Yet another Democrat bites the dust, though you wouldn't know his party affiliation until the 8th paragraph. Of course, if you are really sharp, or at least breathing, you might have been able to deduce it from the fact that this is CA and he represents a section of San Francisco.

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A California state senator was arrested Wednesday during a series of raids by the FBI in Sacramento and the San Francisco Bay Area, authorities said.

FBI spokesman Peter Lee confirmed the arrest of State Sen. Leland Yee, but declined to discuss the charges, citing an ongoing investigation.

Lee said a second man, Raymond Chow, was also arrested. Chow was reportedly the head of Ghee Kung Tong, one of several fraternal organizations in San Francisco's Chinatown. Chow had returned to Chinatown after serving time in prison on gun charges.

The group's offices were among those raided on Wednesday. The FBI also searched Yee's office, Mark Hedlund, spokesman for Senate President Pro Tem Darrell Steinberg, confirmed. Hedlund said he had no information about Yee's arrest.

"We're hoping for more as we go through the day," he said.

Steinberg, D-Sacramento, said he had no comment and did not know anything about the investigation.

Officers from the California Highway Patrol and Senate sergeant-at-arms details were standing guard outside the office, where a morning newspaper remained untouched.

Yee, a Democrat, represents western San Francisco and much of San Mateo County. A spokesman for the senator, Dan Lieberman, said he had no comment, but the senator's office would release a statement in the afternoon.

http://www.charter.net/news/read/categor...yee_arrested-ap

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... but the senator's office would release a statement in the afternoon.

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I believe the statement will be "Ho Lee Fuk!!!".