A good question. And that would be answered if Vitter is asked to testify.
By Christopher Tidmore
With the trial of the DC Madam Deborah Jeane Palfrey now scheduled for April 7th, local news reports circulated the possibility throughout the weekend of whether Senator David Vitter could be forced to testify.
Not mentioned locally was that if the US Senator admitted under oath that he was guilty of solicitation, he could still be prosecuted for the crime under Federal law or a relevant state law.
Up until now, Vitter has not specifically provided any information about any facts regarding any allegations other than claiming that he engaged in a “very serious sin in my past” after it was his telephone number was revealed on the DC Madam's phone list.
According to Newsweek magazine, federal prosecutors have based their case against Deborah Jeane Palfrey on a provision called the Travel Act, which prohibits use of the mail and interstate travel to promote gambling, unlawful distribution of narcotics and prostitution.
Like Kristen, who went by Amtrak from New York to Washington to meet Gov. Elliot Spitzer, Palfrey's D.C.-area employees allegedly crossed state lines to see clients in the District, Virginia and Maryland.
Since Palfrey was based in California, prosecutors say, every phone call and payment from clients violated the law.
Vitter, by telephoning Palfrey over state lines could also be prosecuted under the Travel Act, according to legal experts that Bayoubuzz.com has consulted, putting the Senator in a similar legal position as the resigned former Governor, and potentially silencing critics who have said there were no parallels between the cases.
The statute of limitations is 10 years for violating the Travel Act, leaving Vitter open to prosecution even today.
http://www.bayoubuzz.com/News/US/Politics/Can_Louisiana_Sen_Vitter_Be_Prosecuted_Under_Travel_Act__6083.asp
1 comment:
Let's hope so this man has laughed in the face of US Laws and Christian Values. He continues to do his sex acts and no one says a word. I loved it when the Media used Eliot Ness to bring down the image of Gov. Spitzer. It showed how little educated Americans are. Eliot Ness was a great crime fighter but he was no saint. He was a ladies man with more woman then Spitzer who dream of and then Ness had three wives and the DUI charge. Spitzer would have to do much more then hiring a prostitute to match up with Ness. Now Rudy is so close even in some ways worse then Ness. At lease Ness preferred woman and wasn't a cross dresser. But like the illegal invasion of Iraq, debt of the US Treasury and so many innocent Democratic Law Makers put in jail, it shows Americans will buy a lie before they will the truth. The Media knows how to keep the public's attention just show Paris or Britney.
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