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This book is a highly personal story about coming to terms with my past and my identity. My story includes growing up in a strong Catholic family, marriage to a wonderful woman, successful political career, struggle with alcoholism, divorce, coming out as a openly gay elected official, and the government charging me with extortion on a small business deal gone sour. As an elected public official this was played out in full view of the public. I was threatened with charges that would result in a long prison term and a fine that would take a lifetime to pay. It was me, Iowa State Senator Matt McCoy who was pursued. I hope readers will gain, as I have, the fortitude to live their lives with integrity and pride.For 18 months of my life, the FBI under then U.S. Attorney General Alberto Gonzales and U.S. Attorney Matthew (Matt) Whitaker, stopped at nothing in their attempt to rob me of my reputation, livelihood, and most concerning, my freedom. What I thought was just my small isolated business deal, slowly unraveled into a greater understanding that it was linked to a strategy occurring across the country. I now believe I was one of the Democrats at the grassroots level targeted in their reign of terror on elected Democrats. Karl Rove was credited with conceiving this plan. His goal was simple: create a permanent majority of Republicans in America.What role did my sexual orientation play in this? My being openly gay is thought to have contributed to being an easy target to be prosecuted by the Feds. Nationally, I had been named a rising star in the Democratic Party. I have the distinction, or notoriety, of being Iowa's highest ranking openly gay elected official. My story is important because the American people need to know about the assault on our democracy by the heavy-handed U.S. Department of Justice. The DOJ, with unlimited resources, can destroy innocent individuals who often collapse under the immense weight of this persecution. I didn't, and that made all the difference.
ISBN-13

9780578617688

ISBN-10

0578617684

Weight

0.62 Pounds

Dimensions

6.00 x 0.46 x 9.00 In

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$15.00

Format

Paperback

Publisher

McCoy Ferguson

Published On

2019-11-30


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