New RNC Chair Under Investigation for Alleged Illegal Campaign Expenditures
By Susie Madrak Saturday Feb 07, 2009 12:00pmGee, imagine this:
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.
Since I used to do oppo research, this part caught my eye:
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.
Hmm. This should be fun!
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i wouldn't mind seeing the man of Steele go down. he's such a tool. he kisses hannity's ass. he's nothing special beyond a (R) talking point robot.
and unlease him onto fox news?
steal will be the hen in the fox house.
Is there any such thing as an honest politician?
The Kids in the Hall did a skit about that... The guy wound up huffing glue in an alley...
As for GOPers, the answer is categorically "no" - no such thing as an honest Republiscum in Congress - no exceptions.
As for Dems, they've got an ample supply of crooks and frauds as well - just not as many.
And prune the hedges and berry shrubs alot more often.
I'd say these two appeared to be pruned... :-)
http://www.govtrack.us/congress/person.xpd?id...
And
http://www.govtrack.us/congress/person.xpd?id...
Certainly sounds qualified to be the chairman of the Republican National Committee!!
I think his meth use is a little bit neglected for such an esteemed position..
He just keeps that stuff on the DL. It'll come out eventually.
Although I am drinking for the reality that he does not stay in our gaze long enough for us to notice...
Looks like Steele's in deep dookey. This also has the footprint of an "inhouse screwjob" - guess Bush's cronies data mined Steele and since they couldn't blackmail him to exit from consideration, now they do this. I think we can take an educated guess as to who was behind this "outing", can't we?
Now the Alabama klansman who put out the "Barack the Magic Negro" Christmas CD has got the inside track! Sarah Palin in 2012 and the birth of a new party!
As the Republican Party fades to the John Birch fringe, the Blue Dogs will join forces with the Arlen Specters, Olympia Snowes, Michael Bloombergs, and Rudy Guilianis to form the center-right Conservative Democrat party.
PS Lieberman will remain in his own party as the radioactive tool that he is.
I do not understand the democratic party funding and supporting any of the blue dogs in their election bid..
We have problems with our party when they stray to the center right of the policies in the country , which include the destruction of our constitution , democracy and the voice of the American voters to be heard...
The democrats are openly attacking the left which to them is anyone that speaks out about the corruption and destruction of our laws and constitution..
I think right after he got to be GOP head honcho, Steele fired every GOP staffer in sight. I guess, when you fire a couple hundred peeps on a single stroke... one is bound to have the goods on you.
Alas, I am sort of enjoying these assholes eat their own. It is the only decent entertainment in these times...
And the GOP are the "new gladiators", entering the arena for our amusement.
Obviously a token right now, but this scandal has put you one step closer to the promise land of the good ol' boy network. Now involve yourself in some gay sex, speak out against minorities, and you're in there. Maybe you can be visited by the ghost of Ronald Regan and taken to neo-con/nazi heaven (they're one in the same) and truly become like the people that hate you but let you chair their party.
Do you believe they are working on a Steele/Palin or Palin/Steele ticket for 2012.
This is why they are attacking Obama and the democrats which are trying to put a halt to the depression in this country.
You do not see the news media telling Americans that this economical depression was caused by Bush , the republicans and their push for Tax cuts for the elite , the Iraq war and the outsourcing of our manufacturing plants and jobs..
NO they are talking about being bi-partisanship and what is Obama Problem as if he was responsible for it...
Sounds like the classic fraud of co-mingling of campaign funds to oneself. The GOP has raised this type of fraud to an art. This guy's going down in flames.
I'm shocked.
And in related news - republican graft - Kellogg, Brown and Root have been fined $400million for bribery in Nigeria.
Are there any republicans who aren't corrupt?
The predator class
But he moved to a Cabin in Montana and mailed out bombs..
a couple of weeks ago, he had some weird psyche experiments done on him in college and fell apart.
Then he became a conservative.
Dobson's crew in Texas are owning up to their attempt at derailing the Alaska Palin investigation:
http://news.yahoo.com/s/mcclatchy/20090207/pl...
It's the party of personal responsibility (for everyone else).
... I hope he fails.
And an alleged caterer/party planner/web guru?
One question: How much speed do you have to take when you wear that many hats?
in the long-awaited Buckaroo Banzai sequel.
Springs to mind...
The Hanleys - the hardest workin Jamaican family..How many jobs you got? Only one job?
I think an insider or two wanted to abort the chairman? Hmmmm
They do eat their own... :-O aaaaAAAAHHHH
As Acting Patriotic says.....I HOPE MICHAEL STEELE FAILS!
I did send Steele an email this morning congratulating him on his new position, but I also old him how disturbing it was that he, the leader of the RNC, is still pushing tax cuts, tax cuts, tax cuts for the stimulus package.
It's the anti-Daschle!
Steele made the illegal payment so that he could earn his Republican "street creds". After all, if he were an honest politician they would never elected him to that lofty office.
I just have to say that I am shocked, shocked I tell you.
"Catering/web services"? Anyone here know a company that can deliver me a great website and a filet mignon? What a load of crap.
Pediatrician!
That was what jumped out at me too; I was surprised it took this many comments for someone to point it up. Plus it was called "Brown Sugar Unlimited"? I guess that might be okay for a catering business, but it sounds more like an escort agency.
The Rolling Stones can sue for copyright infringement...
:P
at 13:11 here.
The RNC probably knew about this and are hoping that he gets pushed out so that they can get the racist that they really want in there. Then they can say they tried but it just wasn't meant to be and try to blame the Democrats.
follow the money..
to all reporters..
use your instincts, and follow the money,
if something sounds funny, or smells fishy, stinks..
use your instincts, and stay with the story. Use a little bit of patience, and press the issues. and always, always cover yourselves,
because every time I see cheney walking around, he is always covered by lawyers..so do things legally, and follow the money..
($$ka-ching$$)
use your instincts, and good luck to everyone..
Has always been shady , even as lieutenant governor of Maryland with Ehrlich the governor. The problem is that the news media doesn't carry any bad or corrupted news about republicans.
They are only democrat attackers.
Yeah. Except for those pesky "documents supporting [the] allegations." Goddamn paper trails.
"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."
Do you think the DOJ will be investigating this, and do you think its politically motivated?
Steele to Wolf: "The Republican Party up until now didn't give a damn about black America." Gee, what makes him think the GOP base gives a damn about black America NOW? What this means is that Colin Powell was a GOP Uncle Tom, as was Secretary Rice. Steele's remarks must be making them queasy.
I think I have an idea For a new Fox News Show.What do you think?
He has clearly earned his Republican stripes.
This is the Republican Party we're talking about. One simply can not be a high-level Republican unless you are a high-level criminal. But since this is rich Republicans we are talking about, they are above all law, Karl Rove is an example, Cheney and Bush are more. The Rule of Law does not extend to them. The GOP exhibits nothing but contempt and hatred to civilization and the law.
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