I don't even think I need to comment on this:
Cecil Turner can legally remain first vice chairman of the Sangamon County Democratic Party until he is sentenced in January, the county Democratic chairman said Wednesday.
But Tim Timoney, the head of the county party, also said that a federal jury's decision Monday to find Turner guilty of allegations involving three state janitors paid for time they didn't work is a "blemish" on the party.
Timoney said his understanding of state law and party bylaws is that Turner would be forced to lose his positions as precinct committeeman and first vice chairman of the party upon the entry of a judgment of conviction - which will come at sentencing set for Jan. 4. Timoney, who is a lawyer, also noted that judges can set aside jury verdicts, though that doesn't happen often.
He said Turner can keep his party positions until early January unless he decides to resign earlier.
And:
Timoney said he won't have specific advice for Cecil Turner about the party positions when they meet.
"Cecil's been a friend of mine for a long time," he said. "We've not always been on the same side. I consider him a force on the east side. He's consistently been the highest Democratic vote-getter out of all the precincts of Sangamon County."
Turner was an employee in Secretary of State Jesse White's office who was convicted of ghost-payrolling earlier this year.
