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T. J. Connolly has been indicted again for illegal campaign contributions.

The indictment, which is against Connolly and his company, alleges he gave illegal campaign contributions to City Councilman Philip Cortez.

This week’s indictment comes just four months after Connolly was indicted for funneling money to a Bexar Met Water Board candidate.

I had to go back in our archives to figure out what this was about. I have to wonder why Gil Olivares and company wanted Philip Cortez on the city council instead of Manuel Navarro Jr. Well, I don’t really have to wonder because if there wasn’t something in it for them then they wouldn’t have cared who took the district 4 seat. The councilman says he is shocked and surprised and has returned the contributions. I find that a tad hard to believe that in such a small race there are that many contributions that you don’t know who is behind them but I am not sure that the councilman could have said anything else. Court starts this month on the Bexarmet indictments.

Connolly Indicted For Illegal Contributions To City Councilman | WOAI.COM: San Antonio News

Connolly’s attorney said the district attorney’s office is targeting his client. He told News 4 Connolly had no idea what he was doing was illegal and obviously would not have done something to jeopardize his company or himself for such a small amount of money.

I tend to believe it is true that Connolly didn’t know what he was doing was illegal but it was his job to know whether it was or not. The idea that it didn’t occur to him that funneling money to pro-Olivares candidates was wrong is almost laughable. Now, wrong and illegal aren’t always the same thing. He should have known better, what a silly thing to lose your reputation for. I can’t imagine it was worth it.

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