond as result of the false swearing in the April 2005 election. The proceedings began in the disciplinary committee established by the Louisiana Bar Association, and ultimately ended up in the Louisiana Supreme Court. The following are quotes from these proceedings: 

 

“In the course of seeking election to the New Orleans City Council in April 2005, the respondent, Cedric Richmond filed into the public record a ‘Notice of Candidacy’ form with the Louisiana Secretary of State, in which he swore under oath and penalty of perjury that he had been domiciled on Lomond Road in New Orleans City Council district ‘D’ for two years prior to the September 2005 election. At the time he made this sworn declaration respondent knew and understood that any such statement was materially false; inasmuch as he had similarly sworn in a September 2003 ‘Notice of Candidacy’ form filed in connection with his earlier candidacy for the Louisiana State House of Representatives that his domicile was on Eastview Drive situated in New Orleans city council district ‘E’.” Office of the Disciplinary Council, filed 7/6/2007. 

 

“Attorney’s (Cedric Richmond) conduct of knowingly making a false statement of domicile in his notice of candidacy qualifying form declaring his intent to run in special election for office of city council, and making similarly false statements regarding his domicile in pleadings and oral testimony in election contest filed against him violated rules of professional conduct prohibiting lawyers from making false statement of fact or law to a tribunal, and rule providing that it is  professional misconduct for a lawyer to engage in conduct involving dishonesty, fraud, deceit, or misrepresentation.” Louisiana Supreme Court, In re Cedric Richmond, No. 2008-B-0742.

 

 “We find respondent’s statement of domicile in the 2005 qualifying form was false, and that after his candidacy for office was challenged, he made similarly false statements regarding his domicile in pleadings and oral testimony in the election contest…It is significant that respondent’s conduct occurred while he was serving as a member of the Louisiana Legislature.” Louisiana Supreme Court, In re Cedric Richmond, No. 2008-B-0742.

 

“It is ordered that Cedric Richmond, Louisiana Bar Roll number 25847, be and he hereby is suspended from the practice of law for six months. It is further ordered that all but sixty days of suspension shall be deferred. Following completion of the active portion of his suspension, respondent shall be placed on unsupervised probation for six months.” (Richmond only served a two month suspension!) Louisiana Supreme Court, In re Cedric Richmond, No. 2008-B-0742.

 

For over two years (2004-2006), while Cedric Richmond was serving in the Louisiana legislature,  Richmond repeatedly violated the Code of Governmental Ethnics by failing to report income from a governmental agency. He was fined $4,000 in 2008. (But was only forced to pay $2,000!) Louisiana Board of Ethics, Opinion No. 2005-487. 

 

Cedric Richmond was arrested in 2007 in Baton Rouge in a drunken bar brawl. 

 

During last year’s legislative session (2009), Cedric Richmond contacted the Metropolitan Crime Commission and, unsolicited, advised the MCC representative that he had put $25,000 in a bill for the MCC. The MCC knew nothing about this until Richmond called to tell them what he had done. No one knows why. 

 

Cedric Richmond is believed in the fairly recent past to have used a credit card from a non-profit corporation to purchase a diamond bezel and/or Rolex watch from Jack Sutton Jewelry. It is variously reported that (1) Cedric Richmond purchased a diamond bezel or that (2) he purchased a diamond bezel and watch for $67,000, paying $1,000 down on the non-profit credit card and the balance of $66,000 on a personal check. 

 

A source has reported that Cedric Richmond acquired property illegally through the New Orleans Recovery Authority (see noraworks.org), and also that Stacy Jackson, the ex-NOAH (New Orleans Affordable Housing Authority) director is involved in his campaign.  Jackson is currently under indictment.  

 

Cedric Richmond’s mom, Mabel Gaines, worked for Juvenile Court Judge David Bell until his recent resignation. 

 

Cedric Richmond contributor William Thomas Welch (DOB 10/12/51) was convicted/plead to embezzlement in Harrison County, MS, on 9/13/85 and was sentenced to eight years hard labor. He was released on 7/13/93. He has since been involved in numerous businesses in Mississippi and New Orleans, and several judgments, state and federal liens have been filed against him. 

 

Cedric Richmond contributor Dwight McKenna, a convicted federal felon, made a $1,000 contribution on 12/23/09. 

 

Ike Spears was listed as Cedric Richmond’s campaign manager in the 2008 election; Spears is the de facto campaign manager in 2010 but is not listed as such on the website. This omission likely has something to do with the over $700,000 in IRS tax liens filed against Ike and his wife Sonja Spears.

 

It was reported in the T/P on August 5, 2010, that Sonja Spears had resigned her First City Court judgeship when it became apparent that she was living and raising the couple’s two male children in Needham, MA, where the children attend an exclusive private school. Public records show Spears and her husband, Ike, own a $1.3 million house in Needham. The US Attorney’s Office issued a subpoena to the Court Clerk in May asking for documents that showed how many days Spears worked, as well as security video, payroll records and expense records. 

 

Intel has been received that PANO officials heartily dislike Ike Spears due to some past disagreement.

 

Blair Boutte acts as the “enforcer” of Cedric Richmond’s 2010 Congressional campaign, just as he did in the 2008 campaign. Said to be one of the few political operatives who can still reliably deliver street votes, he has many political and courthouse connections as a result of his bail bond business. In 1988, Boutte shot and killed a teenager (in the back) in a drug deal gone sour. The boy was believed to be a drug runner for Boutte. As a result Boutte lost his law license and went to prison, although the mother of the deceased boy plead with the court to release Boutte, who was subsequently released and became a bail bondsman. He has since been linked to the Louis Marcotte Jefferson Parish bail bond scandal, but the case against him was dropped. 

 

Approximately two years ago, Boutte reported $50,000 stolen from his safety deposit box at the Whitney Bank. He filed a complaint against the Whitney Bank and attempted to retain Harry Rosenberg to represent him. Rosenberg reportedly withdrew the claim. It is variously reported that Boutte had actually used the money for pay-off’s and/or that one of Boutte’s girlfriends had a key to the box and stole the money.