below, we affirm.

Background

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The charges against appellants arose in connection with a HUD-financed construction project in Kansas City, Missouri.  In April, 1982, the City of Kansas City selected MBI, a real estate development company, to develop a housing project in inner-Kansas City called the Citadel Center.  Appellant Campbell was president of MBI.  Douglass State Bank provided MBI a loan for $485,445 to purchase the land for the Citadel project, and later provided a letter of credit to enable MBI to receive a $1.25 million HUD loan.  Appellant White was chairman of the loan committee and the largest stockholder of the Douglass State Bank.  The indictment in this case alleged that Campbell, White, and an unindicted co-conspirator, Curtis W. Venerable, Sr.,2 conspired to defraud HUDMANILA, Philippines — After drawing flak for cursing online bashers, Sen. Sherwin Gatchalian lamented that social media is now being used against public officials.

In an interview with ANC's Headstart, the neophyte senator reiterated that he will not issue an apology to "paid individuals" designed to "bring out the worst" in him.

"Sad to say the free market of the internet has now been used against public officials whether in media or in government service and this is the sad part because the internet is designed to come up with good ideas and good opinions but it’s also designed to ruin certain people," Gatchalian said Thursday.

READ: Calling critics 'trolls,' Gatchalian says he reached 'breaking point' in Twitter firestorm

Gago ka! — Sherwin Gatchalian (@stgatchalian) January 1, 2018

Ulol — Sherwin Gatchalian (@stgatchalian)