Posted on 06/25/2017 10:23:37 AM PDT by george76
While one deal struck by Jane O’Meara Sanders during her time as Burlington College’s president has triggered a federal investigation, another arrangement she engineered is breeding claims of nepotism and allegations of veiled threats against her husband’s presidential campaign.
Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders’ wife, Jane Sanders, is facing criticism over a “sweetheart deal” granted to a school founded by her daughter while president of the now-defunct Burlington College.
Carol Moore, who served as the final president of the college from 2014 until its closure in May 2016, says Jane Sanders approved a deal for the college with Vermont Woodworking School in 2009 that contributed to Burlington’s financial problems. Burlington College poured roughly $500,000 into the school between 2009 and 2012 to cover the costs of students taking furniture-making and woodworking design courses, reports VTDigger.
Carina Driscoll, Jane Sanders’ daughter, co-founded the woodworking school and served as president when the deal was made with Burlington. A formalized contract between the schools was only signed after Sanders left Burlington in 2011, by her successor Christine Plunkett. Federal investigators are conducting interviews over separate accusations Sanders defrauded a bank while serving as president of Burlington, leading to the school’s 2016 bankruptcy.
Burlington College paid for roughly half of the tuition of each student attending the woodworking school through their agreement. The woodworking school earned $460,000 in gross tuition the 2015-2016 fiscal year, half of-which went to Burlington College. Burlington used a portion of these funds to cover $143,300 in faculty costs at the woodworking school. Vermont Woodworking School made an $87,475 profit in the 2015-2016 fiscal year.
A draft of Burlington’s budget for the 2016-2017 fiscal year estimated Vermont Woodworking School would have roughly $400,000 in total expenses. The woodworking program became one of Burlington College’s largest expenses at the time of bankruptcy,
(Excerpt) Read more at dailywesterner.com ...
Thanks for the link......lefties or not.....their article seemed to nail the Sanders, alright.
School of woodworking!!!!!! Was Monica Lewinski magna cum loud? Bahahahaha Nail driving 101, screwing 101, wood whanging 101, adhesives 101- can’t make this stuff up.....
Socialism! Because it’s always about other people’s money.
Maybe easy money, via federal loans, for students taking the classes.
Rumor has it that Hugo Chavez' daughter is worth almost a billion dollars, and the Cuban Castro family is one of the wealthiest in Latin America.
Socialism pays!!!
For those at the top.
And for the successful black-marketeers.
Otherwise: Eat mudpies, like Haiti.
Bernie is under FBI investigation because he primary campaigned against the Deep State choice : Hillary.
Had Bernie steered clear of Hillary, there would be no investigations, and he could have kept his three houses ...
They got the lake house for running and they got the INVESTIGATION because it didn't work and Hilliary lost!
Liberals who campaign on making everyone else a socialist certainly are a greedy and capitalistic lot, aren’t they?
Ya all get free school so I can get power and do whatever I want, deal?
Socialist Bernie Sanders who has millions of dollars and has 3 homes is also involved in other criminal acts. No surprise.
Burlington College paid for roughly half of the tuition of each student attending the woodworking school through their agreement. The woodworking school earned $460,000 in gross tuition the 2015-2016 fiscal year, half of-which went to Burlington College.
I’m seeing a problem right there.
Maybe it’s just creative book keeping....?
Bernie was heard to say: (Brooklyn accent) “Shum candidatesh aah moah equal than uduhs...”
I would love to see Bernie the Socialist hero go down in flames as a money grabbing, selfish, corrupt politician just like the rest. Talk about a bubble burster.
And if he continues complaining about the DNC, it will likely happen. Character assassination time to relax the Bern-Tards back to the Plantation
Why don’t they teach marketable majors, not like woodworking.
Following in the footsteps of the people who care for the impoverished
The United Nations Common Core agenda is to produce low information, limited skill slaves.... not citizens who can take care of themselves & their families.
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