Major Romney Fundraiser Indicted for Fraud
By Nicole Belle Thursday Aug 09, 2007 3:11pm
Alan Fabian, a corporate executive from Cockeysville, Maryland, is one of Mitt Romney's most important bundlers - a former George W. Bush "Ranger" (meaning he collected over $200,000 for Dubya's campaign), now helping to gather contributions for the Romney campaign. Chris Cillizza calls these top-level bundlers "whales," and if you scroll down, you'll see Fabian's name listed.
He's also, according to Federal prosecutors in Maryland, a big-time fraudster:
A federal grand jury indicted a corporate executive who allegedly ran a scheme to make $32 million in false purchases of computer equipment, spending the money instead on beach real estate and private jet travel, prosecutors said Thursday.
Alan B. Fabian, 43, of Cockeysville, is charged in a 23-count indictment with mail fraud, money laundering, bankruptcy fraud, perjury and obstruction of justice. The grand jury handed up the indictment Wednesday in U.S. District Court in Baltimore and it was unsealed Thursday.
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Surprise! Surprise!
I think all the Republican candidates are unelectable. It's an opinion but I think all of them are but a stone's throuw away from what we've got right now. Been there, done that.
Major Romney Fundraiser Indicted for Fraud
Well that's a horseradish in the KY Jelly.
What's New?
I know this is off topic - but am I the only onw who noticed that Bush - when talking about Pat Tillman's death at the press conference - said that he was "amazed that a man with Tillman's advantages (i.e., wealth)", would trade that for an Army uniform?
Did the President just admit surprise that anyone rich would fight n his bullshit war and did everyone miss it?
"Cockeysville" hilarious. Here's a few other Republican bigwig towns:
Arrogance Village
Smugtown
Pompous Valley
Funny how da Nile River runs through all those towns.
Are the Republicans still going to restore morality to the White House?
Weaseldog @ 8:
Maybe that will be their October Surprise.
Well, another ranger like Tom Noe of Toledo, OH
The "Forbes" article relating to Fabian's alleged $32M fraud does not mention
any connection between Fabian and Mitt Romney. Not defending Romney in
any way, but Fabian appears to be just one of about 30 "whales"(those donating
at least $100K to $200K) who raised or contributed monies to Romney, and the
exact timing of Fabian's fraud/scheme is not given, so I am unsure if perhaps
"judgement" or a connection is being made before all the facts are in.
Are there any GOP contributors who AREN'T corrupt?
Cuz that would be a story.
Doggiebobo @ 11:
Did Romney give any of that cash back?
dancin' in the streets!
Doggiebobo @ 11:
Oh, so we're looking at the tip of the iceberg?
In these situations, the crooks never seem to be flying solo.
Doggiebobo @ 11:
Correction: According to the information available, Fabian was a "Pioneer" and not
a "Ranger", so in that category, he raised "only" $100,000 for bush-lite, and not
$200K as reported above.
strawberry @ 13:
My mistake...the monies raised were for bush-lites campaign and not funds for Romney.
And WE know that bush will never, never give any monies back....unless it tax cuts
for the wealthy..
The conservative way is the American way. That's what America needs. Morals and good clean values. Republicans are good for America.
Breaking News: Tancredo gets caught on tape with a bunch of naked midgets throwing pickles at him.
Totally OT--record high 104 in Raleigh today. Probably a 4 day record high >100 too.
Alan B. Fabian seems to be inhabiting the seamy world of his namesake Harry Fabian [played by Richard Widmark], who was a two bit promoter who rubbed elbows with racketeers in the classic 1950 film noir "Night and the City". Robert DeNiro played the cinematic version in the 1990s. Perhaps a case of life imitating art?
Hmmm . . . no mention of this on any of the kooky conservative sites.
I am shocked -- shocked, I say!
But, but, but ... there's no underlying crime!
;-)
2:1 Bush pardons all these bastards before he leaves office. If he ever does...
you guys need to step off.
a mitt 'homina homina' romney supporter is a true national hero. corrupt, crooked, on the take, pedophile, whatever--they HEROES dag nabbit!!
helping mitt in his campaign is the HIGHEST form of service. just ask his military-aged, strapping young sons.
it is the highest form of patriotism and self sacrifice. well, with the exception of touching mr. barbara bush's naughty naughty. that is truly a national sacrifice.
Religious-right Repugs, the party of morals. With their record of morality, it makes you wonder how they can possibly they are better than the "godless" Dems, translated as: non-believers and believers who don't shove their beliefs or lack thereof in other's faces as making them superior to everyone else.
Republicans avoid extra marital sex with women. That makes them better than Dems.
Ni problem here, this sounds like a typical Bush-Cheney big money supporter:
The indictment alleges that Fabian used nearly $4 million of the money to set up a nonprofit firm in Baltimore called the Centre for Management and Technology; used another $500,000 to buy real estate in North Carolina; and used $600,000 to pay for private jet travel for himself, his family and his pets.
See, he was spending shareholders money on his family, hence the term "Family Values!"
But, sadly, he was so looking forward to joining the Romney boys on their
ongoing "Avoiding Military Service by Bus" tour in Iowa, now he won't be able to make it..Darn!
WashStateBlue @ 26:
Did you see The Daily Show last night? The five brothers bus tour...I about died. Those boys represent all that is wrong with the republican party today.
mike @ 6:
Pleasant Valley Sunday?
Did you see The Daily Show last night? The five brothers bus tour…I about died. Those boys represent all that is wrong with the republican party today.
Yeah, and the really funny thing is, they have NO CLUE why that is so offensive?
Poor and middle class kids getting blown apart in a war their daddy is flogging as "The greatest challenge to the modern western world" and there are the boys, out yakking about their little bike rallies through Iowa.
Clearly, the modern Republic young-person thinks that soldiering is for "the lower castes" not the elites like them?
But, you KNOW when they are called out on this, you can count on Mrs Romney to do the "Lynn Cheney Feigned Outrage" moment on CNN....
"How dare those mean Democrats treat my boys like that..."
Yeah, cause that's SOOOO much harshier then riding around Bagdhad avoiding IEDS....
Time to put on the thigh high boots and gas mask, because the sh*t's getting deep and the air reeks.
Lemme guess- He hasn't come through with the promised man-on-man love yet? 'Cause what's a GOP scandal without that these days?
ANOTHER Republican in trouble for Fraud? *yawn*
It would be just peachy to get through at least one whole news cycle without new intimations of Republican greed,incompetence,debauchery,mendacity,and/or arrogance.
*sigh*
So, the fraud ex-governor (we call him "Fraudo") has a fraud backing him and his fraud, fake-badge-flashing staff to the white house.
Anything else new?
What was it Gravel said about "bundlers" at the last debate?
Couldn't these lesser charges be used on the crime family (bushfia?)
Surely it would be easier to pin these charges on the gang, then the house can go for the real bad ones.
Mitt is a fraud too.
roooth @ 5:
If chimpy did, the truthful blogs would be all over it.
Fraud and a republican... Whoa...How could this possibly be!!???
And linked to ol Romney.. Wowee! Boy, that Mitt sure can pick em can't he... I don't know about presidential timber, but that Mitt? He sure appears to have the right stuff to be a republican politician...Got any fleas lately Romney???? JD
Now that's what I'm talkin' about!
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all these repubs have a snake oil scam going. Pyramid schemes on the march
Guilt by association will now be Mitt's legacy. It's clear that the "rotten apple doesn't fall far from the GOP polluted tree".
Ask Mitt Romney anything? OK! Here goes:
Hey, Mitt, how much did you get for selling your soul? Was it worth it?
I know, I know..... that was two questions.
Being a felon doesn't tarnish a repugnacans reputation, it seems to enhance it. They thrive on fraud.
Romney fundraiser indicted for fraud. McCain fundraiser arrested for wanting to give a hummer to an undercover cop. When are we going to see Republican candidiates at debates with paper bags over their heads?
Mitt the Mutt, whose main qualification for office is his realitive physical beauty vs. Lyin' John McCain and Rudy Ghoul-ianni, is backed by dirty money?
Say it ain't so!
Who will the Repugs turn to if Mutt Romney is tarred by the taint brush?
Not Lyin' John Mickaine, whose stupidity in betting the farm on Shurb's Surge/keep-the-course/I-hate-me-sum-Mooslims stratergy is causing the voters to dispise him just as much as Shrub. Buy a lotto ticket next time you feel like gambling Lyin' John!
Not Rudy (Rudy! Rudy! Rudy!) Ghoul-ianni. Not only is Rudy swimming against the religious hypocrisy current with his serial marriages and his record of supporting New York style social policy, but every day he comes to resemble the Rudy of motion picture fame. You know, the dummy that everybody wanted to see get in one play, but wasn't really a football player? Ghoul-ianni's constant claims of "heroism" just because he walked around ground zero wringing his hands and saying encouraging things rings just as hollow as Hollywood Rudy's claims of football glory.
If Mutt, then who?
roooth @ 5:
I DID notice that too! But had already forgotten about it. Thanks for reminding me. As if I needed any reminding of just how twisted bushco is. bush probably thought Tillman should have been campaigning for Romney or something.
The term "whale" comes from casinos, where whales are big bettors/spenders.
So what's the problem here? He has all the qualifications of a good Republican...
Is the republican penchant for crime so obvious to everyone but their supporters that even the criminals line up to work for these thugs?
Glad to see they're busting all Dumbya corporate crook buddies.
carol @ 30:
Do you have thigh boots? Maybe with stiletto heels?
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