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Meet Charlotte Clinton Mezvinsky’s Dad, Marc Mezvinsky [A Network of Swindlers!]
ABCNews ^ | September 27, 2014 | Erin Dooley

Posted on 09/27/2014 12:40:10 PM PDT by Steelfish

Meet Charlotte Clinton Mezvinsky’s Dad, Marc Mezvinsky

By Erin Dooley

Sep 27, 2014

Charlotte Clinton Mezvinsky has been dubbed “the Clinton baby,” but Chelsea’s new bundle of joy is also part of the Mezvinsky family – and Bill and Hillary Clinton aren’t her only interesting grandparents. Chelsea’s husband, Marc Mezvinsky, is heir to a once-powerful political dynasty.

His father, Ed Mezvinsky, was a two-term Democratic congressman, representing Iowa’s first congressional district from 1973 to 1977. But in 2002, the former congressman pleaded guilty to swindling more than $10 million from family and friends in a Ponzi-esque scheme.

Ed Mezvinsky himself also fell prey to a number of get-rich-quick schemes, including a “black money” scam in which a Nigerian man allegedly sold him a chemical that was supposed to remove ink off of $100 bills. Authorities say scammers probably used plain black construction paper.

His wife, Marjorie Margolies, who divorced Ed in 2007, also served a term in Congress.

Her election to Pennsylvania’s 13th district seat in 1992 came on the heels of a 25-year career in broadcast journalism, including a stint at NBC’s “Today Show.” On the hill, Margolies cast the deciding vote for President Clinton’s controversial 1993 tax bill, a move that cemented her friendship with her future daughter-in-law’s parents but likely cost her reelection in 1994.

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TOPICS: Culture/Society; News/Current Events; US: Iowa; US: New York; US: Pennsylvania
KEYWORDS: 2016election; charlottemezvinsky; chelseaclinton; clintoncash; clintonfoundation; edmezvinsky; election2016; hillaryclinton; hitlery; iowa; marcmezvinsky; marjoriemargolies; nigeria; pages; pennsylvania; peterschweizer; ponzischeme
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1 posted on 09/27/2014 12:40:10 PM PDT by Steelfish
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To: Steelfish

Forgive me for taking this seriously in any way, but what would be the point in removing the ink from $100 bills? To make $500 bills? Good luck transacting those.


2 posted on 09/27/2014 12:45:28 PM PDT by jocon307
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To: Steelfish

The child was innocent while in the womb but, now and sadly, just hours after birth, is on her way to being a typical libtard KKKlitoon.


3 posted on 09/27/2014 12:45:54 PM PDT by re_nortex (DP - that's what I like about Texas)
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To: Steelfish

The baby daddy isn’t hiding out in Jackson Hole anymore?


4 posted on 09/27/2014 12:46:56 PM PDT by TigersEye (ISIS is the tip of the spear. The spear is Islam.)
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To: Steelfish

I thought that daddy seahorse would be expended after dealing with the ovipositor.


5 posted on 09/27/2014 12:50:47 PM PDT by Darksheare (People who support liberal "Republicans" summarily support every action by same.)
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To: Steelfish

Why did they give the baby the middle name Clinton? What’s up with that??


6 posted on 09/27/2014 12:53:44 PM PDT by Dilbert San Diego (s)
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To: jocon307

If you plan to print counterfeit $500 bills, you may as well print the $1,000, $5,000, or $10,000 bill (good old Salmon P. Chase). They were all discontinued in 1969.


7 posted on 09/27/2014 12:56:26 PM PDT by Scoutmaster (Opinions don't affect facts. But facts should affect opinions, and do, if you're rational)
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To: jocon307
The scam is that in order to get money out of the country they had to soak it in special black ink so it doesn't look like money.

Then once it's out of the country, the bills can be soaked in a magic fluid that will remove the black ink, but keep the original ink in place.

They say that conmen are the easiest to con. I guess this is an excellent example.

8 posted on 09/27/2014 12:59:14 PM PDT by who_would_fardels_bear
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To: Steelfish

Scoundrels and scalawags, their families epitaths.


9 posted on 09/27/2014 1:05:24 PM PDT by NormsRevenge (Semper Fi - Revolution is a'brewin!!!)
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To: Scoutmaster

Ya, that’s what I thought, that all bills over $100 were discontinued years ago.

What would a counterfeiter do with $500s or $1000s?? I mean, if you try to do money laundering or just try to deposit them in a bank, such bills will be studied very carefully, precisely because they aren’t in circulation anymore.


10 posted on 09/27/2014 1:07:48 PM PDT by Dilbert San Diego (s)
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You would sell them to collectors, which is a problem because they would be subject to advanced scrutiny.

All of the denominations greater than $100 sell to collectors for a for a sizeable premium above the face value of the bill.

As a result, it's extremely rare than anyone would try to spend one of those bills. If one of those bills hits a bank, then it's taken out of circulation. If it hits a merchant who is savvy, it's taken out of circulation.

Any collector or a bank is going to scrutinize any denomination above $100. I imagine many merchants refuse to accept them.

$10,000 bills were only printed in 1928 and 1934. Only about eight 1928 $10,000 bills are known to exist. Most of the 1934 $10,000 bills known to exist came from the hidden underground vault on the property of Lonnie "Ted" Binion, the son of "Benny" Binion, of Las Vegas Benion's Horseshoe fame. Binion's 1934 $10,000 bills are in poor condition.

A poor condition $10,000 bill has a retail value of about $30,000, last I know.

11 posted on 09/27/2014 1:23:12 PM PDT by Scoutmaster (Opinions don't affect facts. But facts should affect opinions, and do, if you're rational)
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To: TigersEye

Webb Hubbell is alive, well, and a proud grandfather.

No public comment yet from Bubba, I see.


12 posted on 09/27/2014 1:26:08 PM PDT by elcid1970 ("In the modern world, Muslims are living fossils.")
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Watch, she will grow up to be a Republican.


13 posted on 09/27/2014 1:35:39 PM PDT by Forward the Light Brigade (Into the Jaws of H*ll Onward! Ride to the sound of the guns!)
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To: Steelfish

Marjorie wrote a book “They Came To Stay” back in the 70’s (I read it) about when she adopted 2 Vietnamese girls as a single mom when she worked at a news station. Always wondered what happened to those 2 girls.....she was ready to ship them back. Anyone know?


14 posted on 09/27/2014 1:40:08 PM PDT by Ann Archy (Abortion......the Human Sacrifice to the god of Convenience.)
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To: Steelfish
Ha. We've known about Mezvinsky for years but only now ABC reports it?

The knives are out for Clinton. Who will ABC be rooting for?

15 posted on 09/27/2014 1:47:13 PM PDT by what's up
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To: Steelfish

Odd that Chelsea would marry into this family since it would not help her Mom’s run for POTUS.


16 posted on 09/27/2014 1:51:03 PM PDT by Jane Austen (Boycott the Philadelphia Eagles!)
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To: Steelfish
His father, Ed Mezvinsky, was a two-term Democratic congressman, representing Iowa’s first congressional district from 1973 to 1977. But in 2002, the former congressman pleaded guilty to swindling more than $10 million from family and friends in a Ponzi-esque scheme.
17 posted on 09/27/2014 1:52:39 PM PDT by ontap
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His father, Ed Mezvinsky, was a two-term Democratic congressman, representing Iowa’s first congressional district from 1973 to 1977. But in 2002, the former congressman pleaded guilty to swindling more than $10 million from family and friends in a Ponzi-esque scheme.

Oh!! He'll fit right in!!!

18 posted on 09/27/2014 1:53:51 PM PDT by ontap
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To: what's up

I’m guessing Elizabeth Warren will be hog tied and forced into running!!!


19 posted on 09/27/2014 1:55:13 PM PDT by ontap
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To: jocon307

Black money scam:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_money_scam


20 posted on 09/27/2014 1:59:36 PM PDT by deport
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