John Ford Verdict: Convicted

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April 28th, 2007

News Analysis

This time Teflon John didn’t slip away.

After three decades of flirting with jail, former state senator John Ford was convicted Friday on a single count of bribery.

“When you’re a Teflon type, it makes you a target,” said Larry Moore, a University of Memphis professor who’s known Ford for years and marveled at his ability to get in and out of trouble.

Ford always won in the past — he beat charges involving a 1973 police chase, a 1990 shooting and a 1997 shotgun incident, among others.

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[bernardjenkins]

one count, it is going to be interesting to see what kind of sentence he gets.

[augie47]

meanwhile, another shiver runs up ward's back......