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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Poor kid doesn’t stand a chance.
What is wrong with giving the baby her mother’s maiden name? Done all of the time, including my own father. I thought her name is rather plain. I kind of like it.
“Why did they give the baby the middle name Clinton? What’s up with that??”
Very common,and always has been.
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Thanks all for your replies, now I understand this scam.
I think fardels says it best “They say that conmen are the easiest to con. I guess this is an excellent example.”
Thank you.
Criminals beget criminals
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