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TRICKY CHARLIE'S CARIB 'HIDEAWAY'(SHADY FILINGS ON BEACH-VILLA RENTAL INCOME; Charlie Rangel, D-NY)
The New York Post ^ | August 31, 2008 | ISABEL VINCENT, SUSAN EDELMAN

Posted on 08/31/2008 6:36:03 AM PDT by Stoat

 

For 20 years, Harlem Rep. Charles Rangel has owned a beachfront villa in a sun-drenched Dominican Republic resort, yet has only sporadically declared income on the property in federal filings.

While the villa was rented to paying guests for the past two years, for instance, Rangel reported no income from it in 2006 and 2007, The Post has learned. As a congressman, failure to fully list all income and investments can result in civil penalties or criminal charges.

The powerful Ways and Means Committee chairman, a Democrat, owns "casita" No. 412 on the Caribbean Sea at the Punta Cana Hotel, on the lush eastern tip of the country, where he is affectionately known as "el senador."

His three-bedroom, three-bath villa, which can accommodate three couples, is rented for between $500 in the low season to $1,100 a night in the busiest tourist season and is one of the resort's most popular, managers and staff say.

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TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; News/Current Events; US: New York
KEYWORDS: charlierangel; charliestreehouse; congress; corruption; newyork; rangel
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SLEEPING BOOTY: Charles Rangel dozed on the beach at the Punta Cana Resort, where he owns and rents out a villa. He was squeezing in some vacation time before attending the Democratic convention, where he appeared with Hillary Clinton .

Harlem Rep. Charles Rangel dozes on the beach at the Punta Cana Resort, where he owns and rents out a villa. He was squeezing in some vacation time before attending the Democratic convention.
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Charles Rangel Beach Villa Gallery - The New York Post

1 posted on 08/31/2008 6:36:03 AM PDT by Stoat
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To: Stoat

that’s phunny!

looks like a beached whale.


2 posted on 08/31/2008 6:37:16 AM PDT by ken21 (people die and you never hear from them again.)
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To: ken21

Clear your throat, Charlie.


3 posted on 08/31/2008 6:42:15 AM PDT by Eric in the Ozarks
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To: Stoat

DEMOCRAT CULTURE OF CORRUPTION


4 posted on 08/31/2008 6:42:52 AM PDT by penelopesire ("The only CHANGE you will get with the Democrats is the CHANGE left in your pocket")
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To: Stoat
Related link...

Rangel rents N.Y. apartments at bargain rates

Note to his district: ROTF! You folks sure can pick 'em....

5 posted on 08/31/2008 6:43:59 AM PDT by mewzilla (In politics the middle way is none at all. John Adams)
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To: Eric in the Ozarks

yo’ think he’s got sleep apnea?


6 posted on 08/31/2008 6:44:06 AM PDT by ken21 (people die and you never hear from them again.)
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To: Stoat; All
For anyone who has the inclination and time to go over them....

Charlie's Personal Financial Disclosure Forms

....the ones he files as a member of the House.

7 posted on 08/31/2008 6:46:50 AM PDT by mewzilla (In politics the middle way is none at all. John Adams)
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To: firebrand; The Mayor; neverdem
The interior of Punta Cana. Rangel came under fire in July when he acknowledged holding leases on four rent-stabilized apartments in Harlem, where he has lived since the early 1970s. Adding his $169,300 congressional salary and other earnings reported in ranges in the disclosure forms, his 2006 income totaled between $172,802 to $185,200. His 2007 income totaled $175,811 to $187,200. And that does not include Punta Cana rental income.
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The interior of Punta Cana.
Rangel came under fire in July when he acknowledged holding leases on four rent-stabilized apartments in Harlem, where he has lived since the early 1970s. Adding his $169,300 congressional salary and other earnings reported in ranges in the disclosure forms, his 2006 income totaled between $172,802 to $185,200. His 2007 income totaled $175,811 to $187,200. And that does not include Punta Cana rental income.

8 posted on 08/31/2008 6:51:25 AM PDT by Stoat
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To: Stoat

Interesting. I wonder if he declared those free airline trips as income on his federal tax return? Oh, that’s right, Harry Reid is on record as saying that federal income taxes are “voluntary” in the US.


9 posted on 08/31/2008 6:52:00 AM PDT by econjack (Some people are as dumb as soup.)
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To: Stoat
So that's where he got that tan! /sarc
10 posted on 08/31/2008 6:52:44 AM PDT by capt. norm (Never underestimate the power of very stupid people in large groups.)
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To: ken21
Meanwhile...

Rangel: 'Term Limits Suck'

11 posted on 08/31/2008 6:52:48 AM PDT by mewzilla (In politics the middle way is none at all. John Adams)
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To: Stoat

he’s doing it for the children dontcha know.


12 posted on 08/31/2008 6:58:19 AM PDT by ripley
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To: mewzilla
All animals are equal, but some animals are more equal than others.

George Orwell

13 posted on 08/31/2008 7:00:32 AM PDT by mewzilla (In politics the middle way is none at all. John Adams)
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To: penelopesire
DEMOCRAT CULTURE OF CORRUPTION

Since the Dems have been attacking John McCain because he didn't instantly recall the entire contents of his investment portfolio as being 'out of touch with mainstream America' I'm wondering if they will similarly upbraid Charlie for being out of touch with his Harlem constituency?

(I don't think that I will be holding my breath waiting for that)

14 posted on 08/31/2008 7:02:51 AM PDT by Stoat
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To: Stoat
I'd love to pay for him to rest here for five years.


15 posted on 08/31/2008 7:03:57 AM PDT by Leisler
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To: mewzilla

He’s safer there asleep than screwing us in D.C.!


16 posted on 08/31/2008 7:09:57 AM PDT by Dr. Ursus (( commander of the simian host))
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To: mewzilla

Note that the Dominican Republic North (Washington Hts, NY) is in his district.


17 posted on 08/31/2008 7:10:42 AM PDT by Roccus (People seldom do what they believe in. They do what is convenient....then repent.)
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To: Stoat; All
From the website of Workers World Party, photos of Charlie Rangel with commie attorney Lynne Stewart, convicted of aiding islamic terrorists, and Ramsey Clark, former attorney General for democrat prez, LBJ, all together at a March 19, 2005, Workers World Party sponsored "anti-war" rally in Harlem, NY, 2005. The occasion marked the 2nd anniversary of the start of the Iraq war.


Photo left: Ramsey Clark(l) and Lynne Stewart(r).
Photo right: DemonRat Chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee, Charlie Rangel.

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From the website of the Workers World Party, workers.org:

Workers World
55 W. 17 St., NY, NY 10011
212-633-6646

"On July 9 (1994), Workers World Party Chairperson Sam Marcy sent the following statement to Comrade Kim Jong Il, the Central Committee of the Workers Party of Korea and the State Funeral Committee of President Kim Il Sung.":

"Dear Comrade Kim Jong Il ...

The National Committee of Workers World Party extends our deepest condolences on the passing of the great leader of the Korean people, Comrade President Kim Il Sung.

Comrade Kim Il Sung devoted his whole life to the Korean people's struggle for national self-determination and the international working-class struggle for socialist emancipation. With his leadership, the Korean people defeated the Japanese colonial occupation and soon after brought about the first defeat of the U.S. imperialist military machine.

For over 40 years since the armistice, the U.S. military has continued to occupy the south of Korea with troops and nuclear weapons. This occupation has been the chief obstacle to peaceful reunification of Korea and poses the chief danger of a new war on the peninsula." ...

"Workers World Party values our close, comradely relations with the Workers Party of Korea very highly. We are proud to have known Kim Il Sung as a great leader and a comrade in the international communist movement. ...

With comradely solidarity, Sam Marcy Chairperson, Workers World Party":
http://www.workers.org/marcy/cd/sam94/1994html/s940721.htm

Here is a direct link to the set of photos showing Ramsey Clark, Lynne Stewart and current democrat chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee, Charlie Rangel, all at the Workers World Party/Troops Out Now event on March 19, 2005. Again, the 2nd anniversary of the start of the Iraq war:
http://www.workers.org/march19/index2.html

18 posted on 08/31/2008 7:10:42 AM PDT by ETL (Smoking-gun evidence on all the ObamaRat-Commie connections at my FR Profile/Home page)
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To: Stoat

no...they don’t care..but the American people will.


19 posted on 08/31/2008 7:15:43 AM PDT by penelopesire ("The only CHANGE you will get with the Democrats is the CHANGE left in your pocket")
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To: Stoat

C’mon! “Taxes? Only the little people pay taxes!” Leona Helmsley... or was the Charlie Rangel?


20 posted on 08/31/2008 7:18:25 AM PDT by ReleaseTheHounds ("The demagogue is one who preaches doctrines he knows to be untrue to men he knows to be idiots.")
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