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	Mike Espy - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Alphonso Michael Espy, called Mike Espy, (born November 30, 1953) was a U.S. political figure.
		On August 27, 1997, Espy was indicted on charges of granting favors in exchange for thousands of dollars in gifts such as sports tickets, lodging, and airfare.
		Espy refused to plea bargain and on December 2, 1998 was acquitted of all 30 criminal charges in the trial.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Mike_Espy (368 words)

	Encyclopedia: Mike Espy
		Espy reminded his audience that the landmarks of the region have also included "grinding poverty, inadequate housing, high rates of infant mortality and lower rates of college graduates." Some "traditions" such as racial intolerance, lagging wages, low levels of employment and inhabitable communities (some without basic amenities such as running water) must not continue.
		Espy’s office was taken in Dirty Corners, Mississippi and depicts a young girl and her grandmother, with their hands under the flow of running water in their own kitchen for the first time in either of their lives.
		Espy implored the participants to encourage their state governments to invest more in education for science and engineering students – and to urge graduates to stay in the region.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Mike-Espy (1687 words)

	About MIke Espy PLLC
		MIKE ESPY (Alphonso Michael Espy) is the former Secretary of the United States Department of Agriculture, and a former U.S. Representative from the 2nd District of Mississippi.
		Mike Espy also authored a bill that was signed into law by President Ronald Reagan, called "The Lower Mississippi Delta Development Act." This law serves today as a percursor for a multitude of federal grants focusing upon the improvement of economic life within the Mississippi Delta.
		Mike Espy is married to the former Portia Denise Ballard of Franklington, Louisiana, and is the father of three children: Jamilla Morgan, Michael William, and Ian Michael Espy.
	www.mikespy.com /about/index.html (893 words)

	The Michigan Daily Online
		Espy was chased out of office in 1994 after allegations that he took illegal gifts on the job and then tried to cover it up.
		When she was done, Espy and his lawyers huddled in a hug while relatives and supporters cried and held onto one another in the front rows of the courtroom.
		Espy was the first fl secretary of agriculture and the jury in the case was composed of 11 fls and one white.
	www.pub.umich.edu /daily/1998/dec/12-03-98/news/news13.html (757 words)

	Mike Espy (Mississippi State University) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Mike Espy, who represented Mississippi's 2nd District 1987-93, is providing the university with papers from his congressional career, as well as those touching on his service as the first fl U.S. Secretary of Agriculture.
		Espy is a graduate of Howard University and the University of Santa Clara School of Law.
		Espy continues to serve as a consultant to food charities and as an adviser to foreign heads of state on food, commodity, trade, nutrition, rural development, and related issues.
	www.ur.msstate.edu /news/stories/1999/espy.asp (491 words)

	Mike Espy: Kid in a Candy Store
		On November 17th 1994 Mike Espy, then the outgoing Secretary of Agriculture, was standing on the patio of the USDA Administration Building.
		Espy, a multi-term congressman, who resigned his office to take the top USDA post, woke up this morning facing a federal grand jury indictment alleging he received a little more than $35,000 in favors for himself, his brother and his girlfriend.
		Espy was indicted on 39 felony counts including mail and wire fraud, violations of the Meat Inspection Act of 1907, taking illegal gratuities, making false statements and tampering with a witness.
	www.americanpolitics.com /082897Espyatthebar.html (1320 words)

	frontline: secrets of an independent counsel: donald smaltz: in re espy - an overview of the smaltz investigation
		Smaltz let it be known, however, that neither Espy's decision to resign, nor his efforts to reimburse Tyson subsequent to the news reports, would erase the seriousness of the initial violations, if proven true.
		As for Mike Espy, the original target of the independent counsel probe, he was indicted on 39 counts of corruption in August 1997.
		Espy himself did not take the stand, and his lawyers presented no witnesses to testify in his defense.
	www.pbs.org /wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/counsel/smaltz/inre.html (1154 words)

	Mike Espy: Taking a breather?
		Espy was born in Yazoo City and raised in the heart of a close and devoted family of seven children.
		Espy says that one FBI agent made a statement which was not true, but that without calling a single defense witness, his attorneys were able to prove, under cross-examination, that no knowingly wrong-doing had occurred.
		Espy says that his faith and the discipline of his tae kwon do classes were two very important elements enabling him to survive.
	www.deltabusinessjournal.com /archives/9-00/nancy.html (2329 words)

	Sun-Diamond guilty of illegal gifts to Espy (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		The agricultural firm also was convicted of taking part in a scheme to funnel illegal campaign contributions to Espy's brother, Henry, and of two charges of wire fraud.
		Espy lawyer Reid Weingarten said his client was not feeling any more pressure as a result of the verdict.
		Legal sources said the verdict was an important victory for prosecutors, who had been accused of overreaching their authority and of investigating relatively insignificant indiscretions.
	www.chron.com /content/chronicle/business/96/09/25/espy.html (489 words)

	DJC.COM: Former agriculture secretary Mike Espy indicted, provided by Seattle Daily Journal of Commerce
		Espy was also charged with witness tampering and lying to investigators about his receipt of gifts, including tickets to a pro basketball game.
		Among other things, Espy was charged with ordering a USDA employee to alter a document requested by investigators to conceal that a Tyson Foods Inc. lobbyist paid for him and his girlfriend to travel to a National Football League playoff game in Dallas.
		Espy is also accused of concocting a pretense for traveling to Dallas on official business by scheduling a meeting with a local USDA investigator "for the purpose of justifying his presence" in that city.
	www.djc.com /news/general/10029183.html (798 words)

	Lobbyist for Tyson Foods indicted
		The investigation of Espy was triggered by his contacts with Tyson, a meat and poultry giant with close ties to President Clinton.
		Mike Espy, who resigned in December 1994, has not been charged.
		The indictment against Williams, who earned $81,000 a year from Tyson, says he served as a go-between when Patricia Dempsey, Mike Espy's girlfriend, applied for and obtained a scholarship in January 1994 from the Tyson Foundation, a company charity.
	www.chron.com /content/chronicle/business/96/09/18/espyprobe.2-0.html (362 words)

	TAP: Web Feature: The Espy Award. by Jim Grossfeld. December 19, 2002. (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Espy did this by embracing a Democratic centrism that was palatable to the conservative state he represented.
		Furthermore, Espy wasn't afraid to challenge the orthodoxies of the Democratic social agenda, proudly appearing in advertisements for the National Rifle Association.
		Espy was exonerated in 1998, but not before the Clinton White House had thrown him to the wolves.
	www.prospect.org /webfeatures/2002/12/grossfeld-j-12-19.html (814 words)

	Espy innocent of all charges - December 2, 1998
		Espy, 45, was charged with taking about $33,000 in sports tickets, meals, travel and the like from Tyson Foods Inc. and other companies he regulated.
		Espy was forced to resign from his post at the Agriculture Department at the end of 1994, despite maintaining he never did anything wrong.
		Smaltz argued that Espy, who was a Democratic congressman from Mississippi prior to becoming Agriculture secretary, was familiar with federal ethics laws and therefore knew better.
	www.cnn.com /ALLPOLITICS/stories/1998/12/02/espy (740 words)

	With fellow wide receiver Mario Hill out, Mike Espy has picked up the slack ::
		In the wake of senior Mario Hill's knee injury that has sidelined him the past two weeks, fellow senior wide receiver Mike Espy has stepped up his game and is on pace to have a career season, if he can keep it up.
		Espy's 10 grabs beat his previous career high of six receptions for 157 yards against Texas Tech in 2003.
		Espy has always felt a bond with his quarterback on the field.
	www.cstv.com /sports/m-footbl/uwire/100705aad.html (721 words)

	Ebony: Mike Espy Bruised But Unbowed - former secretary of the U.S. Department of Agriculture (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		This year, the enthusiasm about the keynote address is just as palpable, for it marks the official return to prominence of Mike Espy, the former secretary of the U.S. Department of Agriculture and once the equivalent of a crown prince in Mississippi's political hierarchy.
		Discipline in the Espy household was strict and church was mandatory.
		Espy was re-elected three more times, and seemed content to remain in Congress indefinitely, working his way onto more influential committees and into a position of senior leadership.
	www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_m1077/is_6_54/ai_54216337 (1596 words)

	MISSISSIPPI HERO EXONERATED
		Espy then pulled off a minor miracle in 1986 by defeating an incumbent Congressman, Republican conservative Webb Franklin in the 2nd congressional "Delta" district.
		Espy touted his conservative postures, such as "supporting the death penalty for drug kingpins, a balanced budget amendment, and opposing gun control, for which he received the endorsement of the National Rifle Association.
		Espy's intelligence, articulate speaking skills, and his ability to unite people in all walks of life mark him as uniquely qualified to become the first African-American governor of Mississippi.
	www2.msstate.edu /~kauai/editorials/espy.html (1125 words)

	Workers World Sept. 11, 1997: Racism behind Espy indictment
		Espy allegedly took items ranging from tickets to professional sports events to lavish gifts to using both corporate and government jets for personal use.
		What happened to Mike Espy is just another example in a long, tragic list of racist attacks on Black elected and appointed officials carried out by the overwhelmingly white capitalist power structure.
		The indictment of Mike Espy should be condemned by every progressive and activist as another racist setback in the historic struggle for bourgeois-democratic rights for the African American masses.
	www.workers.org /ww/1997/espy0911.html (888 words)

	Ole Miss sports - The Clarion-Ledger
		Ole Miss is relying on Espy's big-play ability as a receiver and punt returner to counter two-way Tiger threat Skyler Green, who leads the nation in punt return average and is LSU's third-leading receiver.
		Espy had a custom fl and white jersey made this year with 'Mississippi' and the 601 area code printed across the front, along with ESPN3 on the back.
		Espy caught six passes for a career-high 157 yards and a touchdown in a loss to Texas Tech.
	www.clarionledger.com /news/0311/21/vum01.html (697 words)

	EDITB120498 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Mike Espy probably deserved what he got - his indictment on charges he took illegal gratuities as secretary of agriculture, his resignation from that office, the anxiety of being tried.
		The law, as Espy surely knew, says department officials cannot take gifts from people trying to influence policy, and these gifts came from firms whose futures would be affected by departmental decisions.
		Many press accounts of the Espy acquittal have focused on the faults of the independent counsel statute, and yes, they are certifiable.
	www.cincypost.com /opinion/1998/editb120498.html (276 words)

	How to Bounce Back From Setbacks
		Mike Espy is no stranger to success -- even when it has meant overcoming long odds.
		One of Mike Espy's trademarks is that he writes a note to himself every day to set out his goals.
		Espy still winces a little as he recalls a homecoming game at his daughter's high school.
	www.fastcompany.com /online/45/bounceback.html (3551 words)

	Espy Trial Finds Much Laxity In Regard To Ethics Standards
		Espy is charged with taking favors and gifts from companies he regulated, including one of consultant Michael O'Bannon's chief clients.
		Espy resigned under pressure in 1994, after an independent counsel began investigating his ties to various companies.
		Espy, meanwhile, began the second month of his trial on 38 charges related to allegedly illegal gifts from Sun-Diamond, Tyson and other businesses Espy regulated.
	www.livestockweekly.com /papers/98/11/12/whlespy.asp (999 words)

	Butler Snow - News (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Mike Espy, former U.S. Secretary of Agriculture was elected last week to the Board of Directors of Farm Foundation at its summer conference held in Wilmington, Delaware.
		On his election, Mike Espy commented, "I am pleased to have been asked to serve as a trustee of Farm Foundation.
		Mike Espy is currently a member of the law firm of Butler, Snow, O'Mara, Stevens and Cannada, PLLC, and also serves a Chairman of the Board of Directors of Toxin Alert, Inc., a Toronto based biotechnology company.
	www.butlersnow.com /news/display.phtml?news_id=65 (283 words)

	AllPolitics - Former Agriculture Secretary Espy Indicted - Aug. 27, 1997
		Espy is expected to be arraigned in federal court in Washington, D.C., sometime in the next 10 days.
		The Clinton Administration had no comment on Espy's indictment, saying only it is a "judicial process." Smaltz declined to comment when asked if the White House has been cooperative in the probe.
		Last May, Sun Diamond was fined $1.5 million for giving Espy $6,000 in illegal gratuities and for donating $4,000 to the failed congressional campaign of Espy's brother, Henry Espy.
	www.cnn.com /ALLPOLITICS/1997/08/27/espy (766 words)

	Jet: Mike Espy resigns as U.S. Secretary of Agriculture (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Mike Espy resigns as U.S. Secretary of Agriculture
		Espy, who has been under investigation for violating federal law by accepting gifts from people doing business with the Agriculture Department, continued to deny any wrongdoing and has repaid the government more than $7,600 in expenses.
		Espy, who was one of four Black Cabinet members in the Clinton Administration, left the congressional seat he had held since 1987 last year to head the Agriculture Department.
	www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_m1355/is_n24_v86/ai_15849845 (390 words)

	Jet: Mike Espy Testifies Before House Subcommittee On Faults Of Independent Counsel Statute - Brief Article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Former U.S. Agriculture Secretary Mike Espy was among four people who were put on trial by federal independent prosecutors to appear on Capitol Hill recently to testify about the law that gave these prosecutors almost unlimited power of pursuit.
		In the end, Espy was acquitted of all of the 30 corruption charges brought against him.
		Espy said that after just nine hours of jury deliberation, he was called in by the jurors who told him that he was as innocent "as anyone they had ever seen." He said one juror told him, "Don't feel bad that we took nine hours.
	findarticles.com /cf_dls/m1355/20_96/57041216/p1/article.jhtml (334 words)

	Making A Name Of His Own :: Mike Espy is quickly becoming a threat in the Rebel receiving corps.
		Mike Espy is quickly becoming a threat in the Rebel receiving corps.
		The elder Mike Espy is well known to Mississippians for his political career, which included time in the nation's capital.
		After a redshirt year in which he developed his strength and a better understanding of the offensive system, Espy feels he is ready to help the Rebels achieve their team goals.
	www.fansonly.com /schools/ole/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/102202aaa.html (429 words)

	Online NewsHour: Independent Counsel Law -- December 3, 1998
		Following a background report on the acquittal of former Agriculture Secretary Mike Espy on corruption charges, Jim Lehrer and guests discuss the independent counsel law.
		MIKE ESPY: Stand up to the schoolyard bullies whether they are in the playground, or whether they are in the public courtroom -- whether they have 5 cents or whether they have $20 million.
		MIKE ESPY: I would like to be the first witness.
	www.pbs.org /newshour/bb/law/july-dec98/counsel_12-3a.html (562 words)

	DJC.COM: GRAND JURY INVESTIGATING MIKE ESPY INDICTS FARMERS HELPED BY HIS AIDE, provided by Seattle Daily Journal of ...
		The charges also involve the conduct of Ron Blackley, a Mississippi farm consultant who was a congressional aide to Espy, a former Mississippi congressman, and became his chief of staff after Espy became agriculture secretary in January 1993.
		Espy resigned in December 1994 because of questions about his conduct, including accepting favors from Tyson Foods and other agribusiness firms.
		Blackley, though only identified as unindicted co-conspirator No. 2, had intervened with the Agriculture Department on behalf of the Mitchells, of Greenville, Miss., and their company, Five M Farming Enterprises, when some of their subsidy payments were denied, according to the indictment.
	www.djc.com /news/business/10010369.html (549 words)

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