Cheney Indicted

Let's see how much respect for the law Clyde Crashcart has now.

A South Texas grand jury has indicted Vice President Dick Cheney and former U.S. Attorney General Al Gonzales.

The state charges are related to the alleged abuse of prisoners in Willacy County's federal detention centers.

The indictment, which had not yet been signed by the presiding judge, was one of seven released today in a county that's been a source of bizarre legal and political battles.

Willacy County District Attorney Juan Angel Guerra himself had been under indictment for more than a year and half before a judge dismissed the indictments last month.

Guerra's tenure ends this year after nearly two decades in office. He lost convincingly in a Democratic primary in March.

GOP Cheney's indictment on a charge of engaging in an organized criminal activity criticizes the vice president's investment in the Vanguard Group. The group holds interests in the private prison companies running the federal detention centers.

It accuses Cheney of a conflict of interest.

Comments

[Mark Richards]

Fitting that this Dick, and others, could be brought to justice through the very system that they cranked up for profit and games.

Unfortunate that the prosecutor (and most of the judges) down there are nutcases. Sounds like this one won't make it to a jury.