By Mary Ann Ahern / NBCCHICAGO.COM / Friday, Oct 19, 2012 |
Though he hasn't sent out a campaign mailer, video or spoken in public, records show Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. has spent about the same amount of money that other candidates. Mary Ann Ahern reports. Though he hasn't sent out a campaign mailer, video or spoken in public in months, Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. has spent about the same amount of money in his campaign to hold onto his seat as others in competitive re-election fights, records show.
Included in his expenditures are fees paid to a political consulting business owned by his wife, Chicago Alderman Sandi Jackson (7th ward).
"For the last four months, his wife is still getting $5,000 checks from the campaign, where during those months he's in the hospital," said Jackson's Republican challenger, Brian Woodworth.
Jackson faced a primary challenge but has been absent from work since June. Doctors say he's being treated for an ongoing medical condition.
"It's obviously legal but it does raise ethical questions when you take campaign contributions from donors and you give them to your own wife, a family member, for work that may or may not be getting done," said Andy Shaw with the Better Government Association.
Records show Jackson has also spent about $8,000 at a Downer's Grove office furniture store. The owner of Arthur P. O'Hara Inc. told the Chicago Tribune the FBI plans to subpoena records of furniture purchases by Jackson’s campaign.
<><><>A look at Jackson's campaign expenses since 2011 shows he's spent $1 million, about the same as Rep. Judy Biggert, who's spent $1.1 million and Rep. Bob Dold, who's spent $1.6 million, in their competitive races. That's well above the roughly $300,000 each that Reps. Luis Gutierrez, Danny Davis and Mike Quigley have spent the past two years.
Independent challenger Marcus Lewis had a direct message to Jackson's current constituents. "Don't vote for a ghost. Do not vote for someone that is not showing up for you anymore. It's like Elvis has left the building," he said.
An attempt to reach Jackson's campaign for comment was unsuccessful.
Source: http://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/jesse-jackson-jr-campaign-expenditures-174867181.html#ixzz29lZ1RkAl
JJJ's "campaign" expenses since 2011 shows he's spent $1 million, about the same as Rep. Judy Biggert, who's spent $1.1 million and Rep. Bob Dold, who's spent $1.6 million, in their competitive races. That's well above the roughly $300,000 each that other Reps spent in two years.
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Where is JJJ's money going---and where is JJJ's coming from?
This can be answered as easy as 1-2-3.
Keep in mind, the sinister Chi/Mob political gangsters are well-practiced in criminality---and have been using these tactics for years (which is how they got criminal Obama into the WH).
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MEMO TO L/E----L/E must employ Bank Secrecy Laws WRT govt bank accounts being used fraudulently.
REFERENCE Under the Bank Secrecy Act, banks are required to establish, implement and maintain programs designed to detect and report suspicious activity that might be indicative of govt fraud, money laundering and other financial crimes.
“The Bank Secrecy Act was enacted to protect the tax-paying public by identifying and detecting money laundering from criminal enterprises, govt fraud, tax evasion, money laudering and other unlawful activities. The investgations are monitored by the Internal Revenue Service's Criminal Investigation unit.
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COMMONLY USED PRACTICES TO FACILITATE GOVT FRAUD Falsifying govt documents incurs several felonies and might involve forgery.
To cover their tracks, govt fraudsters might have created fake invoices that falsely show that govt money was being used for legitimate purposes, perhaps forged statements to cover the transfer of govt funds into secret bank accounts.
Govt fraud can also be facilitated by bank withdrawals, purchases on bank credits and intrabank transfers from legislative accounts into personal bank accounts.
A huge tipoff is whether bank withdrawals support luxurious lifestyle including payments for real estate, investment and stock holdings, jewelry, luxury vehicles, resort travel and gifts from luxury outlets for wives, mistresses, significant others.
Large purchases of untraceable casino chips, and requests to casinos to wire transfer funds to offshore bank accounts.
L/E is directed to get ahold of M/M JJJ's: (1) checks, (2) wire transfers, (3) account statements, (4) invoices, (5) bills, (6) delivery tickets, (7) correspondence including e-mail, contracts, loan agreements, (8) any other books or records, and (9) purchases of card cards witr large balances.
L/E should also explore govt monies M/M JJJ paid to (a) stockbrokers, sub-brokers, (b) family members, (c) mortgage brokers, (d) financial managers, and, (e) real estate agents, brokers, and developers.
L/E should scrutinize M/M JJJ's bank accounts for suspicious activites: (A) large deposits, (B) funds transferred from one account into another, (C) request for withdrawals.
Bank records might also show diversions to secret LLC and other accounts, to operate personal businesses/law firms, and the like.there are bank accounts and checking accounts (also accounts with brokerages) from which deposits and withdrawals could be made.
<><><>WRT credit cards----those are frequently used to facilitate fraud......placing large sums of money on the card ostensibly for large purchases.......that are later turned into cash.
<><><> WRT lines of credit----falsified documents listing fictitious net worth in order to get LOC.
Alderman Sandy Jackson’s constituents have to be so pleased that their aldermanic representative on the Chicago City Council is living in Washington and seldom in Chicago looking after their needs at City Hall.