James K. Stinebower reports that Holder and others within his sphere of influence may be in violation of the Kingpin Act.
I am familiar with these prohibitive statues because several years ago, while serving as the senior drug analyst for the Senate Intelligence Committee, I was tasked to initiate and became the principal drafter of legislation which became known as the Kingpin Act (21 U.S.C. §§ 1901-08). The Kingpin Act is an extension of the highly successful IEEPA sanctioning program specifically targeting Colombian drug cartels. It expands sanctions authority against various drug cartel operations worldwide — including Mexico — which have been determined by the president to be threats to the national security, foreign policy, or economy of the United States.So, not just a blunder, and not just an attempt to undermine domestic support for gun ownership, but potentially a serious federal crime - committed by some of our top law enforcement officials. I don’t know about you, but I’m sure hopin’ for some change come next November.
A violation of any of the IEEPA sanctioning programs or the Kingpin Act carries stiff penalties, both criminal and civil, and potentially totaling decades in prison and tens of millions of dollars in fines. It is not necessary that an individual or governmental entity be shown to have “knowingly” violated any of these programs: it is illegal for any U.S. entity or individual to aid, abet, or materially assist — or in the case of Operation Fast and Furious, to facilitate others to aid, abet, or materially assist — designated drug traffickers. There are no exceptions within IEEPA programs for unlicensed U.S. law enforcement or intelligence agency operations.
Ol' Eric off the res with no hunting' license?
ReplyDeleteOh dear. That's a no-no.
Deborah Leigh said... If he did go to Brazil it would save us alot of money. He could take the rest of the department with him. However, with our luck he'd make us pay for the relocation. But since said relocation wouldn't help the families of all the victims, keeping the heat on the scurrying vermin will. No country club and official benefits from his prior postion for these folks. Send 'em to that tent in Arizona, where pink is always in, and baloney is the cuisine almost everyday.
ReplyDeleteHey! Not in my state! Send them all to the tropics sans mosquito nets-compliments of Rachael Carson.
ReplyDeleteI dearly want Holder et al to pay for their misdeeds, but in reality, the best I hope for is that they will be removed from any positions of power forthwith. For the rest of their lives will be sort of good enough, if only for our own good.
ReplyDeletePublic ridicule and humiliation for the rest of their lives would serve somewhat.