Carnies Go After Bill Clinton In Law.

Another reminder that it's not just Bill Clinton's side of the family that has some shady associations. Hillary's siblings seem to get themselves into hot water too. Readers may remember brother Hugh Rodham who was implicated in schemes to sell White House pardons.

But brother Tony seemed to escape the spotlight, if not always suspicion. So now, as we learn that Carnival operators (a shaky bunch of characters in their own right) are suing him for non repayment of loans we have to scratch our heads. And what's more, these carnies were also granted pardons from President Clinton.

From the Washington Times:

A bankruptcy trustee for a carnival company whose owners received a pardon from President Clinton is seeking to garnish the bank accounts of Mr. Clinton's brother-in-law to recoup more than $100,000 in loans.
Anthony D. Rodham, one of Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton's two brothers, got the loans from United Shows of America Inc. after its owners obtained the presidential pardon in March 2000 over the objections of the Justice Department.
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United Shows' owners, Edgar Gregory Jr. and his wife, Vonna Jo Gregory, were convicted of bank fraud in 1982 on charges of illegally giving loans to friends. Mr. Gregory died in 2004, within four years of the presidential pardons.
At the time Mr. Clinton pardoned the Gregorys, Mr. Rodham reportedly said he worked for Tennessee-based United Shows as a consultant and denied taking money to lobby for presidential favors.
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Mr. Rodham, known as Tony and a resident of Vienna, Va., did not return several calls seeking comment.
His being named in the bankruptcy case is the latest distraction to Mrs. Clinton's political aspirations caused by her two younger brothers. Mrs. Clinton, a Democrat, is seeking re-election in November to her Senate seat from New York and is weighing a presidential bid in 2008.
Mr. Rodham got into a brawl in August 2001 at the Rodham family's summer cottage in Pennsylvania with a man who said he caught Mr. Rodham having sex with the man's girlfriend.
Mrs. Clinton's other brother, Hugh E. Rodham Jr., intervened in that fight. Hugh Rodham, 56, also came under scrutiny for his role in Mr. Clinton's pardons. An attorney, he returned about $400,000 he received for lobbying for a presidential pardon and prison commutation for two clients.
Both brothers were criticized in 1993 when they sought corporate contributions to pay for festivities surrounding their brother-in-law's first inauguration.

A carnie connection to the Clintons? Who would have guessed! Next time you ride the "Tilt A Whirl" keep that in mind.