but ... but ... she has such an honest face
Posted on 09/18/2009 1:10:08 PM PDT by no-llmd
Reporting from Washington - The House Ethics Committee is investigating Rep. Maxine Waters (D-Los Angeles), who has come under scrutiny because of her husband's ties to a bank that received federal bailout funds.
The panel's chairwoman and ranking member announced the committee was extending by 45 days a determination on whether it would conduct a more thorough review of Waters' conduct, but they declined to say what was being investigated. Waters, one of Los Angeles' most enduring liberal politicians, also declined to comment.
(Excerpt) Read more at latimes.com ...
Move along. Nothing to see here.....
Who’s heading the panel, Rangel?
Now if she had been white and Republican and yelled “You lie!” she’d actually be punished. But actual ethics violations? Pffftt...who cares about any of that?? Certainly not the media that is mostly ignoring the story.
More blatant racism.
...Massachusetts-based OneUnited Bank received $12 million in bailout funds, three months after the congresswoman, a senior member of the congressional committee that oversees banking, helped arrange a meeting between officials of the bank and other minority-owned financial institutions and Treasury Department representatives.
Waters' husband, Sidney Williams, served on the bank board until early last year and held at least $350,000 in investments in the bank last year, according to the congresswoman's most recent financial disclosure report....
In five years they will issue a preliminary report.
Proving her guilt will only prove the racism of her accusers.
You mean the SAME panel that cleared Rangle, Murtha, Frank and William Jefferson, Democrat of Louisiana?
Nuyk, nyuk, nyuk!
/Three Stooges tags off
but ... but ... she has such an honest face
This will only enhance her street creds at election time. The ghetto culture cannot be overcome.
It's a Mass based bank.....hmmmmm...Mass based....Maybe...
This should be about “socializing...uhh...uhh...taking over” all her assets.
Clearly The House Ethics Committee is racist™.
This is so long overdue that the papers involved should have mold on them.
LOL! It should be.
Why are they not doing anything to the corrupt in congress? They are waiting for the vote on government run healthcare rationing to pass or not! Talk about some arm twisting,,,,vote for it or the investigation continues, eh?
To avoid an ethics charge, Republicans should not:
- Yell “you lie” to a democrat President
- Use the word “macaca”
- Teach a college course
It is permissible for Democrats to:
- Funnel large sums of Federal money to your spouse's business
- Cheat on taxes (this one is popular)
- Commit negligent homicide
- Recruit new members for the KKK
- Accept sweetheart loans from lending institutions when you are on the Senate finance committee.
It is not permissible for Democrats to:
- Get caught with large sums of cash in your freezer (emphasis on “get caught”)
“The House Ethics Committee is investigating Rep. Maxine Waters (D-Los Angeles)”
Racists, all racists. (And they ate the strawberries.)
She was just saying the other day that all us “Tea Partiers” should be questioned! I wish they WOULD question us!
You first, Beyotch!
I bet Maxine is doing a 360 about now...
WORKING THESIS It appears Cong Waters may have colluded to deceive constituents and could have facilitated govt fraud.
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The FBI should interrogate Cong Waters to determine if the bank received anything else of value ---such as political cover, and whether collusion to misuse Congessional influence was involved.
POSSIBLE CHARGES FACED BY CONG WATERS Official acts prohibited, misuse of Congressional funds, abuse of public office, violating oath of office, misuse of government position, abuse of government power; conflict of interest; influence buying; conspiracy to deceive; misuse of elective office, collusion, conspiracy to collude.
Waters' official campaign finance records filed with the FEC, and state election commission, should be scrutinized for possible violations. Determine if names of Waters' contributors are legit and whether Waters illegally used campaign funds, and/or whether Waters received campaign contributions to influence Congressional votes.
Waters may have colluded to give something of value, a govt gratuity, a job, etc, in exchange for getting govt monies to her husband.
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Authorities need to determine whether Mr Waters colluded to engage in money-laundering activities which may have involved (1) violating state and federal RICO statutes; (2) securities fraud, (3) mail fraud (4) electronic fraud, (5) corporate theft (6) failing to report wrongdoing (7) breach of fiduciary duty (8) running a non-profit as an illegal racketeering enterprise, (9) accounting fraud, (10) using and creating slush funds.
ACTION NEEDED An external audit might uncover millions missing through government fraud.
Investigators might find that charges could be filed, subsequent to an investigation of financial documents, together with testimony of cooperating witnesses who may have participated in years-long embezzlement schemes. Prosecutors might use RICO as a lever to pry open the massive cover-up of government corruption that is available through “discovery” within the named entities. The RICO device might refresh the memories of recalcitrant wrongdoers, and might expose primary evidence.
L/E might prosecute individuals along with their co-conspirators, and subsets of them, on RICO charges, on grounds that they conspired to keep taxpayers from learning of the scope and dimension of government fraud, and schemes designed to cheat taxpayers.
One government fraud modus operandi might involve conspiracies with entry-level personnel, perhaps handymen, janitors, maintenance personnel, child care employees, or drivers, that might have been bribed by unusually high salaries, bonuses, or other emoluments, in exchange for secretly cashing government checks and then depositing them in the hidden personal bank accounts of insiders.
Another scheme might work like this: a legitimate vendor’s account number would be used on checks payable to individuals, while a co-conspirator would sign all checks without question. After the check was issued, the name of the payee would be electronically changed back in computer records to the legitimate vendor to conceal fraudulent payments in connection with government fraud to siphon off public monies.
Phony official financial reports may have hidden theft; accountants and bookkeepers may have been employed that would keep thievery secret.
Taxpayers demand to know if govt officials received money from banks and other financial institutions in the form of loans, bonuses, equity positions in business entities doing business with agencies, due to the fact that govt officials colluded with officials who held power over tax assets, and were in positions to decide where tax assets might be allocated.
Did Mr Waters file false bank loan applications to take equity positions in companies doing business with his bank, then conspire to payoff the bank loans by rigging and inflating bids for government contracts, then paid off bank loans when the tax monies rolled in?
In raids of the suspects' homes and offices, law enforcement might find evidence of the financial trail that linked government fraud and monies to personal payments for cars, trips, luxury items.
Investigations may find that others signed off on paperwork and financial forms prepared or verified as true by others (Mr Waters?).
Schemes to facilitate government fraud may also include:
1. Allowing one person control over all of accounting functions.
2. Requiring only one signature on checks.
3. Utilizing pre-signed checks.
4. Using numerous bank accounts and 'slush funds' to keep the actual financial position of government entities secret.
5. Utilizing unusual amounts of petty cash.
6. Assigning bank deposit and account reconciliation functions to one person.
7. Having no official purchase-order system.
8. Conspiring to hide reviews of expenses and supporting vouchers from public view.
9. Having no outside auditor to review accounting books.
10. Calculatedly hiring individuals without background checks and references to facilitate fraud.
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Let's get this highly publicized.
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Sweet...
pot, kettle...
So where’s the poster who posts the little black kid yelling “That’s Racist!” Perfect for Maxie....
Sung to Chuck Berry’s “Nadine” ...
In the House Committee room, I found a vacant seat,
Then, I saw Godzilla walkin’ in so neat …
I shouted to the Chairman, “Hey, you must slow down”,
I think I might have seen her, and I’m beginnin’ to frown …
MAXINE … honey, is that you?
Oh, MAXINE … honey, is that you?
Oh, you’re so f’in’ ugly,
Darlin’ I gotta do a Number Two …
I saw her from the corner, then she turned and doubled back,
Started walkin’ outside toward her pimped-up Cadillac.
I was pushin’ through the crowd tryin’ to get to where she’s at,
And I was campaign-shoutin’ like a southern diplomat.
MAXINE … honey, is that you?
Oh, MAXINE … honey, where are you?
Seems like every time I catch up witcha,
You’re doin’ somethin’ criminal too …
Downtown searchin’ for her, lookin’ all around,
She was with a bunch of Ho’s lookin’ to go down.
I found a loaded lobbyist who paid her lunch tab.
He flipped a twenty-dollar bill an’ told me, “Ain’t this Fab?”.
MAXINE … honey, is that you?
Oh, MAXINE … honey, is that you?
Seem like every time I catch up witcha,
You’re lookin’ for a taxpayer to screw …
She moves around Congress like a wayward summer breeze,
“Go, Ethics Panel, would ya catch her for me please.”
Movin’ thru the hallway like a runaway steer,
Tryin; to get away from me so she can’t hear.
MAXINE … honey, is that you?
Oh, MAXINE honey, is that you?
Oh, you’re so f’in’ ugly,
Darlin’ I gotta do a Number Two …
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