Posted on 11/17/2021 8:55:25 PM PST by SeekAndFind
President Joe Biden’s already-controversial pic to lead an agency that oversees the nation’s banks despite a previous statement indicating she wants to “end banking as we know it” has now become mired in a new controversy: A prior arrest.
According to Fox News, Soviet-born Saule Omarova, whom Biden picked to lead the Treasury Department’s Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), was arrested in 1995 for “retail theft,” according to arrest records obtained by the network.
Fox News adds:
According to the background check, Omarova was arrested by Madison, Wisconsin, police officers on June 2, 1995 and charged with a misdemeanor count of “retail theft.”
The background check also lists Omarova as having a deferred prosecution in January 1996 for the charge, which was dropped through the Wisconsin first offender program.
The White House defended Omarova’s nomination in a statement to Fox News, saying the nominee has been “fully transparent” about the incident throughout her career.
White House officials went on to defend Omarova.
“To be clear, Saule has been fully transparent about this incident her entire career, including to the Senate, in applications, and when she worked at the Treasury Department during the Bush Administration,” said a spokesperson said.
“This case was ultimately dismissed in January 1996 – more than 25 years ago – and was the result of a misunderstanding and confusing situation,” the spokesperson continued.
“It’s sad that a far-right partisan group with a pattern of engaging in tawdry behavior would partner with Fox News to smear the name of a qualified nominee seeking to serve her country,” the spokesperson added.
“Saule Omarova is eminently qualified and was nominated for this role given her strong track record on regulation and strong academic credentials. The White House strongly supports this historic nomination,” the person noted further.
Fox News said that the White House failed to respond to questions about the “far-right partisan group” allegedly responsible for uncovering the information, “since Omarova’s arrest is public record in Wisconsin and therefore accessible by any member of the media or public.”
The network went on to report that a Senate staffer who is aware of the situation confirmed to Fox News that information regarding the charge was made available to the Senate Banking Committee. She has a hearing scheduled before the panel on Thursday.
The White House did not respond to Fox News’ inquiry as to which “far-right partisan group” the White House alluded to, since Omarova’s arrest is public record in Wisconsin and therefore accessible by any member of the media or public.
A Senate staffer familiar with the matter confirmed to Fox News that Omarova’s charge was disclosed to the Senate Banking Committee. Her hearing before the committee is scheduled for Thursday.
Again, this is just the latest controversy regarding Omarova. Previous reports noted that she has said she would like to see the oil and gas industry in the U.S. bankrupted, ostensibly to combat climate change.
Describing her as “the administration’s dubious pick for comptroller of the currency,” the Western Journal noted that she “is a radical by pretty much anyone’s definition.”
“Up for a job that would put her in charge of regulating the country’s largest banks, she published a paper earlier this year with a proposal to “end banking as we know it,” the outlet reported.
“Here what I’m thinking about is primarily coal industry and oil and gas industry. A lot of the smaller players in that industry are going to probably go bankrupt in short order, at least we want them to go bankrupt if we want to tackle climate change,” Omarova says in a video clip which was discovered by the American Accountability Foundation (AAF)
Anyone know just what she stole?
Yeah, why not have a thief oversee the banks!
A communist and a thief! Talk about a leftist resume enhancer!
Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs
Minority Members (12)
Toomey, Patrick J. (PA), Ranking Member
Shelby, Richard C. (AL)
Crapo, Mike (ID)
Scott, Tim (SC)
Rounds, Mike (SD)
Tillis, Thom (NC)
Kennedy, John (LA)
Hagerty, Bill (TN)
Lummis, Cynthia M. (WY)
Moran, Jerry (KS)
Cramer, Kevin (ND)
Daines, Steve (MT)
So, as an adult, she got caught for theft? Nobody who’s done that would be able to get a clearance of any kind. Once again, the rules only apply to worker bees.
We must never point out the lying thieving junkie whores are lying thieving junkie whores.
Women shoplift.
Shoplifting communist.
Surely even Flimsey Grahamnesty can’t vote to confirm her.
Kennedy is the only non-Bush League Republican on that list.
Maybe Haggerty isn’t, haven’t had time to tell yet.
Hey, I just figured it all out.
The Xiden administration is a big crime family.
🤪🥺
Nothing on a public record. Just a humble guess...shop-lifting probably, and just guessing it’s something of $50 or less value.
Omarova, who was 28 years old at the time, was arrested in 1995 for “retail theft” from a T.J. Maxx store in Madison, Wisconsin. The police report, filed by a T.J. Maxx security agent, says she stole $214 worth of merchandise before being caught.
The report says that she stole four pairs of shoes, two bottles of cologne, two belts and socks from the store when she was apprehended.
The T.J. Maxx security agent on duty told police that he saw Omarova take the items by placing them into a large purse and covering them with other clothing items to obscure the stolen items.
The security agent attested that Omarova paid for several items at the jewelry counter but “made no attempt to pay for the items concealed in her purse” and confronted her after she left the store with the stolen items.
shoes, perfume, belts & socks
A soviet from Madistan
No womder she gravitated to Madistan, frigging Soviet pishka.
and this crazy commie wants all your bank accounts to be with the FedRes.
I can see pocket Bible pages being used for money in the future when/if this admin collapses the economy or takes control of bank accounts.
John 3:16 could be a $100 bill. Certain other pages for $50, $20, $10, $5 and any remaining pages for a $1 bill.
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