By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com For better or worse, the defining moment of Marion Barry’s storied political career was an FBI bust that revealed the D.C. mayor smoking crack in a hotel room in 1990. “Bitch set me up,” Barry said of the woman who was a part of the sting. Barry, who also was a…
D.C.’s former Mayor Marion Barry, currently a city council member, has had his share of brushes with federal law enforcement. As you recall in 1990 he was busted in an FBI sting smoking crack in a D.C. hotel room. In 2005, he pleaded guilty to misdemeanor charges relating to failure to file and pay taxes….
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com WASHINGTON — Trouble is a constant companion of Ex-D.C. Mayor Marion Barry, who is now a city council member. Now the latest. An independent report conducted by attorney William Bennett on behalf of the D.C. City Council has accused Barry of public corruption. The report says Barry secured a $15,000 contract…
It’s sad how this guy cannot steer clear of the law. As Roseanne Rosannadanna on Saturday Night Live used to say “It’s always somethin. If it’s not one thing it’s another”. Roseanne Rossandanna’s Quote Applies Here. “It’s always somethin. If it’s not one thing it’s another”. By Bill Myers Examiner Staff Writer WASHINGTON — Federal…
Here’s a guy who just can’t avoid the arm of the law. You’d think at this stage of his life he would have figured it out. By Tim Craig and Jenna Johnson Washington Post Staff Writers WASHINGTON — D.C. Council member Marion Barry found himself mired in more political, legal and personal drama yesterday after…
This man clearly has nine lives. Once again, he dodges jail time. The legend lives on. By Del Quentin Wilber Washington Post Staff Writer WASHINGTON –– A federal judge extended D.C. Council member Marion Barry’s probation for two more years, ruling that the former mayor violated the terms of his probation by failing to file…
It looks like the Teflon City Councilman will skirt jail. The legend lives on. By Del Quentin Wilber Washington Post Staff Writer WASHINGTON — Federal prosecutors today backed off their request that D.C. Council member Marion Barry (D-Ward 8) should be sent to jail for violating his probation on tax offenses. Instead, Assistant U.S. Attorney…
