WELL... I had to dig down to find this thread, but here's a relevant *BUMP*:
Lou Anna Simon charged with two felony counts and a misdemeanor for lying to state investigators during the Nasser matter (
link).
Other quotes from the article:
Simon deferred comment to her attorney, Mayer Morganroth, who said in an emailed statement: "The only crime committed is the indictment. It is political and completely false and they will pay for it."
If you're a criminal defense attorney, just say "
We look forward to our day in court, and have no comment beyond that." anything more than that before trial, and you sound like an asshole.
this should make all Spartan alums who've donated to their alma mater proud:
MSU will pay for Simon's legal fees, an MSU spokeswoman said. The university is paying for former gymnastics coach Kathie Klages' attorneys and for part of the criminal defense of former dean William Strampel.
THis one goes a little too far though:
John Manly, an attorney who represents many of the victims who sued MSU related to Nassar, said the charges stand in contrast to law enforcement actions against USA Gymnastics.
"I?m just so grateful to the Attorney General's Office," he said. "This sends a message to the people of Michigan and quite frankly to the people in the United States, that no one is above the law."
I agree it's pretty impressive they're actually charging a powerful, rich piece of shit with a crime. Happens all too rarely in this country. but ... we've got several dozen prosecutions (maybe hundreds) to go, going back to Richard Nixon, and continuing through the Bush Administration, and Wall Street Bailouts if we're going to prove that last point...
Also: MSU blows, and their football team is going to be complete shit again next year, and the year after, and probably be mediocre for the foreseeable future.
