very misleading headline

Ex-NYC top commish not guilty to charges

WHITE PLAINS, N. Y. - Former New York City police commissioner Bernard
Kerik pleaded not guilty Friday to federal corruption charges.

Kerik, the police commissioner under then-Mayor Rudy Giuliani and a failed
nominee for homeland security secretary, was indicted Thursday on 16 counts
including conspiracy, mail fraud, wire fraud and lying to the IRS. Authorities
say that over a six-year period, from 1999 through 2004, Kerik failed to report
more than $500,000 in income.
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Kerik's case could prove to be an ongoing embarrassment for Giuliani, a
Republican presidential candidate.
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The indictment, unsealed Friday, alleges Kerik made false statements to the
White House and other federal officials during his failed bid to head the
Homeland Security department. Those statements involved failure to disclose
payments from a contractor alleged to have mob ties, according to the
indictment.

Giuliani appointed Kerik police commissioner in 2000 and endorsed
his 2004 nomination to head the Department of Homeland Security. Days after
President Bush introduced Kerik as his nominee, however, Kerik announced he was
withdrawing his name because of tax issues involving his former nanny.

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There's a mighty big difference between pleading not guilty and being found not guilty! I saw that headline and thought that the case had been dismissed or something.

Gotta love our "liberal media"!

And in a great understatement:

Analysis: Kerik could tarnish Giuliani

Of course, this shouldn't bother most repugs, who are used to corruption.