Former New York Police commissioner, Homeland Security secretary nominee, and beefsteak dinner honoree Bernie Kerik is now inmate 210717 at the Westchester County jail, after a judge revoked Kerik's bail yesterday.
The New York Post declares, "Bernie Kerik in the clink." The Daily News blows up the mug shot to grotesque pixelation.
A judge ordered Kerik to jail yesterday for breaking a protective order in one of the three criminal cases he currently faces. In this case, prosecutors allege that Kerik got free apartment renovations in exchange for vouching for a company that wanted city business.
The New York Times provides some clarity on how specifically Kerik ended up in the clink:
Judge Robinson said Mr. Kerik had violated the terms of his bail in providing the sealed information to a New Jersey lawyer who has helped raise money for Mr. Kerik's defense but is not formally part of the defense team.The lawyer, Anthony K. Modafferi III, e-mailed the material to The Washington Times in an effort to generate coverage that would disparage prosecutors, Judge Robinson said. The judge did not reveal the nature of the information, which remains under seal, but said the newspaper did not publish any of it.
Washington Times editor John Solomon said in response: "Because the court was not more specific, we're not sure what they claim was under seal."
And lest you worry that this is all about Old Media leaks -- don't. There's a Twitter angle. Prosecutors say Kerik was using his Twitter account to direct his (232) followers to Modafferi's anti-prosecution Web site, the Daily News reports.

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JohnW1141
October 21, 2009 6:46 PM
This photo should be plastered on Giuliani's forehead when he runs for Governor
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Dave Bowman
October 21, 2009 8:36 PM in reply to JohnW1141
"I turned to Bernie Kerik and said 'Thank God George Bush is our President.'"
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CVille Dem
October 21, 2009 8:45 PM in reply to Dave Bowman
And god said, "Don't thank me, thank those thugs down in Florida - oh! and the Supreme Court!"
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wiretap
October 21, 2009 11:03 PM
What goes around, comes around.
Congratulations.
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JNagarya
October 22, 2009 9:21 AM in reply to wiretap
So Kerik has come up in the world. Now he'll be hanging out with convicted felons and murderers, instead of the lawless unindicted criminal class that is the Republican party.
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hawaiian
October 22, 2009 12:13 AM
The Obaama whitehouse is melting down with the economy in the toilet, with $500 million per day going out in interest to China. And you are kafelch over Bernie. At least you dont have to worry about ACORN whore houses in your neighborhood.... On second thought your might be spending your stimulus $ there ?
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JNagarya
October 22, 2009 9:23 AM in reply to hawaiian
ACORN is nothing more than an anti-poverty entity.
And you are nothing more than an anti-intellectual dupe of the far-right America-hating and racist lunatic fringe.
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jaded skeptic
October 22, 2009 5:27 PM in reply to hawaiian
I struggle with people who misplace blame. The Obama Administration hasn't been in power long enough to have acquired $500 million per day in debt. The reason why Obama, and the rest of us working stiffs in this country are subject to such stiff interest payments to China, is largely because President Bush got into a war with a country that didn't attack us, for reasons that were lies, and funded it all with money he didn't have.
Kerik is just another one of the henchmen of the party that ruined America...
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USgreentech
October 22, 2009 1:25 AM
It's good.
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The Old Grouch
October 22, 2009 11:40 AM
Guilty!
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Adrian Browne
October 22, 2009 9:52 PM
Here's the "before" photo:
http://www.thewashingtonnote.com/archives/giuliani%20kerik.jpg
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