Rep. Trey Radel, R-Fla., pleaded guilty Wednesday to possession of cocaine and was sentenced to one year of supervised probation.
As a member of Congress, Radel has co-sponsored legislation to change the nation's mandatory minimum drug sentencing laws and voted for a bill that called for states to drug test people who receive food stamps.
Well he doesn't need food stamps, but he only gets supervised probation.
The freshman congressman, who represents a solidly Republican district in southwest Florida. Radel was elected last year with Tea Party support in the Fort Myers-Naples area district. He was doing more than sipping tea...
According to USA Today, Radel was caught buying drugs in what official described as a sting operation. A drug dealer who told law enforcement officials that one of his customers was a member of Congress helped set up a buy and Radel bought the cocaine.
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