If this surprises you, it’s because you’ve never read Marion Shepilov Barry, Jr.’s wikipedia page. Newcomers will particularly love the part about his “alleged stalking” and the “crack cocaine.”

D.C. Council Member Marion Barry personally benefited from a contract he obtained for his former girlfriend and directed earmarks that “provided substantial financial benefits to some of his close friends and supporters,” according to a report by Washington attorney Robert S. Bennett.

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