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Ryan, Blagojevich and Now Pritzker? Mon Dieu!
The News Gazette ^ | April 28, 2019 | Jim Dey

Posted on 04/28/2019 8:09:47 PM PDT by PBRCat

Pritzker's great toilet tax caper has returned with a vengeance.

The Pritzkers' alleged effort to scam Cook County taxpayers out of $300,000-plus via a property tax reassessment scam immediately cast a giant shadow over the new administration.

An investigation conducted by Cook County Inspector General characterized the tax assessment effort as a "scheme for obtaining money by means of false representations" and openly invited federal prosecutors to pursue the matter.

Shortly after that Pritzker sent checks to the treasurer covering the $330,000 in questionable refunds that he received.

He denied the repayment represented an admission of misconduct.

Pritzker is promoting a progressive income tax hike amendment to the Illinois Constitution. It won't help his credibility if Pritzker is seen as promoting income tax increases while illegally avoiding taxes.

The Pritzker tax assessment controversy dates back to well before he became a candidate. But its questionable nature was quickly uncovered by his opponents shortly after Pritzker announced for the Democratic Party's gubernatorial nomination in March 2018.

Chris Kennedy and Daniel Biss repeatedly challenged the tax transaction. But Pritzker, buoyed by his multibillion-dollar fortune and the support of power brokers like House Speaker Michael Madigan, buried his opponents in the primary.

Incumbent Republican Gov. Bruce Rauner tried to use the issue against Pritzker, and the report's disclosure before the election gave him a lot of ammunition. But the unpopular Rauner lost badly in the general election.

The alleged tax scam dates back at least nine years. Pritzker engaged in a planned $24 million renovation of two of his mansions located side by side on Chicago's North Astor Street.

But records show the Pritzkers submitted false affidavits that there were no working toilets from 2012 to 2015 in one of the mansions. That was false — the toilets were removed in 2015.

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TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Editorial; Government; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: chicago; corruption; fraud; illinois; perjury; pritzker; taxes; taxfraud
Picture Pritzker dressed as "The Tidy Bowl Man" and about to be flushed.
1 posted on 04/28/2019 8:09:48 PM PDT by PBRCat
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To: PBRCat

When you have that much money, and still cheat and steal, what can you possibly be thinking?


2 posted on 04/28/2019 8:14:30 PM PDT by neverevergiveup
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To: PBRCat

Former President Barack Obama is endorsing Democrat J.B. Pritzker for Illinois governor.


3 posted on 04/28/2019 8:18:35 PM PDT by Lockbox
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To: PBRCat

Not a big fan of JB the Hutt, who is determined to dig Illinois’ grave faster, but looks to me like he took advantage of a loophole. At most, he will face a penalty that at most will amount to a few minutes of interest on his holdings. What a fool for not paying what amounted to chump change for him in the first place.

He didn’t last very long without a scandal; hard to say if the pols are getting dumber or the citizens are getting smarter.


4 posted on 04/28/2019 8:20:06 PM PDT by The Antiyuppie ("When small men cast long shadows, then it is very late in the day.”)
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To: The Antiyuppie

“but looks to me like he took advantage of a loophole.”

Unless of course he knew he was filing fraudulent documents and sending them through the US mail.

L


5 posted on 04/28/2019 8:22:24 PM PDT by Lurker (Peaceful coexistence with the Left is not possible. Stop pretending that it is.)
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To: The Antiyuppie

“But records show the Pritzkers submitted false affidavits that there were no working toilets from 2012 to 2015 in one of the mansions. That was false — the toilets were removed in 2015.”

The defense will say that he didn’t see it himself but that’s what he was told...didn’t INTEND to do anything illegal...where have I heard that before?


6 posted on 04/28/2019 8:22:57 PM PDT by The Antiyuppie ("When small men cast long shadows, then it is very late in the day.”)
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To: PBRCat

“Picture Pritzker dressed as “The Tidy Bowl Man” and about to be flushed.”

As a rather earthy boss of mine back in ILL used to say, “that sh*t won’t flush”.


7 posted on 04/28/2019 8:25:37 PM PDT by The Antiyuppie ("When small men cast long shadows, then it is very late in the day.”)
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To: Lockbox

Penny Pritzker was HUGE fundraiser for Obama. I guess that family is thick as thieves with O.


8 posted on 04/28/2019 8:35:16 PM PDT by funfan
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To: The Antiyuppie

Submitting false affidavits is more than exploiting a loophole. It is criminal perjury.


9 posted on 04/28/2019 8:42:18 PM PDT by PBRCat
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“Submitting false affidavits is more than exploiting a loophole. It is criminal perjury.”

See #6. If anyone goes to jail it won’t be anybody “important”.


10 posted on 04/28/2019 8:45:53 PM PDT by The Antiyuppie ("When small men cast long shadows, then it is very late in the day.”)
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To: PBRCat

The Illinois State House is the front door to the big house.


11 posted on 04/28/2019 8:46:42 PM PDT by A strike (Import third world become third world)
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To: funfan; All

His big sister Penny bought 0bama the $35 Million Estate in in Hawaii, so of course 0bama is going to back her little brother.


12 posted on 04/28/2019 9:30:06 PM PDT by LegendHasIt
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To: neverevergiveup
When you have that much money, and still cheat and steal, what can you possibly be thinking?
Now you know why liberals think everyone with money is crooked...Because that's how liberals get rich.

BTW, regarding your mansions Mr.Prizker. In the words of a famous fellow Chicagoan community organizing getto snake "you didn't build that...yknow"

13 posted on 04/28/2019 9:39:40 PM PDT by lewislynn
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Another “two term” governor for Illinois.

One term in office and one in jail.


14 posted on 04/28/2019 10:05:38 PM PDT by Reverend Wright (TAX the WOKE !)
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To: LegendHasIt

Penny’s brother JB is the gay perv who has put big money behind the transgender push. Their companies make all the fake stuff that goes into reassignment surgery.


15 posted on 04/28/2019 10:15:46 PM PDT by weston (As far s I'm concerned, it's Christ or nothing)
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To: PBRCat

Ryan got furloughed so there’s room in the Governor’s Wing of the State Pen at Joliet (where they make a mean peppersteak, according to Jake Blues...)


16 posted on 04/28/2019 10:25:17 PM PDT by bigbob (Trust Trump. Trust the Plan.)
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To: neverevergiveup
"When you have that much money, and still cheat and steal, what can you possibly be thinking?"

It's not "cheating and stealing" when I do it. Besides, everyone I know, here in Chicago, who's smart, is just trying to put a few bucks aside, for retirement.

Hell, the people voted for a Chicago senator, twice, and everyone knows they are as bent as a cork screw, so it MUST be OK...

17 posted on 04/28/2019 10:43:25 PM PDT by jonascord (First rule of the Dunning-Kruger Club is that you do not know you are in the Dunning-Kruger club.)
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To: neverevergiveup

He was thinking “carry on, as usual”.


18 posted on 04/28/2019 11:29:27 PM PDT by Paul R. (The Lib / Socialist goal: Total control of nothing left worth controlling.)
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To: weston

That would be J. B. Pritzker’s cousin Jennifer N. Pritzker (formerly James N. Pritzker).


19 posted on 04/29/2019 1:25:24 AM PDT by PBRCat
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Get real....he’s a DEMOCRAT.....NOTHING will happen to him if he hasn’t crossed either Clinton or Obama.


20 posted on 04/29/2019 3:07:44 AM PDT by Ann Archy (Abortion....... The HUMAN Sacrifice to the god of Convenience.)
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