WOULD YOU TRUST THIS CROOK?
Posted on 03/09/2017 5:53:46 AM PST by MarvinStinson
Also employs girlfriend's daughter and a convicted money launderer
Rep. Alcee Hastings (D., Fla.) continues to pay his longtime girlfriend the maximum congressional salary of $168,411, and has paid her nearly $2.4 million in salary since 2000.
Hastings also employs his girlfriend's daughter and the wife of a former staffer who was previously convicted of money laundering.
Patricia Williams, the longtime girlfriend who served as co-counsel during Hastings' impeachment trial as a federal judge in the 1980s, has worked out of the congressman's office since 1993. Williams started working for Hastings as a staff assistant and has since been promoted to deputy district director in his Broward County, Florida office.
The gig has proved lucrative for Williams, who has pocketed millions in salary since 2000, the first year that salary figures are publicly available from Legistorm.
Williams collected $21,250 for a partial year of work as a staff assistant in 2000, and was paid $98,000 in 2001. In 2002, her salary shot up to $121,307.
Williams' salary gradually increased to $125,975 by 2005. She pulled in $623,003 during her time as a staff assistant from 2000 to 2005 .
Williams took over as deputy district director in Hastings' Broward County office in 2006, a move that coincided with another generous salary bump to $143,314. Williams continued to receive yearly salary increases until her salary peaked at $168,411 in 2012, the maximum that can be paid to a congressional staffer.
Williams was paid $168,411 again in 2016, according to recently released fourth quarter congressional data. This was fifth straight year she was paid the maximum amount.
Williams is the highest-compensated member of Hastings' staff. She earns more than his D.C. chief of staff, the employee who is typically the highest-paid in a congressional office. Williams has now pulled in nearly $2.4 million in salary since 2000.
Hastings also employs Patricia's daughter, Maisha, as a staff assistant at his Broward County office. Maisha was given the position in 2011.
Hastings' history with Patricia Williams dates back to the 1980s, when Williams served as co-counsel during his impeachment trial as a federal judge.
In 1981, Hastings was charged with "conspiracy and obstruction of justice for soliciting a $150,000 bribe in return for reducing the sentences of two mob-connected felons convicted in Hastings' court."
William Borders, a D.C.-based lawyer who was indicted alongside Hastings, was convicted in 1982 following an FBI sting. Hastings was acquitted by a criminal court in 1983, although a probe later found that Hastings had tampered with evidence, committed perjury, and conspired to accept bribes. Williams worked as his co-counsel throughout the trial.
If he was white, he’d be in prison.
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another reason to Drain the Swamp
The Mafia is so jealous over “professional politicians”....
WOULD YOU TRUST THIS CROOK?
Most people around the country keep clamoring for term limits, yet, the hypocrites that they are, they keep voting in the same crooked and useless people into office.
Wonder what lines are used on the tax returns?
Hastings is just another denizen of the DC Swamp.
The Swamp is very deep and vast.
Florida must be very proud.
Of course Florida is proud of Alcee Hastings.
They elected him as US congressman AFTER he was exposed as a bribe-taking, crooked judge.
He is a former Federal Judge who was Impeached.
Want to bet that's the real story?
Typical liberal demonrat corrupt scumbag.
Not really.
In some cases the offenses are so blatant that even the Dims have to act.
In 1988, Judge Alcee Hastings was impeached by a democrat majority House 413-3 and convicted by the Democrat Majority US Senate in 8 of 11 counts in 1989.
Usually after impeachment and removal, the offender is not eligible to hold federal elected or appointed office, however in Hasting's case this was not applied.
The fact his constituents keep electing a corrupt politician and impeached ex-Judge like Hastings tells you a lot about the morals and values of his constituents. They don’t have any.
Just another crooked CBC member. They are a pack of thieves who prey on Black kids collecting money for scholarships for them and stealing it instead. They like to party in Jamaica and other Caribbean vacation spots.
Just another crooked CBC member. They are a pack of thieves who prey on Black kids collecting money for scholarships for them and stealing it instead. They like to party in Jamaica and other Caribbean vacation spots.
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