Meet Thomas Ravenel. He's South Carolina's Treasurer, a rising political star, the state chairman of Rudolf Giuliani's campaign for president (until yesterday), and friendly neighborhood coke distributor. We're not talking soda, either.
The millionaire is accused of buying less than 500 grams of the drug to share with other people in late 2005, U.S. attorney Reggie Lloyd said. Ravenel, 44, is charged with distribution of cocaine, which carries a maximum of 20 years in prison.
What is it with Giuliani's friends? First Bernard Kerik, now Ravenel. The silver lining to all of this, however, is that we now have a brilliant new simile to add to the English vernacular: He's like a coke fiend in the treasurer's office!
Reader Comments ( Page 1 of 1)
1. The obvious question being... It took well over a year (this allegedly happened in late 2005) to 'bust' Ravenel for this...
WHY?
Byte007 at 5:42PM on Jun 21st 2007
2. Sometimes it takes an arrest for an illegal drug user to kick the habit. And sometimes even that doesn't work.
Steve Bonomo at 3:05PM on Jun 23rd 2007
3. TEE HEE - DON'T YOU GET IT? WE, THE AMERICAN PEOPLE ARE BUYING AND USING THE STUFF......SO STOP USING. A GOOD HISTORY BOOK IS LESS EXPENSIVE. DUH
BY THE WAY, WHAT POCKET (TREASURY) DID THE PAYMENT FOR THE STUFF COME OUT OF? HMMMMMMMMMMM
daileypm at 9:49AM on Jul 5th 2007