The Week by the Numbers: August 11-17, 2013
By Matt Phifer
4th – Anthony Weiner’s is polling 4th in the NYC Democratic Mayoral Primary
Anthony Weiner’s post-Congress indiscretions have not helped his campaign for mayor of New York. A New York Times/Siena College poll shows Wiener fourth in the Democratic primary polls behind City Council Speaker Christine Quinn, former city comptroller Bill Thompson and public advocate Bill de Blasio. Despite the setback, Weiner vows to continue his campaign.
11 – Murders “Whitey” Bulger in which “Whitey” Bulger was found Guilty
On August 12th, James “Whitey” Bulger, the notorious gangster who ruled Boston’s underworld, was found guilty in a Boston federal court of 11 murders as well as racketeering. The 83-year-old Bulger evaded capture for 16 years after being tipped off to his imminent arrest in 1994. Bulger was discovered in June 2011 living in a seaside apartment in Santa Monica, California. Bulger’s sentencing is scheduled for November 13. He is expected to spend the rest of his life in jail.
30 – Months Jesse Jackson Jr. has been sentenced to Prison
Former congressman Jesse Jackson Jr. was sentenced to 30 months in prison in a federal court in Washington, D.C. August 14 for using $750,000 in campaign funds for personal reasons. Jackson’s wife, Sandi, was also sentenced to 12 months in prison for not reporting $580,000 of income in the couple’s tax returns. Jackson Jr., the son of former presidential candidate and civil rights leader Jesse Jackson, represented Illinois’ 2nd District from 1995-2012.
123 – Age of the Oldest Man in the World?
According to Bolivia’s public records the small South American country is the home of the oldest documented person in the history of the world. Their records say that Carmelo Flores Laura is a whopping 123 years old. If this is true, that would make Flores is the oldest documented person in history. According to the Guiness Book of World Records, the oldest person in history whose age could be verified was Jeanne Calment, a French woman who lived to be 122 years, 164 days. The oldest currently living person whose age can be verified with birth documents is 115-year-old Japanese woman Misao Okawa.