(Ark.) Ex-trooper (of Clinton fame) sentenced for lying to FBI agent

[kskiska]

A federal judge on Thursday imposed a $1,000 fine and probation for a former Arkansas state trooper who made national news years ago with reports that he had once arranged sexual trysts for former President Clinton while he was governor.

Larry Patterson was fined and sentenced to three years’ probation, beginning with three months of home detention, for his negotiated guilty plea last August to one count of making a false statement to a federal agent.
Now 60, Patterson admitted lying in an interview on March 9, 2004, about an incident that occurred on Feb. 20, 2002, while he was chief of the Quitman Police Department and was arresting a man. The FBI was investigating whether the man’s civil rights were violated in the arrest.

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In 1993, Patterson and trooper Roger Perry were quoted in articles in the conservative publication The American Spectator as saying that they had arranged sexual liaisons for Clinton while serving as part of his security detail.

The articles didn’t name Paula Corbin Jones, but led her to file a sexual harassment suit against Clinton that ultimately was dismissed. Clinton’s court-ordered testimony in that lawsuit eventually led to impeachment proceedings against him.

Meanwhile, a conservative fundraiser admitted in 1998 that he had paid the troopers $6,700 each after the articles were published. The admission prompted David Brock, the author of the articles, to apologize to Clinton, saying he didn’t know the troopers were paid.

more…
http://www.ardemgaz.com/ShowStoryTemplate.asp?Path=ArDemocrat/2005/03/11&ID=Ar01901&Section=Arkansas

[blm]

1. The RW radio yakkers who assured their listeners these lies were true

will never apologize for perpetuating the lies or even TELL their listeners they were wrong.

Watch and listen. You won't get ONE SECOND of the truth from Rush and Hannity, et al, after they have spent YEARS and hundreds of hours of airtime repeating the lies as facts.

[rodeodance]

2. whow--it took this long to get the trooper to court!!

[kskiska]

3. This time he's in court for a different case

As they said then, "If he'd lie about this, what ELSE would he lie about?"

[Maccagirl]

14. Exactly!

How many times during 1993-2001 did we hear the phrase "pattern of behavior."? Sadly, the people who are responsible for this crap and the sheep who follow them won't listen or care a whit.

[JI7]

4. piece of shit asshole

right wing motherfuckers still repeat those lies .

[alfredo]

5. You have to register to get the article

I would love to see the whole article.

[UpInArms]

6. try this

www.bugmenot.com

:thumbsup:

[unblock]

11. nice! thank you!

[SoCalDem]

7. and Martha got jail time, loss of her company,an ankle bracelet

and a public flogging 24/7:(

[DELUSIONAL]

8. She's a democrat -- that's the difference -- two sets of rules

One for democrats -- and one for sleaze ball, SOB GOP pigs.

[Merlot]

9. $1000 slap on the wrist

and I'm sure the he made more than enough money off his lies to make up for this "fine."

Where's the outrage? oh, that's right, we should just get over it, too.

Good thing I'm drinking tonight!

[barbaraann]

10. And don't forget about the Swift Boat Vet LIAR, Al French.

http://portlandor.about.com/gi/dynamic/offsite.htm?site=http://katu.com/news/story.asp%3FID=70528

[hector459]

12. Call into Rush on Monday and make sure his listeners know about this.

That's the only way you will ever get this to those red-staters who have thrown our country away by listening to and believing the like of Rush Limbaugh.

[Straight Shooter]

13. Blumenthal's book, "The Clinton Wars," explained it all

But the right wing doesn't care, Republicans will be repeating these lies and claiming the trooper was railroaded.

Patterson is a disgrace to the profession of law enforcement.

[dbt]

15. Arkie kick for the Sunday morning crew.

And it does seem like a TINY slap on the wrist.

[Judi Lynn]

16. Anyone who ever saw any of these troopers in an interview

saw a man who was very defensive, testy, and hostile. It was obvious they were lying about something.

So GLAD the truth finally has come out in this case. You BET this story should get all the publicity possible, considering its a retraction of something which got ENDLESS attention originally, and helped destroy the possible GREAT Presidency of Bill Clinton, had he not been savaged EVERY DAY HE WAS IN OFFICE.

[jpak]

17. And will Rush/Hannity/Savage et al., ever mention this?

Nope

[blm]

18. Of course not. And admit that they lied, too? Never happen - Republicans

RARELY take responsibility for ANY of their lies.