this thread is about steel committing fraud do try to stay on topic sunshine .
On Feb 9, 6:55 am, Ohio mark <[email protected]> wrote: > and rangle did not pay taxes. condemn him murky. > > On Feb 9, 6:51 am, "liberal mike532 !" <[email protected]> > wrote: > > > > > steel committed fraud ! > > > On Feb 9, 6:41 am, Ohio mark <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > rangle didn't pay taxes. come on now boy, admit it, you will not > > > condemn him cause he is a dem. > > > > On Feb 9, 6:36 am, "liberal mike532 !" <[email protected]> > > > wrote: > > > > > it is complete bullshit rangel didn't commit fraud this man did ! > > > > > On Feb 9, 6:31 am, Ohio mark <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > not bullshit the truth, and you cannot handle the truth. so where is > > > > > your outrage over rangle, murky? come on where is it. show us, > > > > > murky. > > > > > > On Feb 9, 3:25 am, "liberal mike532 !" <[email protected]> > > > > > wrote: > > > > > > > bullshit ! > > > > > > > On Feb 8, 8:20 am, Ohio mark <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > > > and I am pointing out that if he were a dem you would be defending > > > > > > > him. rangle is a tax cheat, where is your outrage? you bring > > > > > > > this up > > > > > > > only because he is a black republican who is not one of the > > > > > > > slaves to > > > > > > > the dems. period. > > > > > > > > On Feb 8, 8:09 am, "liberal mike532 !" <[email protected]> > > > > > > > wrote: > > > > > > > > > nice try bud roe i am pointing out he is a thief and committed > > > > > > > > fraud ! > > > > > > > > > On Feb 8, 8:04 am, Ohio mark <[email protected]> > > > > > > > > wrote: > > > > > > > > > > you would say nothing murky if he was a house negro for you > > > > > > > > > dems would > > > > > > > > > ya. no you would not. so I shall use the same tactic you > > > > > > > > > fools use. > > > > > > > > > since you are attacking a black you must be racist. racist > > > > > > > > > racist > > > > > > > > > racist > > > > > > > > > > On Feb 8, 7:00 am, "liberal mike532 !" > > > > > > > > > <[email protected]> > > > > > > > > > wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > aw yes another thoughtful and intelligent response from > > > > > > > > > > lower case > > > > > > > > > > mark ! > > > > > > > > > > > On Feb 8, 6:55 am, Ohio mark <[email protected]> > > > > > > > > > > wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > yawn. > > > > > > > > > > > > On Feb 8, 5:46 am, "liberal mike532 !" > > > > > > > > > > > <[email protected]> > > > > > > > > > > > wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > > New RNC Chairman's Campaign Spending > > > > > > > > > > > > Questionedhttp://www.truthout.org/020709E > > > > > > > > > > > > Henri E. Cauvin, The Washington Post: "Michael S. > > > > > > > > > > > > Steele, the newly > > > > > > > > > > > > elected chairman of the Republican National Committee, > > > > > > > > > > > > arranged for > > > > > > > > > > > > his 2006 Senate campaign to pay a defunct company run > > > > > > > > > > > > by his sister > > > > > > > > > > > > for services that were never performed, his finance > > > > > > > > > > > > chairman from > > > > > > > > > > > > that > > > > > > > > > > > > campaign has told federal prosecutors." > > > > > > > > > > > > Federal agents in recent days contacted Steele's > > > > > > > > > > > > sister, a > > > > > > > > > > > > spokesman > > > > > > > > > > > > for Steele said yesterday. > > > > > > > > > > > > > The claim about the payment, one of several > > > > > > > > > > > > allegations by Alan > > > > > > > > > > > > B. > > > > > > > > > > > > Fabian, is outlined in a confidential court document. > > > > > > > > > > > > Fabian offered > > > > > > > > > > > > the information last March as he was seeking leniency > > > > > > > > > > > > for himself > > > > > > > > > > > > during plea negotiations on unrelated fraud charges. It > > > > > > > > > > > > is unclear > > > > > > > > > > > > how > > > > > > > > > > > > extensively his claims have been pursued. Prosecutors > > > > > > > > > > > > gave him no > > > > > > > > > > > > credit for cooperation when he was sentenced in October. > > > > > > > > > > > > > Steele spokesman Curt Anderson said he did not know > > > > > > > > > > > > what > > > > > > > > > > > > information the federal agents were seeking, but he > > > > > > > > > > > > dismissed > > > > > > > > > > > > Fabian's > > > > > > > > > > > > allegations as patently false. "It's from, what, a > > > > > > > > > > > > convicted felon? > > > > > > > > > > > > And it has no substantiation in fact," he said. > > > > > > > > > > > > > Fabian's claims emerge as Steele begins his new > > > > > > > > > > > > role at the RNC, > > > > > > > > > > > > where he oversees the raising and spending of hundreds > > > > > > > > > > > > of millions of > > > > > > > > > > > > dollars in party money. The former Maryland lieutenant > > > > > > > > > > > > governor has > > > > > > > > > > > > faced questions about his handling of campaign money in > > > > > > > > > > > > prior > > > > > > > > > > > > elections and was twice fined for missing filing > > > > > > > > > > > > deadlines. > > > > > > > > > > > > > The recent allegations outlined four specific > > > > > > > > > > > > transactions. In > > > > > > > > > > > > addition to the payment to Steele's sister, Fabian said > > > > > > > > > > > > that the > > > > > > > > > > > > candidate used money from his state campaign > > > > > > > > > > > > improperly; that Steele > > > > > > > > > > > > paid $75,000 from the state campaign to a law firm for > > > > > > > > > > > > work that was > > > > > > > > > > > > never performed; and that he or an aide transferred > > > > > > > > > > > > more than > > > > > > > > > > > > $500,000 > > > > > > > > > > > > in campaign cash from one bank to another without > > > > > > > > > > > > authorization. > > > > > > > > > > > > > The bank transfer was made against the explicit > > > > > > > > > > > > wishes of other > > > > > > > > > > > > Maryland Republicans, who had hoped to use it to > > > > > > > > > > > > support the > > > > > > > > > > > > campaigns > > > > > > > > > > > > of state legislators, said aides to Steele and former > > > > > > > > > > > > governor Robert > > > > > > > > > > > > L. Ehrlich Jr. > > > > > > > > > > > > > The U.S. attorney's office inadvertently sent the > > > > > > > > > > > > confidential > > > > > > > > > > > > document, a defense sentencing memorandum filed under > > > > > > > > > > > > seal, to The > > > > > > > > > > > > Washington Post after the newspaper requested the > > > > > > > > > > > > prosecution's > > > > > > > > > > > > sentencing memorandum. > > > > > > > > > > > > > U.S. Attorney Rod J. Rosenstein declined to > > > > > > > > > > > > comment. Fabian could > > > > > > > > > > > > not be reached, and his attorney, James Wyda, declined > > > > > > > > > > > > to comment. > > > > > > > > > > > > > According to the filing, Wyda gave prosecutors > > > > > > > > > > > > "documents > > > > > > > > > > > > supporting [the] allegations." Wyda wrote in the > > > > > > > > > > > > memorandum that the > > > > > > > > > > > > government declined to credit Fabian for cooperating > > > > > > > > > > > > "presumably > > > > > > > > > > > > because its investigation is ongoing." > > > > > > > > > > > > > The Post corroborated some details of Fabian's > > > > > > > > > > > > claims through > > > > > > > > > > > > public records and interviews with former staff > > > > > > > > > > > > workers. Other > > > > > > > > > > > > details > > > > > > > > > > > > were disputed by people involved in the transactions. > > > > > > > > > > > > > In one of his allegations, Fabian points to a > > > > > > > > > > > > February 2007 > > > > > > > > > > > > payment by Steele's Senate campaign of more than > > > > > > > > > > > > $37,000 to Brown > > > > > > > > > > > > Sugar Unlimited, the company run by Steele's sister, > > > > > > > > > > > > Monica Turner. > > > > > > > > > > > > Campaign finance records list the expense as having > > > > > > > > > > > > been for > > > > > > > > > > > > "catering/ > > > > > > > > > > > > web services." Turner filed papers to dissolve the > > > > > > > > > > > > company 11 months > > > > > > > > > > > > before the payment was received. > > > > > > > > > > > > > Turner, a doctor and the former wife of Mike Tyson, > > > > > > > > > > > > declined > > > > > > > > > > > > yesterday to describe any services she provided to the > > > > > > > > > > > > campaign. "Ah, > > > > > > > > > > > > it's the 'sabotage Michael Steele' story," she told a > > > > > > > > > > > > reporter before > > > > > > > > > > > > closing the door of her home in Potomac. "No, I'm not > > > > > > > > > > > > with that > > > > > > > > > > > > program.... I'm not going to do this." > > > > > > > > > > > > > Anderson, Steele's spokesman, said Turner "did a > > > > > > > > > > > > lot of media > > > > > > > > > > > > stuff" for the campaign. He later provided a copy of an > > > > > > > > > > > > invoice for > > > > > > > > > > > > nearly $15,000 for catering services for one event in > > > > > > > > > > > > October 2006 > > > > > > > > > > > > and > > > > > > > > > > > > for another in July 2007. The invoice was dated > > > > > > > > > > > > December 2006, a > > > > > > > > > > > > discrepancy Anderson said was a typographical error. > > > > > > > > > > > > > Federal election law permits a candidate's family > > > > > > > > > > > > members to be > > > > > > > > > > > > paid for work on a campaign. Any compensation must be > > > > > > > > > > > > for actual > > > > > > > > > > > > services and must be at a fair market rate. > > > > > > > > > > > > > In a separate allegation, Fabian described the bank > > > > > > > > > > > > withdrawal. > > > > > > > > > > > > After the 2006 election, an aide transferred the funds > > > > > > > > > > > > that had been > > > > > > > > > > > > raised for Steele's lieutenant governor campaign - more > > > > > > > > > > > > than $600,000 > > > > > > > > > > > > - out of what had been the campaign's bank account. > > > > > > > > > > > > > Fabian characterized the transfer as improper > > > > > > > > > > > > because the aide > > > > > > > > > > > > lacked signatory authority over the account. Anderson > > > > > > > > > > > > said it was > > > > > > > > > > > > appropriate because Steele had authorization and the > > > > > > > > > > > > aide was acting > > > > > > > > > > > > on his behalf. > > > > > > > > > > > > > Either way, the transfer strained relations between > > > > > > > > > > > > Ehrlich and > > > > > > > > > > > > Steele. > > > > > > > > > > > > > The money had been raised for Steele in concert > > > > > > > > > > > > with Ehrlich. > > > > > > > > > > > > Much > > > > > > > > > > > > of it, in fact, had been brought in by Ehrlich's team, > > > > > > > > > > > > said a senior > > > > > > > > > > > > Republican fundraiser and as well as a former Steele > > > > > > > > > > > > aide, each > > > > > > > > > > > > speaking on condition of anonymity because of the > > > > > > > > > > > > sensitivity of the > > > > > > > > > > > > matter. > > > > > > > > > > > > > Because Steele had decided to run for Senate rather > > > > > > > > > > > > than state > > > > > > > > > > > > office, Ehrlich wanted to turn the money in Steele's > > > > > > > > > > > > state account > > > > > > > > > > > > over to the state party for distribution to > > > > > > > > > > > > legislators, the sources > > > > > > > > > > > > said. > > > > > > > > > > > > > But Steele, who was keeping open the option for a > > > > > > > > > > > > run for > > > > > > > > > > > > governor > > > > > > > > > > > > in 2010, wanted to keep the money in his own account, > > > > > > > > > > > > the sources > > > > > > > > > > > > said. After installing a new treasurer, he had the > > > > > > > > > > > > money transferred > > > > > > > > > > > > to solidify his control, the sources said. > > > > > > > > > > > > > "I > > ... > > read more »- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text - --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ Thanks for being part of "PoliticalForum" at Google Groups. For options & help see http://groups.google.com/group/PoliticalForum * Visit our other community at http://www.PoliticalForum.com/ * It's active and moderated. Register and vote in our polls. * Read the latest breaking news, and more. -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
