Hillary Clinton used State Department position to get Yunus $13m grant, reportedly under...

Bangladesh 24 ^ | 4/19/16 | Nurul Islam Hasib

[markomalley]

Her mixing of official work with Yunus and others is reportedly the focus of a FBI public corruption investigation, according to the report.

The Daily Caller News Foundation says its investigation revealed that the tax funds were given to Yunus through 18 separate USAID award transactions listed by the federal contracting site USAspending.gov.

Yunus is a long-time friend of Clinton, and was managing director of the Grameen Bank before Bangladesh Bank forced him to leave office on the grounds that he had crossed the official age limit.

He had challenged his dismissal in the Supreme Court but lost and has been at loggerheads with the Sheikh Hasina administration.

Yunus is also a Clinton Foundation donor, according to the Daily Caller News Foundation (DCNF), which is a politically conservative news and opinion website based in Washington.

It published the report on Monday, headlined ‘Disgraced Clinton Donor Got $13M In State Dept Grants Under Hillary’.

The report highlighted “how Clinton mixed official government business with Clinton Foundation donors”.

Yunus gave between $100,000 and $300,000 to the foundation, it says, citing the Clinton Foundation website.

Groups allied to Yunus received an additional $11 million from USAID, it says citing the contracting website. “Yunus had business relationships with all of them”.

Last year, emails released from Clinton’s time as secretary of state suggested that Yunus had lobbied with her time and again to use her influence on the Bangladesh government to sway its opinion in his favour.

Hillary Clinton’s mixing of official work with foundation donors is reportedly the focus of a second, less publicised FBI public corruption investigation into the former secretary of state, according to the report.

The more widely known FBI probe focuses on her use of a private email server located in her New York residence to conduct official government business.

“Presumably, if The Daily Caller News Foundation has this information, then the FBI has it,” Robert T Hosko, former assistant director of the Bureau’s criminal division, was quoted as saying in the report.

“Certainly, the FBI would want to know the nature of these relationships,” he told TheDCNF.

The FBI declined comment to the news portal, saying “we generally do not comment on whether or not we’re conducting a particular investigation”.

According to the report, Yunus is also a “high-profile fixture” at most of the Clinton Foundation’s major gatherings.  The foundation features him at 37 places on its website.

David Bossie, President of the conservative activist group Citizens United and a long-time Clinton critic, has called for the FBI to look into possible conflicts of interest linked to the long association between Yunus and the Clintons.

“The mixing of State Department and U.S. government business with Clinton Foundation donors and interests is a prime example of what the FBI could be investigating in addition to the private email server setup,” Bossie told TheDCNF.

Clinton’s aid to Yunus also included 18 grants, contracts and loans awarded to two of his America-based foundations, the Grameen Foundation USA and Grameen America, according to USASpending.gov.

The awards, totalling $13 million, were issued by the USAID, beginning when Clinton became secretary of state. Another $11 million in federal funds went to organisations allied with Yunus, the report further states.

When asked to explain the Yunus grants and loans, USAID Spokesman Raphael Cook said the agency did not have the “manpower” to respond to questions about the transactions.

Other federal agencies also opened their coffers to Yunus after Clinton entered the administration, says the report.

The Department of Treasury awarded a $600,000 grant directly to Grameen America under a fund designed to boost financial institutions in community development.

A Treasury Department spokesman declined to provide any details, to the news portal, beyond the fact the funds were for activities in New York.

A series of Small Business Administration grants to Grameen America also began in July 2011, totalling $934,000.

Those grants were for “salaries and expenses” for the Grameen Foundation USA to operate its New York offices, according to the report.

[Busko]

Don’t look behind the curtain! Nothing there but the wife of the Rapist!!! Anyone else would be in a 6x9 doing time!

[Liz]

When Hilary exited...the State Dept announced there was $6 BILLION missing from its contractor fund.

That has yet to be investigated.

[Liz]

FR POSTED: The Clintons’ connection to Panama Papers (Hillary staffer, foundations donors, pardon recepient)

The “Panama Papers” exposed thousands of offshore bank accounts of the politically high and mighty; 350 reporters-—an International Consortium of Investigative Journalists-—are pouring over a massive dump of more than 11.5 million documents from the Panama-based Mossack Fonseca law firm; the first findings were revealed earlier this month.

Hillary quickly decried the “outrageous tax havens” for “the super-rich.” But it turns out that Hillary and Bill have multiple connections with people named — including campaign staffers and major donors, McClatchy Newspapers revealed Saturday. Those named used the Panama-based law firm Mossack Fonseca to set up offshore entities. The firm has denied wrongdoing

<><> Gabrielle Fialkoff, Clinton’s finance director during her first campaign for the NY Senate (see mcclatchydc.com). Fialkoff is now senior adviser to NYC Mayor de Blasio and director of the city’s Office of Strategic Partnership.

<><>A $100 million donor to the Clinton Foundation and recipient of tax dollars from Hillary’s State Dept—Frank Giustra—a billionaire Canadian mining magnate and longtime crony of Bill, is also mentioned.

<><>The Chagoury Group, an international developer based in West Africa pledged $1 billion in projects to the Clinton Global Initiative is mentioned.

<><> Chinese billionaire Ng Lap Seng, who was at the center of a Democratic fund-raising scandal during the Clinton administration.

<><> Marc Rich, the notorious international fugitive who got a midnight pardon by then-president Bill in 2001.

The Clintons themselves do not appear to be mentioned but their ties to multiple big-money names using offshore accounts raises critical questions.

(ED NOTE: When L/E investigated Jeffrey Epstein of Pedo Island fame, they found Bill CLinton and crony Doug Band listed w/ some 23 phone nos and emails. L/E associates multiple phones and emails w/ money laundering and tax evasion schemes.)

[McGruff]

“Her mixing of official work with Yunus and others is reportedly the focus of a FBI public corruption investigation...Yunus is also a Clinton Foundation donor,”

The Clintons just can’t turn down money. Hopefully it will be their downfall.

[Liz]

One of the more notorious Clinton Foundation donors (well they're all notorious) is Canadian Frank Giustra.....of the Clinton/Giustra partnership. Giustra also received tax dollars....thanks to Hillary.

The NYT report WRT the sell-off of strategic US uranium assets noted that the uranium investors also donated to the Clinton Foundation, as follows:

<><> Canadian Frank Giustra—globe-trotting pal of Bill-—donated $31.3 million and a pledge for $100 million more to the Clinton Foundation. Giustra built a company that later merged with Uranium One. Seems to have facilitated the uranium sell-off.

<><> Canadian Ian Telfer—donated $2.35 million to the Clinton Foundation. Mining investor who was chairman of Uranium One when an arm of the Russian government, Rosatom, acquired it.

<><>Paul Reynolds—donated $1 million to $5 million to the Clinton Foundation Adviser on 2007 UrAsia-Uranium One merger. Later helped raise $260 million for the company.

<><>Frank Holmes-—donated $250,000 to $500,000 to the Clinton Foundation. Chief Executive of U.S. Global Investors Inc., which held $4.7 million in Uranium One shares in the first quarter of 2011.

<><> Canadian Neil Woodyer-—Founded Endeavour Mining with Giustra—donated $50,000 to $100,000 to the Clinton Foundation. Adviser to Uranium One.

<><> GMP Securities Ltd.-—Donating portion of profits to the Clinton Foundation. Worked on debt issue that raised $260 million for Uranium One. (could also be the money-laundering apparat)

As the Russians gradually assumed control of Uranium One in three separate transactions from 2009 to 2013, Canadian records show, a flow of cash made its way to the Clinton Foundation. Uranium One chairman used his family foundation to make four donations totaling $2.35 million. Those contributions were not publicly disclosed by the Clintons, despite an agreement Mrs. Clinton had struck with the Obama White House to publicly identify all donors. Other people with ties to the company made donations as well.

And shortly after the Russians announced their intention to acquire a majority stake in Uranium One, Mr. Clinton received $500,000 for a Moscow speech from a Russian investment bank with links to the Kremlin that was promoting Uranium One stock.

At the time, both Rosatom and the United States government made promises intended to ease concerns about ceding control of company assets to the Russians. Those promises have been repeatedly broken, records show. (hat tip amorphous)

[Liz]

The NY Times reported the "Clinton Giustra Enterprise Partnership" collected about $33 million US tax dollars from Hillary's State Dept between 2008 and 2013.....$25 million of which was passed back across the border to the US-based Clinton Foundation.

Giustra then pledged $100 million to the Foundation after Clinton helped him clinch the mega-bucks uranium deal.

ITEM---millions of dollars and 1,100 donors are shrouded in mystery in the Canadian Giustra/Clinton operation. The Clinton Foundation signed a memorandum of understanding with the Obama White House agreeing to reveal its contributors every year. The agreement stipulates that the Clinton Giustra Sustainable Growth Initiative (as the charity was then-known) is part of the Clinton Foundation and must follow the same protocols.

SURPRISE: It hasnt.

Caught w/ his pants down, Giustra/s backtracking like crazy---saying Canadas federal privacy law forbids the Canadian-registered Clinton charity, from revealing its donors.

A memo he provided news organs cites fiduciary obligations to its contributors and Canada’s Personal Information Privacy and Electronic Disclosure Act. “We are not allowed to disclose even to the Clinton Foundation the names of our donors,” Giustra says.

However, Canadian tax and privacy law experts were dubious of the Clinton/Giustra claims. A former director knowledgeable about tax policy at Canada's Department of Finance, said he wasnt aware of any tax laws that would prevent the Clinton charity from releasing its donor names. " There's nothing that would preclude them from releasing donor names. It's entirely up to them. "

Hillary and Frank Giustra, left.

Hes a mining mogul......he facilitated the takeover of US uranium assets.... he received tax dollars from Hillary's State Dept.

Canadian mining magnate Frank Giustra is one of the Clinton Foundation’s largest donors. Giustra's $100 million contributions go directly:

<><> (1) to the tax-exempt Clinton Foundation, and,

<><> (2) to the Canada-based "Clinton-Giustra Enterprise Partnership."

The "Clinton-Giustra Enterprise Partnership" in turn sends money to the Clinton Foundation...(according to Canadian tax records researched by "Clinton Cash" author Schweizer).

DATA Sources: Clinton Foundation, CGEP (Canada);
Canadian tax records; compiled by Alberto Cuadra and
Rosalind Helderman May 3 at 8:11 PM

ARTICLE LINK http://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/wealthy-canadian-helps-fund-the-clinton-foundation/2015/05/03/f855ea22-f1ea-11e4-90bc-afe06f530791_graphic.html

[TigersEye]

If Hill and Bill were convicted of all of their crimes on separate charges
the sentences would add up to thousands of years and several executions.

[Liz]

For sure.

[Liz]

Clinton Foundation donor..... Yunus...... was blanketed w/ tax dollars. One notorious outlay...."Grants" from Small Business Administration to Grameen America began in July 2011, totalling $934,000 supposedly for “salaries and expenses” for the Grameen Foundation USA to operate its New York offices.....

The IRS has affirmed that the biggest IRS fraud involving tax evasion and money laundering...is one foundation writing a check to another foundation....how they launder tax-free dollars for themselves.

The recipient foundation takes a cut, then banks the bulk offshore for the fonor's use later.....all tax-free.

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NOTE The legal culpability of a charity consists of soliciting and taking money.... and showing how they spend it.

So if the Clinton Foundation and Yunus' foundation raised money using the US mails and/or electronically..... and cited a specific "do-good cause" but used the donated money elsewhere, that is considered mail fraud.

REPORT MAIL FRAUD HERE: https://postalinspectors.uspis.gov/contactUs/filecomplaint.aspx

[Liz]

ping

[LucyT]

See article, then check out Liz's posts.

Thanks, Liz.

[GOPJ]

Other federal agencies also opened their coffers to Yunus after Clinton entered the administration, says the report.

The Department of Treasury awarded a $600,000 grant directly to Grameen America under a fund designed to boost financial institutions in community development. A Treasury Department spokesman declined to provide any details, to the news portal, beyond the fact the funds were for activities in New York. A series of Small Business Administration grants to Grameen America also began in July 2011, totalling $934,000.

I can why 'tone' is so important to these crooks... bushes away the stench of 'criminal'..

[Spitzensparkin1]

BTTT !!!

I have been praying they would tie it all together !
Best news all day, (grinning). Thanks for posting.

SS1

[stephenjohnbanker]

” The IRS has affirmed that the biggest IRS fraud involving tax evasion and money laundering...is one foundation writing a check to another foundation....how they launder tax-free dollars for themselves.

The recipient foundation takes a cut, then banks the bulk offshore for the fonor’s use later.....all tax-free. “

Nice, carefully laundered racket. And we dutiful little serfs are told to shut up and pay our taxes, lest WE go to jail for evasion.

[timestax]

[stephenjohnbanker]

How LOW can we GO !

[RayChuang88]

This is why the downfall of Hillary Clinton will be revelations about graft and other forms of corruption at the Clinton Foundation, revelations that will come out by June-July 2016. Small wonder why the Clintons are dreading the continuing Swiss investigation into FIFA bribery.

[PGalt]

Thanks for the pings; post(s).

1/2 of the greatest crime couple in the history of America…AND she’s running for president.

Hillaryous Rotten Criminal ALERT!

Many criminals never stop until they are incarcerated or eliminated.

[stephenjohnbanker]

“1/2 of the greatest crime couple in the history of America…AND she’s running for president.”

I still have to explain to my friends overseas how this is even possible. One reference to Obama usually covers it for them : )