Democrat lesbian charged with embezzling $6 million Accused of stealing from insurance firm, donating to Obama, Clinton, MoveOn.org ------------------------------ Posted: September 30, 2009 1:45 pm Eastern
© 2009 WorldNetDaily Phyllis Stevens (photo: eQualityGiving) A lesbian political activist who donated thousands to Democrats and homosexual causes is suspected of embezzling nearly $6 million from one of the world's largest insurance firms. Despite her $40,000 a year salary as an insurance<http://www.wnd.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=111512#> compensation specialist, Phyllis Stevens purchased two homes valued at more than $550,000 and gave thousands of dollars in donations to Democratic Party political candidates and homosexual groups. The 58-year-old chairs the Midwest Chapter of Marriage Equality USA, a homosexual "marriage" advocacy group. She is accused of embezzling the money from health insurer Aviva over a period of five years. A civil complaint filed in federal court accuses Stevens of manipulating a computer system intended to give commission to insurance agents<http://www.wnd.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=111512#>. She allegedly made payments to non-existent agents and deposited the commission into a bank account<http://www.wnd.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=111512#> she shared with her lesbian partner, Marla, policy director for LGBT Fairness PAC. *(Story continues below)* According to the Seattle Times<http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2002239919_notaxes13m.html>, Phyllis and Marla exchanged wedding vows in Canada in 2003. Stevens was arrested on fraud charges Friday, and a hearing has been set for Oct. 16. Stevens and her lesbian partner donated at least $82,000<http://www.campaignmoney.com/political/contributions/phyllis-stevens.asp?cycle=08> to Democratic congressional candidates from Iowa; Democratic presidential candidates such as Barack Obama, Hillary Clinton, John Edwards, Dennis Kucinich and Bill Richardson; and groups such as ActBlue, MoveOn.org and the homosexual "marriage" advocacy group One Iowa. On the website eQualityGiving, Stevens wrote, "Marla and I are very careful about whom we give money to (especially when we decide to max out on a candidate.) As a couple, we refuse to max out on a candidate who doesn't support marriage equality." *[image: Bookmark and Share] <http://www.addthis.com/bookmark.php?v=20>* --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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. -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
