Posted on 12/24/2019 4:11:37 PM PST by Eddie01
US presidential candidate Michael Bloomberg has said that his campaign "unknowingly" used prison workers to call voters on his behalf.
The billionaire Democrat said he had cut ties with a vendor which operates two call centres in state jails.
Mr Bloomberg said he learned about the company's use of prison labour only after receiving a call from a reporter.
He entered the election race in November with one of the largest-ever political ad buys.
His campaign's use of prison labour was first reported by news site The Intercept, and confirmed by Mr Bloomberg in a statement on Tuesday.
"We do not support this practice and we are making sure our vendors more properly vet their subcontractors moving forward," said the former New York mayor. 'We didn't know'
According to The Intercept, Mr Bloomberg - using a third-party vendor - hired call centre company ProCom to make phone calls for his campaign.
The firm operates two centres in Oklahoma state prisons.
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This guy wants to run the country...?
Scary.
Ignorance of the lawless is no excuse.
Probably could understand them better...
lol....
He was using slave labor and didn’t know. Typical Democrat.
“Hey, you’re only supposed to report this stuff when Republicans do it!”
And galley slaves and dancing girls.
That looks bad, Mike. Really bad. Especially from a progressive’s point of view. Wait till Bernie unloads on him about this.
Prisoners are paid for this work. Because they do not pay for their expenses the rate of pay is limited.
Nevertheless, this is a legltimate and helpful source of income for people who have few options for earning money legitimately.
Typical of leftist stupidity, the Mayor lost a chance to help some of the most unfortunate among us because of his commitment to being politically correct which equates to being morally reprehensible.
Too late, Mikie. You got caught. You are toast.
Cheap Nazi bastard!
Cheap Nazi bastard!
I bet the prisoners were limited to an 8 oz pepsi on a 12 hr shift!
Bravo!
Bloomberg fires prisoners on Christmas eve.
I call BS, Bloomberg knew but didn’t care until the press forced him to care.
Did he pay them minimum wage? Also did he pay for the equipment and phone services? Did he pay for the extra prison sources needed? Did they volunteer off was this forced labor? Sounds like he is on the edge of slavery.
At least they were American prisoners. If Mike had his way it might have been done for a few cents cheaper using Chinese prisoners.
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