Re: Politicians We Admire
Wiki says despite never making more than 30K annually, when Powell's estate was settled, it was valued at 4.6 million (remember, this was in the 70's), with a million of that in racetrack stock! Funny business with racetrack stock is what brought down former Governor Otto Kerner (who was then serving as a federal judge, thanks to LBJ). He was convicted and sent to prison, where he died. IIRC, he's still the only sitting federal judge tried, convicted and imprisoned in our history. And a proud graduate of my high school.
Originally posted by joecct
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