“Racketeer Brother-in-Law Says Tierney ‘Knew Everything’”

Massachusetts Democrat Slammed By Convicted Felon Brother-in-Law as “Liar” Who “Knew Everything” About Illegal Gambling Operation

SPIN CYCLE: Then-Speaker Pelosi Promised That Democrats Would “Demand the Highest Ethics From Every Public Servant”:

“Our goal is to restore accountability, honesty and openness at all levels of government. To do so, we will create and enforce rules that demand the highest ethics from every public servant, sever unethical ties between lawmakers and lobbyists, and establish clear standards that prevent the trading of official business for gifts.” (Nancy Pelosi’s “A New Direction for America,” Page 21)

RINSE CYCLE: Massachusetts Democrat John Tierney Slammed By Brother-in-Law as a “Liar” Who “Knew Everything” About Illegal Gambling Operation:

Moments after learning he’ll spend the next three years of his life in federal prison, Daniel Eremian blasted his brother-in-law, Congressman John Tierney, outside the courtroom, claiming that the congressman is a “liar” and “knew everything.”

Eremian, 62, the former owner of Brodie’s Pub in Peabody, lashed out at the congressman following his sentencing this morning in U.S. District Court in Boston.

Eremian also said he believes his sister, Patrice Tierney, the wife of the Salem Democrat, was forced to enter a plea agreement with prosecutors to save her husband’s political career.

Patrice Tierney pleaded guilty in 2010 to helping her other brother, Robert Eremian, file false tax returns. She spent a month at a federal prison camp in Connecticut and is on probation.

Robert Eremian remains a fugitive from justice in Antigua, where he moved his gaming operation, Sports Off Shore, following a raid by law enforcement in the mid-1990s.

Rep. Tierney, 60, is seeking his ninth term representing the 6th District, a seat he’s held since 1998.
Daniel Eremian, who has been living in Boca Raton, Fla. was convicted last year of racketeering and gaming charges by a federal jury.

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Tierney could not be reached for comment. (Julie Manganis, “Racketeer Brother-in-Law Says Tierney ‘Knew Everything’,” The Eagle-Tribune, 6/28/12)

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