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Woke Oregon county commissioner charged with 8 felonies for allegedly stealing from 83-year-old man in fraud scheme RESIGNS
Post Millennial ^ | 2/6/25 | Katie Daviscourt

Posted on 03/07/2025 12:08:06 PM PST by CFW

Update 3/7/2025: Clackamas County Commissioner Melissa Fireside has resigned.

An Oregon county commissioner has been charged with several felonies for allegedly stealing from an elderly victim in a major fraud scheme. Melissa Fireside, 43, a Democrat, was arraigned on charges Wednesday. She is a newly elected Clackamas County Commissioner representing District One.

Fireside faces eight felony charges including first-degree theft, first-degree aggravated theft, two counts of identity theft, two counts of computer crimes, and two counts of first-degree forgery, according to court filings. The commissioner has been accused of taking financial advantage of an 83-year-old man while accessing a computer network. She allegedly forged the victim's name on documents to steal his funds, per the indictment. The total stolen amounted to tens of thousands of dollars over a series of at least eight separate criminal incidents.

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She was not remanded to custody.

(Excerpt) Read more at thepostmillennial.com ...


TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Government; US: Oregon
KEYWORDS: corruption; crime; democrats; elderabuse; oregon; theft
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Why are Democrats so corrupt? She is a nice-looking lady and seemed to have a lot going for her. Yet, she stole funds from an elderly man. I just can't understand people who would do such a thing.
1 posted on 03/07/2025 12:08:06 PM PST by CFW
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BREAKING UPDATE: Woke Oregon county commissioner charged with 8 felonies for allegedly stealing from 83-year-old man in fraud scheme RESIGNS
2 posted on 03/07/2025 12:08:40 PM PST by CFW
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Probably an opioid addict with a $200 per day habit.


3 posted on 03/07/2025 12:12:04 PM PST by ProtectOurFreedom (Democrats who say ‘no one is above the law’ won’t mind going to prison for the money they stole)
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(Melissa Fireside, 43, a Democrat, was arraigned on charges Wednesday)


4 posted on 03/07/2025 12:13:52 PM PST by SaveFerris (Luke 17:28 ... as it was in the Days of Lot; They did Eat, They Drank, They Bought, They Sold ......)
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Why are Democrats so corrupt?

One of two things bad genes or parenting.


5 posted on 03/07/2025 12:13:58 PM PST by Vaduz
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I’m 10 years younger than this poor victim. I’m ultra paranoid about security. On top of all the security measures, I log onto all of our bank, investment, and credit cards daily and have all of them set to sent me alerts for any transaction.

I do worry wha happens if my wife or I get dementia, though.


6 posted on 03/07/2025 12:16:34 PM PST by ProtectOurFreedom (Democrats who say ‘no one is above the law’ won’t mind going to prison for the money they stole)
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“ Why are Democrats so corrupt? …. she stole funds from an elderly man. I just can’t understand people who would do such a thing”
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DemocRATS, like ZEEPERS, are VERY fond of OTHER-PEOPLE’S-MONEY. They consider it to be theirs to decide its use.


7 posted on 03/07/2025 12:16:44 PM PST by House Atreides (I’m now ULTRA-MAGA-PRO-MA)
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Why are Democrats so corrupt?

Lack of morality and ethics goes right along with their atheism. Even democrats who claim religiosity are just paying it lip service.

8 posted on 03/07/2025 12:20:09 PM PST by Bullish (I've never seen such morons... Have you?)
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Maybe they should send her to a mens prison and she can get a taste of what she did to this elderly man.
She would be dead in a month.


9 posted on 03/07/2025 12:22:02 PM PST by Zathras
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Yes you know their pattern.


10 posted on 03/07/2025 12:22:04 PM PST by Vaduz
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> Why are Democrats so corrupt?

Because they can be. Their innate sense of right and wrong is broken. In their minds something is wrong only if they get caught doing it and bad only if they get punished for doing it. And if they aren’t SEVERELY punished, then it’s a win in their mind. They got away with it.


11 posted on 03/07/2025 12:24:35 PM PST by Flatus I. Maximus (I didn't leave the Democratic Party. It LEFT me, and keeps going further left. )
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Or, she’d be having a great time and be the belle of the ball.


12 posted on 03/07/2025 12:25:36 PM PST by Flatus I. Maximus (I didn't leave the Democratic Party. It LEFT me, and keeps going further left. )
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Situational ethics can mean whatever one wants them to mean. It’s a world with no absolutes, where bending rules of morality is a slippery slope.


13 posted on 03/07/2025 12:29:23 PM PST by Spok (What would Rush say?)
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Well, if she’s truly Woke then she can live out
the DEMOCRAT dream of “transitioning” to
becoming a man (or something)


14 posted on 03/07/2025 12:30:51 PM PST by SaveFerris (Luke 17:28 ... as it was in the Days of Lot; They did Eat, They Drank, They Bought, They Sold ......)
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girl power


15 posted on 03/07/2025 12:36:48 PM PST by linMcHlp
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"something is wrong only if they get caught doing it and bad only if they get punished for doing it"

16 posted on 03/07/2025 12:40:49 PM PST by linMcHlp
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From the article:

County residents have since brought concerns before the board, questioning why the investigation into Fireside was not disclosed before the election, suggesting she may not have won had her constituents been made aware of the matter. County sources told The Post Millennial that local media was reportedly aware of the allegations against Fireside but failed to report on the investigation, sparking concerns of election interference.


17 posted on 03/07/2025 12:47:49 PM PST by algore
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Because they’re scumbags.


18 posted on 03/07/2025 12:50:50 PM PST by Vision (“Our Democracy” means "Our Slush Fund.")
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FEMA is hiring...


19 posted on 03/07/2025 12:57:40 PM PST by who knows what evil? (Hospitals are the most dangerous place on Earth! Dr. David Williams)
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To: ProtectOurFreedom

“ultr paranoid”

I mistakenly converted my ATM card to a debit card at my credit union. I gave them my cell number in addition to home phone I already had on file.

Next day I got scam calls on both phones(which I didn’t answer). A little later my wife got a call on her cell phone from India claiming to be Bank of America.

We had data breached from a simple scheduled hospital visit.

My daughter works at a banking institution. They are fighting internal fraud.

You’re not paranoid, they really are after you.


20 posted on 03/07/2025 1:00:43 PM PST by Cold Heart (It's a good time to be ashamed to be a democrat)
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