Our post on March 27, 2014, reported the arrest of Charlotte, NC, Mayor Patrick Cannon on federal corruption charges.  It reported the details of the various allegations against Cannon.

Today the Charlotte Observer newspaper reported that Cannon has pleaded guilty to one federal corruption charge.  The allegations resulted from a four-year investigation of Cannon in which it was shown Cannon took bribes to help developers.

Typical of corrupt public officials, Cannon sought to minimize the seriousness of his offenses.  He had accepted bribes, however he referred to this as “accepting money for constituent services.”

Cannon faces up to 20 years in federal prison for his guilty plea.  Or perhaps Cannon would prefer to think of his prison sentence as “an extended vacation in an exclusive, taxpayer funded facility.”