Re: West Ham/Olympic Stadium farce
Tessa Jowell became a Dame in 2012 for in my eyes for conning the public that the cost of the Olympics would be estimated at £2.47bn, this then jumped to £9.3bn by 2007. She also made an almighty fcukup on the stadium design, which has gone on to cost the taxpayer millions more. Not to mention this..
taken from wiki
[h=3]"Jowellgate"[
edit][/h]Main article:
Tessa Jowell financial allegations
Jowell's husband
David Mills (lawyer) has acted for
Silvio Berlusconi,
Italian Prime Minister. Mills was investigated in
Italy for
money laundering and alleged
tax fraud.[SUP]
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Jowell was investigated by the
Cabinet Secretary Gus O'Donnell over the allegations surrounding her husband because of a potential clash of interest between her personal life and ministerial duties. However, O'Donnell stated that "it is the Prime Minister, not me, who, constitutionally, is the right and proper person to take a view on matters arising based on the
Ministerial Code" in his letter,[SUP]
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Tony Blair decided she was clear of any wrongdoing.[SUP]
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On 4 March 2006, it was announced that Jowell and Mills had separated after the allegations began to damage Jowell's political reputation. Their professed hopes to "restore their relationship over time" rather than seek divorce have caused some to regard this as merely a politically expedient gesture to save her political career at the expense of her husband.[SUP]
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[17][/SUP] Mills allegedly admitted to being an "idiot" and has expressed his remorse about the impact of his dealings upon Jowell, who has continued to claim she was not in on the deal. The affair has been termed "Jowellgate" by some segments of the press.[SUP]
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On 17 February 2009, an Italian court sentenced David Mills to four years and six months in jail for accepting a bribe from Silvio Berlusconi to give false evidence on his behalf in corruption trials in 1997 and 1998. His defence counsel said that the sentence went "against the logic and dynamic of the evidence presented". The judgment was appealed by Mills. On 27 October 2009, the Italian Appeal Court upheld his conviction and his sentence of 4½ years prison. He confirmed that he would initiate a second and final appeal to the Cassation Court[SUP]
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On 25 February 2010, the Italian Cassation Court (the second and last court of appeal under Italian law) ruled a sentence of not guilty because the
statute of limitations expired.[SUP]
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[20][/SUP] The supreme court judges ruled that he received the money in 1999, and not 2000 as prosecutors had previously argued. He was ordered to pay €250,000 compensation to the office of the Italian prime minister for "damaging its reputation".[SUP]
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Jowell said "although we are separated I have never doubted his innocence".
:lol: He was found not guilty because of a timing technicality.
As you can tell, I don't like the women.
Only good she has done is fcuk up West Ham, with help from the big headed approach from people like Seb Coe.
