Results tagged “miltonstreet”

Our lives as bad-asses sure pale in comparison to former Pagans chapter president John Hall.

For those of you who don't know, Larry Mendte used to do stand-up out in California. Now that he has some free time, maybe he'll pick up the mic again.

Hello. I’m former Mayor of Philadelphia John F. Street for the new Apple 3G iPhone.

This week's winner was a no-brainer. How could we pick anybody but the man who grabbed pretty much all the headlines, Milton Street? Where could we even begin? The biggest news, of course, was Milton being convicted of tax evasion. But our favorite part of this whole ordeal was Milton's "defense," sort of like the one Wesley Snipes pulled out in connection with his legal troubles: that federal income taxes are unconstitutional. Hey, we hate paying taxes as much as the next guy, but we do it. And if Milton really wanted to bitch about taxes, he should've started with Philadelphia's city wage tax, which, every feel like we look at our pay stub, makes us feel like we've just been mugged. The one thing we can say for Milton is that, to our knowledge, he didn't draft a ridiculous anti-tax manifesto, a la Mr. Snipes. So, because lampooning him once this week just wasn't enough, we happily award the distinction of Asshole of the Week to Milton Street.

Another new writer today, folks. Please help us welcome Don Montrey, who is a comedian and a writer. He has no criminal record as far as you know.

Ugh. Milton Street is more of a fiasco than a real candidate, something of a sideshow in the political circus. He may even sideline Brady's chances! Oh the shame!

We're sad to report that Milton Street is no longer running for mayor, but happy to report that he is running for City Council-at-large—against his own nephew! Which means a lot of relatives of mayors and former mayors will be on the May 15 ballot (May 15 being, as the Daily News helpfully points out, the day after Milton is scheduled to stand trial on federal corruption charges). Besides Milton and his nephew Sharif, there'll be W. Wilson Goode, the son of former Mayor Wilson Goode, and Bill Green, the son of former Mayor William Green.

Wanted: Candidate for mayor.

Common logic dictates that if, mere months ago you were indicted for tax fraud, your chances of winning a mayoral race are slim. Same for if you don’t live in the city where you are seeking office. Or the same state in which that city is located. Or if your brother is the much-maligned outgoing mayor.

People, the Philly mayor's race just got a whole lot more awesome. Milton Street, our current Mayor Street's older brother - you know, the one who's been indicted for tax fraud and embezzling, and who lives in New Jersey - walked into City Hall today and laid his thing down. That's right, he's running for mayor. When reporters asked him about the charges facing him, he said: "I haven't been convicted of anything. What do you want me to do?"

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NBC 10 managed to get an exclusive interview on Wednesday with Milton Street, the brother of Philadelphia mayor John Street. Milton Street was recently indicted with federal tax and fraud charges and this was his first interview with the media. The interview was handled by anchor Tim Lake.

Mayor Street's brother Milton and two officials with Philadelphia Airport Services were indicted this afternoon by a federal grand jury for corruption and tax fraud in relation to a contract at the Philadelphia International Airport. In January 2000, Milton Street "began hiring himself out as a highly paid consultant to area businesses who believed that Milton Street could help them obtain business with the city of Philadelphia." He also failed to report to the IRS about $2 million worth of income which he collected from 2000 to 2004.