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Clinton’s State Department: A RICO Enterprise
Clinton is sworn in as secretary of state, February 2, 2009. (Reuters photo: Jonathan Ernst)
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ANDREW C. MCCARTHY October 29, 2016 4:00 AM
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She appears to have used her official powers to do favors

for major Clinton Foundation donors.
elony mishandling of classified information, including our nation’s most
F closely guarded intelligence secrets; the misappropriation and destruction of

tens of thousands of government records — these are serious criminal
offenses. To this point, the Justice Department and FBI have found creative ways not
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to charge Hillary Clinton for them. Whether this will remain the case has yet to be
seen. As we go to press, the stunning news has broken that the FBI’s investigation is
being reopened. It appears, based on early reports, that in the course of examining
communications devices in a separate “sexting” investigation of disgraced former
congressman Anthony Weiner, the bureau stumbled on relevant e-mails — no doubt
connected to Huma Abedin, Mr. Weiner’s wife and, more significantly, Mrs. Clinton’s
closest confidant. According to the New York Times, the FBI has seized at least one
electronic device belonging to Ms. Abedin as well. New e-mails, never before
reviewed by the FBI, have been recovered.
The news is still emerging, and there will be many questions — particularly if it turns
out that the bureau failed to obtain Ms. Abedin’s communications devices earlier in the
investigation, a seemingly obvious step. As we await answers, we can only observe
that, whatever the FBI has found, it was significant enough for director James Comey
to sense the need to notify Congress, despite knowing what a bombshell this would be
just days before the presidential election.
One thing, however, is already clear.

Whatever the relevance of the new e-mails
to the probe of Clinton’s classified-
information transgressions and attempt to
destroy thousands of emails, these offenses
may pale in comparison with Hillary
Clinton’s most audacious violations of law:
Crimes that should still be under
investigation; crimes that will, in fitting
Watergate parlance, be a cancer on the
presidency if she manages to win on November 8.
Mrs. Clinton appears to have converted the office of secretary of state into a
racketeering enterprise. This would be a violation of the RICO law — the Racketeer
Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act of 1971 (codified in the U.S. penal code at

sections 1961 et seq.).
Hillary and her husband, former president Bill Clinton, operated the Clinton
Foundation. Ostensibly a charity, the foundation was a de facto fraud scheme to
monetize Hillary’s power as secretary of state (among other aspects of the Clintons’
political influence). The scheme involved (a) the exchange of political favors, access,
and influence for millions of dollars in donations; (b) the circumvention of campaign-
finance laws that prohibit political donations by foreign sources; (c) a vehicle for Mrs.
Clinton to shield her State Department e-mail communications from public and
congressional scrutiny while she and her husband exploited the fundraising potential of
her position; and (d) a means for Clinton insiders to receive private-sector
compensation and explore lucrative employment opportunities while drawing
taxpayer-funded government salaries.
While the foundation did perform some charitable work, this camouflaged the fact that
contributions were substantially diverted to pay lavish salaries and underwrite luxury
travel for Clinton insiders. Contributions skyrocketed to $126 million in 2009, the year
Mrs. Clinton arrived at Foggy Bottom. Breathtaking sums were “donated” by high-
rollers and foreign governments that had crucial business before the State Department.
Along with those staggering donations came a spike in speaking opportunities and fees
for Bill Clinton. Of course, disproportionate payments and gifts to a spouse are
common ways of bribing public officials — which is why, for example, high-ranking
government officeholders must reveal their spouses’ income and other asset
information on their financial-disclosure forms.
While there are other egregious transactions, the most notorious corruption episode of
Secretary Clinton’s tenure involves the State Department’s approval of a deal that
surrendered fully one-fifth of the United States’ uranium-mining capacity to Vladimir
Putin’s anti-American thugocracy in Russia.
The story, significant background of which predates Mrs. Clinton’s tenure at the State

Department, has been recounted in ground-breaking reporting by the Hoover

Institution’s Peter Schweizer (in his remarkable book Clinton Cash: The Untold Story
of How and Why Foreign Governments and Businesses Helped Make Bill and Hillary
Rich) and the New York Times. In a nutshell, in 2005, under the guise of addressing the
incidence of HIV/AIDS in Kazakhstan (where the disease is nearly nonexistent), Bill
Clinton helped his Canadian billionaire pal Frank Giustra to convince the ruling
despot, Nursultan Nazarbayev (an infamous torturer and human-rights violator), to
grant coveted uranium-mining rights to Giustra’s company, Ur-Asia Energy
(notwithstanding that it had no background in the highly competitive uranium
business). Uranium is a key component of nuclear power, from which the United
States derives 20 percent of its total electrical power.
In the months that followed, Giustra gave an astonishing $31.3 million to the Clinton
Foundation and pledged $100 million more. With the Kazakh rights secured, Ur-Asia
was able to expand its holdings and attract new investors, like Ian Telfer, who also
donated $2.35 million to the Clinton Foundation. Ur-Asia merged with Uranium One,
a South African company, in a $3.5 billion deal — with Telfer becoming Uranium
One’s chairman. The new company proceeded to buy up major uranium assets in the
United States.
Meanwhile, as tends to happen in dictatorships, Nazarbayev (the Kazakh dictator)

turned on the head of his state-controlled uranium agency (Kazatomprom), who was
arrested for selling valuable mining rights to foreign entities like Ur-Asia/Uranium
One. This was likely done at the urging of Putin, the neighborhood bully whose state-
controlled atomic-energy company (Rosatom) was hoping to grab the Kazakh mines
— whether by taking them outright or by taking over Uranium One.
The Russian company The arrest, which happened a few months

after Obama took office, sent Uranium One
sought to acquire a
stock into free fall, as investors fretted that
controlling interest in the Kazakh mining rights would be lost.
Uranium One turned to Secretary Clinton’s

Uranium One. That

would mean a takeover State Department for help. As State
Department cables disclosed by WikiLeaks
not only of the Kazakh show, Uranium One officials wanted more
mines but of the U.S. than a U.S. statement to the media; they
uranium assets as well. pressed for written confirmation that their
mining licenses were valid. Secretary
Secretary Clinton
Clinton’s State Department leapt into
approved the Russian action: An energy officer from the U.S.
takeover. embassy immediately held meetings with
the Kazakh regime. A few days later, it
   was announced that Russia’s Rosatom had
purchased 17 percent of Uranium One.
Problem solved.
Except it became a bigger problem when the Russian company sought to acquire a
controlling interest in Uranium One. That would mean a takeover not only of the
Kazakh mines but of the U.S. uranium assets as well. Such a foreign grab requires
approval by the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States, a powerful
government tribunal that the secretary of state sits on and heavily influences. Though
she had historically postured as a hawk against foreign acquisitions of American assets
with critical national-security implications, Secretary Clinton approved the Russian
takeover of Uranium One. During and right after the big-bucks Russian acquisition,
Telfer contributed $1.35 million to the Clinton Foundation. Other people with ties to
Uranium One appear to have ponied up as much as $5.6 million in donations.
In 2009, the incoming Obama administration had been deeply concerned about the
potential for corruption were Hillary to run the State Department while Bill and their
family foundation were hauling in huge payments from foreign governments,
businesses, and entrepreneurs. For precisely this reason, the White House required
Mrs. Clinton to agree in writing that the Clinton Foundation would annually disclose

its major donors and seek pre-approval from the White House before the foundation
accepted foreign contributions. This agreement was repeated flouted — for example,
by concealing the contributions from Telfer. Indeed, the foundation was recently
forced to refile its tax returns for the years that Secretary Clinton ran the State
Department after media reports that it failed to disclose foreign donations —
approximately $20 million worth.
Under RICO, an “enterprise” can be any association of people, informal or formal,

illegitimate or legitimate — it could be a Mafia family, an ostensibly charitable
foundation, or a department of government. It is a racketeering enterprise if its affairs
are conducted through “a pattern of racketeering activity.” A “pattern” means merely
two or more violations of federal or state law; these violations constitute “racketeering
activity” if they are included among the extensive list of felonies laid out in the statute.
Significantly for present purposes, the listed felonies include bribery, fraud, and
obstruction of justice. Fraud encompasses both schemes to raise money on misleading
pretexts (e.g., a charitable foundation that camouflages illegal political payoffs) and
schemes to deprive Americans of their right to the honest services of a public official
(e.g., quid pro quo arrangements in which official acts are performed in exchange for
money). Both fraud and obstruction can be proved by false statements — whether they
are public proclamations (e.g., “I turned over all work-related e-mails to the State
Department”) or lies to government officials (e.g., concealing “charitable” donations
from foreign sources after promising to disclose them, or claiming not to know that the
“(C)” symbol in a government document means it is classified at the confidential
level).
The WikiLeaks disclosures of e-mails hacked from Clinton presidential-campaign

chairman John Podesta provide mounting confirmation that the Clinton Foundation
was orchestrated for the purpose of enriching the Clintons personally and leveraging
then-Secretary Clinton’s power to do it. Hillary and her underlings pulled this off by
making access to her contingent on Clinton Foundation ties; by having top staff service
Clinton Foundation donors and work on Clinton Foundation business; by

systematically conducting her e-mail communications outside the government server

system; by making false statements to the public, the White House, Congress, the
courts, and the FBI; and by destroying thousands of e-mails — despite congressional
inquiries and Freedom of Information Act demands — in order to cover up (among
other things) the shocking interplay between the State Department and the Clinton
Foundation.
Under federal law, that can amount to running an enterprise by a pattern of fraud,
bribery, and obstruction. If so, it is a major crime. Like the major crimes involving the
mishandling of classified information and destruction of government files, it cries out
for a thorough and credible criminal investigation. More important, wholly apart from
whether there is sufficient evidence for criminal convictions, there is overwhelming
evidence of a major breach of trust that renders Mrs. Clinton unfit for any public
office, let along the nation’s highest public office.
— Andrew C. McCarthy is a senior policy fellow at the National Review Institute and a
contributing editor of NATIOnAL REVIEW.
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Colin Powis
From little acorns do mighty oaks grow ! THIS is the beginning of the end for the Clinton crime
family
Weiner attempted to sext a fifteeen year old girl but managed to skrew a seventy year old
lesbion ...SHADENFREUDE !
PREDICTION .....The DNC will force Hillary to resign for ''health reasons'' and then lever Joe
Biden in by claiming an ''emergency ''...say hello to ''President Joe Biden '' !
Like · Reply · 26 · Oct 29, 2016 4:01am

Nathaniel Moheban · Adelphi University

Joe Biden wi never win. ...Donald Trump will be our next president
Like · Reply · 24 · Oct 29, 2016 6:19am
Jose Garcia Jimenez · Petty officer at U.S. Navy

Not going to happen. Tim Kaine will be the next democrat puppet in that case.
Like · Reply · 2 · Oct 29, 2016 6:31am
Bennie Sprouse · Lander University

Good morning Colin - there are many things that make one go "EEWWWWW" , but
your "Weiner attempted to sext a fifteeen year old girl but managed to skrew a seventy
year old lesbion" should be in the "EEWWWW inspiring Hall of Fame"! That might be a
good punishment for BOTH of them - weiner can only naked text clinton and clinton
can only naked text weiner! Hopefully, neither will ever be seen in public again!
Like · Reply · 9 · Oct 29, 2016 6:47am
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Annie Walker · Works at Victoria University of Wellington

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Like · Reply · 2 · Oct 29, 2016 4:19am
John Duresky
WHO DO YOU WANT TO BE CELEBRATING WITH AFTER NOVEMBER 8? If you are
thinking of voting for or supporting Clinton, think again! A vote for Clinton, is more than just a
vote for her, it’s a vote for all of these people and groups who support her and her goals. Her
goals are their goals, and their goals are her goals. On Clinton's side: People who benefit from
their connections and payments to Clinton Inc. On Donald's side: A proud Basket of
Deplorables which owes nothing and pays nothing to Clinton Inc. Which group do you want to
be celebrating with after November 8? Vote Trump, and get your friends and relatives to vote
Trump!
Like · Reply · 32 · Oct 29, 2016 4:57am
Paul Ashley · University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Good points. The corollary is that a vote for Trump is not just for him but, more
importantly, against all of the Democrat corruption, all the GOP weakness and
fecklessness, and for regaining control of our government through a hopefully
chastised GOP Congress.
Like · Reply · 23 · Oct 29, 2016 5:40am

This is why I despise republicans that will vote for Hillary. If you can't support Trump,
fine, I understand. But voting for Hillary will only encourage her and allow her to claim
a "mandate". If you cant vote for Trump, vote for a 3d party loser or donte vote for
president at all.
Like · Reply · 9 · Oct 29, 2016 6:30am
Mike Bishop
Paul Ashley - A vote for Trump is a vote for Putin.

Like · Reply · 1 · Oct 29, 2016 11:26am
Gregory S. Cox · Works at University of Virginia

The entire Democratic Party is, at bottom, a RICO criminal enterprise disguised as a political
party. The party launders bribes from unions and other interest groups through the party
election machinery, and place their operatives everywhere throughout local, state and federal
government.
Like · Reply · 31 · Oct 29, 2016 5:02am
Joseph Holt
exactly
Like · Reply · 2 · Oct 29, 2016 5:39am
Kevin Clark
Which is why they will do everything possible to drag Hillary across the finish line.
Like · Reply · 4 · Oct 29, 2016 7:57am
Dan Sheldon · President at Scan Am Company

AND they continually make GRANTS of our federal monies to their friends and
associates to futher their control of our democratic processes.
Like · Reply · 9 · Oct 29, 2016 8:01am
Jerry Wells
Crooks investigating crooks.
Like · Reply · 6 · Oct 29, 2016 5:24am
Joel M. Mazel · Columbus, Ohio

Get out the vote for Trump now until trhe polls close on Election Day! Let's end this rampant
corruption on Nov. 8! Voting for Trump over a third Obama term plus institutionalized
corruption.
Like · Reply · 11 · Oct 29, 2016 5:35am
Joseph Holt
Huma Abedin who along with other Muslims in the Hillary inner circle have access to all Israeli
American secrets, and possibly CIA secrets about Israel which they will pass on to the Arabs.
Abedin probably had some of those secrets on her possession. HILLARY'S ELECTION IS A
MORTAL DANGER TO ISRAEL!
Like · Reply · 12 · Oct 29, 2016 5:38am
Lazslo Toth · Works at Self Employed (Business)

Don't forget that Huma's mama is a Sharia proponent who hates women and
advocates for the female circumcision of all Christians and Jews.
Like · Reply · 5 · Oct 29, 2016 10:39am

Nancy Korb · Baker College

I believe that Hillary embraced the Muslim ?Faith? when she was in their country. She
is good at being a puppet for anybody with the price to pay.
Like · Reply · Oct 30, 2016 12:40pm
Bruce Michael Grant

Is Anthony Weiner a MOSSAD plant?
All by himself he's taken out one of the Muslim Brotherhood's most influential
operatives (a woman who managed to infiltrate the highest levels of the US
Government) and all but destroyed the election chances of the MB's most favored
candidate and one of the most anti-Israel politicians today.
Tel Aviv couldn't have planned this any better.

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Joseph Holt
And Bill Kristol wants Hillary to win.
Like · Reply · 5 · Oct 29, 2016 5:39am
Frank Jones · Works at McDonald's

so do Rich Lowry, Jonah Goldberg, Kevin Williamson and just about evryone at NR
other than VDH
Like · Reply · 3 · Oct 29, 2016 5:57am

Frank Jones And that is why I no longer VOLUNTARILY access their website. I may
read an occassional article like this and also Mr. Hansen, but I quit their website when
they began their betrayal of America.
Like · Reply · 6 · Oct 29, 2016 6:50am
David Fischler · Works at Faith Evangelical Presbyterian Church

Bennie Sprouse You no longer "VOLUNTARILY" (in all caps, no less) access NRO,
yet here you are, and commenting, no less. Is Jonah standing behind you with a gun
at your head? Are your children being held for ransom by Kevin? Or are you just an
idiot?
Like · Reply · 2 · Oct 29, 2016 6:56am
Russ Chelak · Jack and Master of all trades at Honey Do Inc

Criminal issues are minor compared to the treasonous ones. When do we get a definitive
article on Skolkovo?
Like · Reply · 1 · Oct 29, 2016 5:42am
Lazslo Toth · Works at Self Employed (Business)

All roads lead to the new world order criminal puppet master Soros, a disgrace to my
people and apox on humanity.
Like · Reply · 3 · Oct 29, 2016 10:42am


Lazslo Toth We do NOT want a NEW WORLD ORDER....with or without George
Soros, who is in America and I don't know why he has not been arrested.

He has warrants out for his arrest elsewhere. Ship him back to them.
Shane Behling · Bakersfield College

Looks like the pedifiles are coming home to roost for Hillary:)))
Like · Reply · 3 · Oct 29, 2016 5:44am

She seems to be surrounded with them, and perhaps has joined in some.
Armand Rodriguez · Atlanta, Georgia

Remind me again who's SOS was she? And why is it he doesn't have to answer any of these
questions?
Like · Reply · 4 · Oct 29, 2016 5:59am

You can bet the "money train" ran through oblamaland!
Like · Reply · 2 · Oct 29, 2016 6:51am
Paul Bogardus · Webb School

NRO must be soooo proud!!
NRO has been a voice to destroy Trump, thus to elect hillary.
What a legacy!!!!
Like · Reply · 5 · Oct 29, 2016 6:03am
Beth Martin · Roanoke, Virginia

Dear Andy, excellent article, the usual superb analytics. I clicked here from Powerline.
I took NRO off my favs because, unlike Mark Levin's recent decision to vote for Trump,
NRO's election stand will encourage and justify votes to promote the bigget RICO
operation in US history to the pinnacle of power.
I hope the big wigs at NRO are proud of themselves. What hubris: when tens of
millions of people are resonating with an admittedly unusual and sometimes crass
candidate - but your guys at NRO walk around with noses in the air eyes closed, and
ears shut. Andy, is someone sprinkling hubris sparkles in the air at NRO?
Like · Reply · 3 · Oct 29, 2016 3:21pm
Gregory Bilhartz · The University of Texas at Austin

Gee! This is the second time in a week that ACMcC is about six months behind me in
wondering about Ms Hillary's misdeeds. The other was letting her lawyers look a classified
materials.

Maybe us rube latrine lawyers in flyover country arent so stupid after all.
Like · Reply · 2 · Oct 29, 2016 6:10am

If Trump wins, I hope she does end up in jail along with Bill and Huma Abedin.Althoug, I'd like
Huma to serve her penile detention with me.
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Stanley L Cates · Works at Retired

Obama still controls justice
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Clinton’s State Department: A RICO Enterprise

She appears to have used her official powers to do favors

F closely guarded intelligence secrets; the misappropriation and destruction of

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One thing, however, is already clear.

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sections 1961 et seq.).

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Department, has been recounted in ground-breaking reporting by the Hoover

Meanwhile, as tends to happen in dictatorships, Nazarbayev (the Kazakh dictator)

The Russian company The arrest, which happened a few months

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Uranium One. That

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Under RICO, an “enterprise” can be any association of people, informal or formal,

The WikiLeaks disclosures of e-mails hacked from Clinton presidential-campaign

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systematically conducting her e-mail communications outside the government server

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Tel Aviv couldn't have planned this any better.

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NRO has been a voice to destroy Trump, thus to elect hillary.

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