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Originally Posted by Rochard
He did in fact resign, and the charges did in fact stick. So that pretty much kills your conspiracy theory right there.
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NEW YORK ? Former International Monetary Fund chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn was released on his own recognizance Friday after the high-profile sexual assault case against him faltered.
By David Karp, AP
Former IMF chief Dominique Strauss- Kahn leaves New York State Supreme court with his wife Anne Sinclair Friday.
Strauss-Kahn, 62, had been under 24-hour home confinement for several weeks after a housekeeper at the Manhattan hotel he was staying at accused him of attempted rape in his $3,000-a-night luxury suite.
A Manhattan Supreme Court justice lifted Strauss-Kahn's restrictive bail conditions after the Manhattan district attorney's office conceded there were "substantial credibility issues" with the maid's story and background.
The charges against Strauss-Kahn will remain in place while investigation of the case continues. Forensic evidence supports the maid's claim, Assistant District Attorney Joan Illuzzi-Orbon said.
The Manhattan district attorney's office discovered that the 32-year-old housekeeper, a native of Guinea, was linked to crimes such as drug dealing and money laundering and that she may have provided false information while seeking U.S. asylum.
Once considered a front-runner for the French presidency, Strauss-Kahn resigned from the IMF in May after the housekeeper's accusations.
"We are absolutely convinced that while today is the first giant step in the right direction, the next step will lead to the complete dismissal of the charges," said Benjamin Brafman, Strauss-Kahn's attorney.
It just seems funny that it happened two days after they nominate a new head of the IMF that started in the Chicago machine....
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