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$24,584 IN FINES FOR NYC COUNCILMAN
NY Post ^

Posted on 06/11/2009 5:59:20 PM PDT by Gomez

A New York City councilman is being fined more than $24,000 for elections violations in three 2007 campaigns.

The city's Campaign Finance Board said Councilman Mathieu Eugene racked up 29 violations. Those include failing to provide his bank statements, accepting five corporate contributions and using campaign funds for non-campaign related expenses.

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TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Government; US: New York
KEYWORDS: corruption; cultureofcorruption; democrats; guesstheparty
OOPS! AP 'forgot' to mention that this crook is a Democrat.
1 posted on 06/11/2009 5:59:20 PM PDT by Gomez
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To: Gomez

Well, Duh. $24K is chump change for a crooked Democrat. But if he was a Republican the fines would be a zillion-quatrillion dollars! ;)


2 posted on 06/11/2009 6:01:12 PM PDT by Diana in Wisconsin ('Every criminal could learn something from Barack 0bama when it comes to stealing money .'~ Rush)
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To: Gomez

“Culture of Corruption”


3 posted on 06/11/2009 6:11:02 PM PDT by Psycho_Bunny (ALSO SPRACH ZEROTHUSTRA)
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To: Gomez
Ahh, shouldn't they throw him out of office also being as he gained the position through fraud?

Oh, right it's that pesky “D” thingie...

4 posted on 06/11/2009 6:22:41 PM PDT by Syncro
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To: Gomez

If he is still in office, it is just another campaign expense. These bastages who intentionally cheat need to be removed. And leave the office vacant till the next election.


5 posted on 06/11/2009 8:16:18 PM PDT by RobinOfKingston (Democrats, the party of evil. Republicans, the party of stupid.)
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