Wednesday, July 06, 2005
The hell you say?
GOP operative suspended after crime allegation Democrats: Hayes convicted in Illinois.
It apparently happened before she was married. The birthdate for Ismail matches the birthdate for Hayes.
Somehow, if this is correct, it does not surprise me. So, she's placed on administrative leave without pay.
This line is my favorite:
Randa A. Hayes, 33, was named director of the state Division of Business Development and Trade in Republican Gov. Matt Blunt’s administration in late March. Before that, she worked on President George W. Bush’s re-election campaign in Missouri.
It apparently happened before she was married. The birthdate for Ismail matches the birthdate for Hayes.
Court records from Cook County, Ill., show Randa A. Ismail was charged in 1996 with several counts of forgery and theft, some of them felonies.
Somehow, if this is correct, it does not surprise me. So, she's placed on administrative leave without pay.
"Obviously she needs to be fired," said Democratic spokesman Jack Cardetti. "We can’t have someone who has a criminal conviction of theft handling our state tax credits."
This line is my favorite:
Hayes came "highly recommended" by a lot of people in Republican Party politics, Jackson said without elaborating.
