October 26, 2006

[Gee, aren.t things better now the Whites have lost control of LA ?]

LA cop paid for Latino voter intimidation letter

The plot thickens in the 47th Congressional District voter intimidation scandal. The Los Angeles Times is reporting today that sources familiar with the investigation said an LAPD officer paid for the $4,000 mailing of the letter. GOP candidate Tan Nguyen has maintained that he never authorized the mailing of the letter targeting primarily newly naturalized Mexican-American voters.

The letter was sent on letterhead and return address of the California Coalition for Immigration Reform (CCIR) of Huntington Beach. The CCIR has a vehement anti-Mexican history. The letter was processed by Mailing Pros, also of Huntington Beach and was paid $4000 with a credit card belonging to a yet unnamed Los Angeles Police officer. Barbara Coe, founder of the CCIR, told California Department of Justice investigators that she was not, or anyone in her group, involved in the creation and/or mailing of the letter. She also said that she does not know "Sergio Ramirez", the signer of the letter. Investigators now believe the signature was forged.

Initially, Tan Nguyen said he "fired" a campaign volunteer thinking that she was responsible for the mailing. According to Nguyen, after learning that she merely provided the "mailng list", he has since rehired her. Tan Nguyen was the feature speaker at a CCIR meeting last year but there are, as of yet, no indications that the LA cop has any ties with the CCIR.

http://www.aztlan.net/la_cop_paid_letter.htm