Monday, September 24, 2012

Money in the shoe



Money in the shoe!

Kwame. Really? Your shoe?

Damn. I wish I had that much loot where I can summon a member of my security team to go over my house; go into my closet; get a wad of bills from my shoe; and take it to MY bank in order to pay a credit card bill!
I guess I’m in the wrong business.

The business I’m referring to is what Kwame and three other defendants are being charged with by the Feds. Bribery, racketeering, extortion and tax evasion are the charges facing Kwame, his father Bernard, best bud Bobby Ferguson, and Victor Mercado.

How about this from your typical sleaze-ball defense attorney …. In this case, Jim Thomas:  (Paraphrasing) “This could be money that Kwame has saved for years and hid the money under the bed or in his shoe”? Really, Jim.  $500,000.00? Or as the youngsters on the streets would say …. “five hundred stacks”!
Even after one day of testimony, you can see how this case is going. Kwame and his team will try and convince the jury that there is nothing illegal about receiving “gifts” from wealthy friends. The Feds will try prove that the money didn’t come without Kwame giving something in return, and that is contracts up the azz.

The real live reality TV show (even though we can’t even see it), will have Detroiters watching the news and reading the papers intently for the next four months. By the way, don’t think that the Freep and the News do not love this action! Everyone in Detroit has an opinion, which will have the Detroit area barber shops abound with comments about this case.

In the end, it will be up to 12 jurors to decide Kwame and Kompany’s fate. Is Kwame just being brought down by “Da Man”, or is he really being brought down by his boy “De Dan?” In will be interesting indeed as we move forward.

In your shoe? C’mon, Kwame! Really?

S.Ray Harris, CEO
Live From Detroit

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