AL SHARPTON Photo: Getty Images
Posted on 04/12/2005 3:24:32 AM PDT by Liz
AL SHARPTON Photo: Getty Images
WASHINGTON — The FBI, as part of an ongoing criminal investigation into the Rev. Al Sharpton, secretly videotaped him pocketing campaign donations from two shady fund-raisers in a New York City hotel room and then asking for more, it was reported yesterday.
One of the donors was later recorded on a wiretap saying Sharpton may not have reported to the Federal Election Commission tens of thousands of dollars in campaign cash, as is required by the law, according to the Philadelphia Inquirer.
The FBI launched the probe into Sharpton's fund-raising for his failed 2004 presidential run after his name surfaced on wiretaps in an unrelated Philadelphia City Hall corruption case, the Inquirer said.
The Post confirmed the FBI investigation of Sharpton. The two dubious donors whom Sharpton met with in the hotel on May 9, 2003 — Democratic fund-raisers La-Van Hawkins and the late Ronald White — suggested that nearly $90,000 was missing from the official campaign report Sharpton filed with the FEC.
Hawkins is currently on trial in Philadelphia on corruption charges unrelated to the Sharpton case; White also was going to be indicted, but he died before charges could be brought.
An FBI wiretap picked up Hawkins telling White he believed they had raised more than $140,000 for Sharpton in the previous quarter — but Hawkins fretted because Sharpton had reported only about $50,000 on his federal election filing.
"He's a train wreck — a plane crash waiting to happen," Hawkins told White about Sharpton, according to the paper.
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Racism rears it's ugly head.......just b/c Marion was videoed in a motel room with his mistress snorting a kilo up his nose----that's no reason to bring a guy down (sob).
Dammitall......where's the NAACP when you need 'em?
Phew, what a relief.....at least Al has a plan.
Hill's allowed to do as she pleases. The MSM see Al as basically never getting to the WH, but Hill's another story. She can pocket any amount of money. I suspect Obama is another one whose transgressions the MSM will overlook or brush under the rug...along with Congressman Ford. They are seen as rising stars. Al's on the way down, alas.
There ARE videos of the Hasids paying off Hillary with votes and campaign cash for presidential pardons ......and Hillary with the crooked Hollyweird crowd.
Rev Al should demand these people be treated with the same probitive diligence with which he is being treated.
It was apparent that Sharpton was a crook several years ago, when the DA that was slandered in the Tawana Brawley case won a judgment against Sharpton and got nothing, because "Sharpton has no assets".
I thought Johnny Cochran paid that for him.
Al always skates. We'll see this time.
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Leni
Thanks for posting. Another fine example of the anti-freedom, anti-life Democratic Crime Syndicate.
Al's gotta learn to be smart like Osama Obama, they don't even think about trying to set up Obama.
Great poster, says it all.
Al must have gone to the Dandy Berger School. I bet he wished he put theh money in his socks.
I wonder if berger got his money before he got caught? Al just cut out all the iddlemen and went straight to the cash.
Thank's for the ping.
Your welcome.
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