Posted on 05/28/2017 2:14:44 PM PDT by Kaslin
Gutierrez has paid his wife $385,000 from his campaign funds since 2010
Nearly half of the campaign expenditures made by Democratic Rep. Luis Gutierrez (Ill.) during the first quarter of 2017 went to his wife, according to Federal Election Commission filings.
Soraida Gutierrez, Rep. Gutierrez's wife, who was a registered lobbyist in the state of Illinois from 2003 to 2009, has been on the payroll of Gutierrez for Congress, the congressman's campaign committee, since 2010. She has been paid hundreds of thousands of dollars since first appearing on the payroll.
Soraida was paid $6,000 from Gutierrez for Congress on Feb. 6 for acting as the campaign's treasurer and for management and fundraising services. On Feb. 28, another $6,000 was paid to the congressman's wife.
The $12,000 in payments to Soraida account for nearly half of the campaign's $25,152.08 in expenditures during the first quarter, which runs from Jan. 1 to March 31. Rep. Gutierrez also reimbursed himself $531.02 for travel expenses and lodging that was "charged to the wrong account."
Soraida Gutierrez has pocketed $385,000 from her husband's campaign committee since 2010.
Soraida hauled in $44,000 in 2010 and was the top recipient of campaign cash. Mrs. Gutierrez was paid $93,000 during the 2012 cycle from the campaign's funds, again making her the biggest beneficiary of campaign funds. In 2014, Soraida's payments jumped to $110,000. Throughout the 2016 election cycle, Soraida's payments increased again as she was paid $125,856 from the campaign.
Rep. Gutierrez has also paid his daughters from his campaign funds in the past.
Gutierrez paid his daughter Omaira Gutierrez $4,270 between 2004 and 2009 for bookkeeping services. Jessica Gutierrez, another daughter of the congressman, received $600 in 2004 for a fundraising project.
Members of Congress have been allowed to place family members on their campaign payrolls since 2001 after the FEC had issued an advisory opinion at the request of Jesse Jackson Jr., the former Democratic congressman from Illinois.
After the commission had issued the opinion, Rep. Jackson Jr. made hundreds of thousands in payments to a firm owned by his wife. Jackson and his wife pleaded guilty in 2013 to personally using nearly $750,000 of his campaign's funds.
Rep. Guiterrez's office did not respond to inquiries on the payments by press time.
This guy would gag a maggot!
He is a maggot
Mrs. Gutierrez keeps a ready bankroll of $100. bills rolled up and stuffed into her bra for safekeeping.
She says to Luis, ‘If you want it, come and take it!’//
If you REALLY want to know what is going on ITEB (Inside The Evil Beltway), FOLLOW THE MONEY!
Congress REALLY DOES need to police itself better, but there are too many congresscritters on the take to get a vote against such practices!
Nobody can launder money like a democrat.
PS Stories like this one give ALL of Congress a black eye, but, as noted, there are not enough Good Guys ‘N Gals to pass laws that shine the light of truth on the Bad Guys ‘N Gals!
Drain the Swamp, INDEED!
“When you are up to your ass in alligators, it’s hard to keep in mind that your original intent was to drain the swamp!”
This kind of crap goes on all over California. The Democrats have save gerrymandered districts. They could win re-election even if they spent $0.00 on their re-election campaign. The wife or daughter gets paid hundreds of thousands of dollars to run the re-election committee. When you make a contribution to their campaign you know that most of the money is going into the family bank account.
She must LIVE in Neiman Marcus!!! (With a second home in Van Cleef and Arpels!/s;)
Memo to Rep. Al Green: on those impeachment papers you’re drawing up? Erase “Donald Trump” and insert “Luis Gutierrez”.
Time and the usual and customary Democrat corruption march on.
These bastards belong behind bars.
Heyyyyyyy, wait a minute.
Jesse Jackson Jr. needs a roomie.
That’s in the area of $50,000 per year.
PING
It’s legal. If his donors have a problem with it they can stop giving money.
bump
More good news!
Those $’s will not be used against Trump or a candidate who will support Trump!
Update your understanding of liberalism if you don’t keep up with the enemy you lose !!!!....
http://www.conservapedia.com/Liberal
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