Rep. Trey Radel charged with cocaine possession

[brooklynite]

Source: Politico

Rep. Trey Radel, a freshman Republican from Florida, was arrested on Oct. 29 for possession of cocaine in the District of Columbia, according to D.C. Superior Court documents.

Radel, 37, was charged with misdemeanor possession of cocaine in D.C. Superior Court on Tuesday. He is scheduled to appear in court on Wednesday.

Radel faces a maximum of 180 days in jail, as well as a possible fine up to $1,000.

Read more: http://www.politico.com/story/2013/11/trey-radel-cocaine-possession-100075.html

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And he didn't publicly acknowledge his transgression? How surprising...

[Stuart G]

1. How could that be? That he didn't publicaly acknowledge this?

This is November 19...how could that be????
You tell me???

[Tx4obama]

2. And there is a headline linked article on the front page of HuffPo now too

Front page headline: GOP Rep. Arrested For Possession Of Cocaine

Article...

Trey Radel Arrested In October For Possession Of Cocaine

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/11/19/trey-radel-arrested-cocaine_n_4304790.html

[KamaAina]

3. I'm telling you, they're gonna bring Rob Ford down here...

[Heather MC]

22. Well I here it's good to hang with the guy that knows how to score the good Coke

[JimboBillyBubbaBob]

4. Hey, what do these...

...white boy Republicans from Florida know about snow?

[factsarenotfair]

5. Looks like he founded a phony wounded veteran non-profit to help with his bio, too.

Trey and his family have deep roots throughout Southwest Florida; he owned a small business, founded a nonprofit organization for wounded veterans and worked as a journalist and talk radio host. These ties drive his passion to be a tireless advocate for the community.
http://radel.house.gov/biography/


US Forces Fund Inc filed as a Domestic Non Profit Corporation in the State of Florida and is no longer active. This corporate entity was filed approximately two years ago on Tuesday, February 08, 2011 , according to public records filed with Florida Department of State.

Key People
Henry Radel served as the Director and has interests in other corporate entities including Friends of Trey Radel, Inc. located in Fort Myers, FL Henry's past corporate affiliations include Trey Enterprises, LLC, Trey Communications LLC .

Henry J. Radel is also the registered agent for the company. Also known as a statutory or resident agent, the registered agent is responsible for receiving legal notifications regarding court summons, lawsuits, and other legal actions involving the corporate entity.

http://www.corporationwiki.com/Florida/Fort-Myers/us-forces-fund-inc/66695488.aspx

Right-wingers just LOVE to start non-profits to help wounded veterans, don't they?

[SDjack]

6. He's a Tea Partier

[awoke_in_2003]

15. With emphasis on partier. nt

[silvershadow]

7. I assume that means he will lose his benefits, be sentenced to maximum prison time under the

war on drugs, and have to jump through fifteen bureaucratic hoops to stay of of further trouble in "the system". At least, that's how they do normal folk.

[noiretextatique]

18. just a 'youthful indiscretion'

[Stuart G]

8. Wednesday? That is Tomorrow...

Do you suppose a reporter or two will be there at court? How will he plead? Possession of cocaine?
How will Fox News cover this???

[riversedge]

9. No doubt Fox has known

about this and prepared their spin. Arrested on Oct 27 and just news now. I wondered about the lapse time.

[riversedge]

10. He will be going into treatment....

Personally, I am glad he is getting treatment--for himself and his family.


On the other hand, he is solid #teaparty and swept into office a few years ago. He and his teabaggers do not want us ordinary folks to have access to health care---with mental health coverage--yet he will now take advantage of his socialist policy



http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2013/11/19/trey-radel-drug-possession-congress/3643933/

.....He was arrested Oct. 29 for "unlawfully, knowingly and intentionally" possessing "a quantity of cocaine," according to a charging document from the U.S. attorney's office.

"I'm profoundly sorry to let down my family, particularly my wife and son, and the people of Southwest Florida," Radel said in a statement released Tuesday. "I struggle with the disease of alcoholism, and this led to an extremely irresponsible choice. As the father of a young son and a husband to a loving wife, I need to get help so I can be a better man for both of them."

Radel continued: "Believe me, I am disappointed in myself, and I stand ready to face the consequences of my actions. However, this unfortunate event does have a positive side. It offers me an opportunity to seek treatment and counseling. I know I have a problem and will do whatever is necessary to overcome it, hopefully setting an example for others struggling with this disease."...

[awoke_in_2003]

16. Were he black and caught with crack...

he would be going to prison.

[ChiciB1]

21. DITTO! n/t

[adirondacker]

23. Excellent point! nt

[thecrow]

31. Why do they always blame alcohol?

Maybe we should outlaw it and take away that excuse.

Oh wait.

Maybe just for people that blame their bad behavior on alcohol?

Test the dude randomly... otherwise somebody could slip him a bottle of scotch and get a bill passed.

[riversedge]

11. Trey voted to cut food stamps and to have drug testing for the 'takers"@...

Last edited Tue Nov 19, 2013, 07:40 PM - Edit history (1)

Amanda Terkel ?@aterkel 25m

MT @speechboy71: Trey Radel voted for a House bill allowing states to require drug tests for SNAP recipients: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/09/19/food-stamp-cuts_n_3957509.html …



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Edited to fix typo

[riversedge]

13. What The @GOP Congressman Just Arrested For Cocaine Possession Had To Say About Drug Policy

ummm.....

What The @GOP Congressman Just Arrested For Cocaine Possession Had To Say About Drug Policy http://thinkprogress.org/justice/2013/11/19/2971381/trey-radel-cocaine/ … #wiunion



.......Radel cosponsored a law that seeks to end mandatory minimum sentencing requirements that often send people to jail with a conviction no worse than drug possession. He has also spoken extensively about the need to reform the way the United States copes with its drug problems, repeating that a “war on drugs” is not the way to tackle drug issues. Here are just a couple of his comments on the topic:

“The war on guns is as naive as the war on drugs,” Radel said. “Nothing will disappear.” [The News-Press, January 30, 2013]

“But I do think beyond just security assistance programs, there needs to be a much more engaged and focused, targeted approach by the United States…. And that’s where we get back to institutional support versus just, gee, how many kilos of cocaine have we seized today?” [Congressional Hearing, June 19, 2013]...........

... Radel’s views aren’t all about dealing with drug issues comprehensively, though. He reportedly said he opposed legalizing marijuana in a debate back in April.

But Radel can surely appreciate the importance of the nuance on drug policy as it exists now. He is lucky he was not arrested on cocaine possession in Florida, as one Miami Herald reporter pointed out, where it’s a felony. That would have cost him his right to vote. .....

[Psephos]

26. Hypocrite, as expected. Meanwhile, a politician who used blow and MJ is now a hard-ass enforcer.

You know who.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/01/26/obamas-drug-war-medical-marijuana_n_2546178.html

http://www.rollingstone.com/politics/news/obamas-war-on-pot-20120216

[Faygo Kid]

12. He just tweeted this

Former conservative radio talk show host:

@TreyRadel - I'm profoundly sorry to let down my family, particularly my wife and son, and the people of Southwest Florida. http://t.co/PfVwSHQsbq

[ChiciB1]

20. AND, So It Goes!

The usual mea culpa, and I bet that's the end of it! After all, this IS FL... I live here. Seems some real doozies were bred or brought here!

Can anyone say Zimmerman??

[Bandit]

14. Radel, 37, was charged with misdemeanor possession of cocaine

If this had been a gram of Crack he would be charged with a felony and spend time...

[awoke_in_2003]

17. Crack is the poor man's cocaine...

the rich guys can afford to buy themselves out of trouble. Ain't America great?

[factsarenotfair]

19. He's a former CNN Atlanta intern.

http://www.broadcastingcable.com/article/496668-Rep_and_Former_TV_Anchor_Radel_Arrested_For_Drug_Possession.php

I guess his politics fit right in there.

[Tx4obama]

25. Kick n/t

[CreekDog]

27. Don't worry man, possession is only 9/10ths of the law!

[riversedge]

28. "the charge resulted from a joint DEA-FBI investigation."..

Looks like he is in pretty deep!


http://www.centurylink.net/news/read/category/Top%20News/article/ap-fla_congressman_charged_with_drug_posses-ap


.... A Drug Enforcement Administration official said Radel allegedly bought cocaine from an undercover agent in Washington's Dupont Circle neighborhood on Oct. 29. Later that night, federal authorities went to his apartment and informed him that he would be facing criminal charges related to his purchase of cocaine.

The official, who spoke on the condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to release details of the case in his own name, said Radel was identified to authorities as a cocaine buyer by his suspected dealer. The dealer had been previously arrested as part of a separate drug investigation led by a federal task force.

DEA spokeswoman Barbara Carreno confirmed that the charge resulted from a joint DEA-FBI investigation.

[MichaelSoE]

29. he's my congress critter ... i'm sure he has a strong, no nonsense stand against drugs

except for himself

[mahatmakanejeeves]

30. EXCLUSIVE: Florida GOP Congressional Candidate Has History of Registering Sex-Themed Web Addresses

EXCLUSIVE: Florida GOP Congressional Candidate Has History of Registering Sex-Themed Web Addresses
http://www.motherjones.com/politics/2012/06/florida-trey-radel-sex-domain-gate-scandal

[Gothmog]

33. Juanita Jean views this arrest as a way for the US to compete with Canada

http://www.juanitajean.com/2013/11/20/hey-canada-in-your-face/

Proving that the Good Ole US of A won’t get shown up by anyone, Republican congressman Trey Radel of Florida has been arrested on cocaine charges.

Way to go, USA.

In the statement, Radel said he realizes “the disappointment my family, friends and constituents must feel. Believe me, I am disappointed in myself, and I stand ready to face the consequences of my actions.”

The arrest, he said, has a “positive side.” “It offers me an opportunity to seek treatment and counseling,” he said.

Yeah, let’s keep a positive light on the fact that you’re a rightwing Republican making choices about peoples’ lives for them while you’re. on. freekin’. cocaine.

[Mopar151]

34. OK, so what is Looey Gohmert on?

INHO, a lot of these teabagger/RW/christofacists/...... give4 further proof to a theory I have been advancing for decades - that the combination of extreme self rightousness and septic narccisim has effects and manifestations similiar to "The Devil's Dandruff"

[davidpdx]

35. I take it he's not going to resign

and he'll milk the voters for another 13 months of his salary. Talk about fleecing America.

[7962]

36. Out. Throw him out. Tired of this "I made a mistake" crap

a mistake is brushing your teeth with preparation H.