| Albert Baldeo, a Guyana-born, Democratic district leader and candidate for city and state office, who has beenAlbert Baldeofighting jail time after being found guilty in August by a US Court for obstructing justice, is to be sentenced on January 21.According to court documents of the United States District Court, New York,Arizona Diamondbacks Gregor Blanco Jersey, Baldeo’s motions to have his judgment of acquittal and for a new trial were denied in their entirety.On August 11, Baldeo was found guilty of obstructing justice, after a two-week trial, though he was acquitted of mail and wire fraud charges.More than two years ago, U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara indicted Baldeo for orchestrating a straw donor scheme to funnel illegal contributions to his 2010 campaign for City Council. Baldeo,Custom Raptors Jersey, Bharara alleged at the time, also asked his straw donors to lie to federal investigators once he learned the feds were probing the scheme.Baldeo, a Richmond Hill attorney who also nearly unseated a Republican state senator in 2006,Cheap Jerseys Free Shipping, faced 10 charges and was acquitted on all, three of which were related to mail and wire fraud, according to court documents. He was found guilty on the seven other charges related to conspiracy and obstructing justice.The fact that Albert Baldeo lost his election does not excuse his corrupt conduct. The court found that he lied and instructed others to lie to law enforcement agents investigating the source of his campaign contributions, and threatened and intimidated others in order to conceal the truth, the US Attorney said.Each of the seven charges carries a maximum sentence of 20 years in prison.A group known as “People for Baldeo” had defended Mr. Baldeo for being acquitted on the mail and wire fraud charges. “It is clear that our precious tax dollars are being spent in targeting Mr. Baldeo selectively and vindictively and this lynching must be stopped. We challenge all right thinking people to condemn these grave civil,Wholesale Authentic NFL Jerseys, human rights, constitutional and voting rights violations,” the group said.“We demand an immediate end to this political witch hunt of Albert Baldeo,Jerseys NFL Wholesale, and call upon these agencies which are funded by our tax dollars to stop this harassment and vendetta against him now!”The court in turning down Baldeo’s application for acquittal and a new trial said, that the defendant admitted that he provided the straw donors with false money orders along with false documents, but not with the intent to obtain city funds, as alleged in this indictment,Cheap Stitched Jerseys, but rather to avoid a penalty for not repaying his loan to the campaign prior to election day. In other words, his crime was not the one charged in the indictment. |
