Ray LaHood, who served as the transportation secretary from 2009 to 2013 under Obama, took a check for $50,000 in 2012 with the word “Loan” written on it while he was “suffering financial difficulties,” the DOJ announced.
The check came from Toufic Joseph Baaklini, an associate of Lebanese-Nigerian billionaire Gilbert Chagoury, who, despite being “prohibited by federal law from contributing to any U.S. elections,” made payments to government officials through those in his orbit.
LaHood “understood” the check came from Chagoury, and he failed to disclose the money on two separate government ethics forms, the DOJ wrote.
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Investigators added that the Obama administration official “made misleading statements to FBI agents.” The former transportation secretary repaid the $50,000 to Baaklini and paid $40,000 authorities to “resolve” the criminal investigation against him, the Justice Department said.
Bottom line: Lahood took the money and than they tried to cover it up. Typical of the left! Once again. They are mostly all criminals in the DNC and beyond and they act like criminals. No one thinks anything about it. The democrat party is a criminal institution. They get away with everything and anything.
Just try it if you are a Republican and see what happens.
The check came from Toufic Joseph Baaklini, an associate of Lebanese-Nigerian billionaire Gilbert Chagoury, who, despite being “prohibited by federal law from contributing to any U.S. elections,” made payments to government officials through those in his orbit.
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the name chagoury rings a bell.
was he a “donor” to the clinton foundation?