Posted on 06/23/2017 6:35:00 PM PDT by Trump20162020
Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) and his wife, Jane Sanders have hired prominent defense attorneys, amid an FBI investigation into a loan Jane Sanders obtained to expand Burlington College while she was its president, CBS News confirms.
Politico Magazine first reported the Sanders had hired lawyers to defend them in the probe. Sanders top adviser Jeff Weaver told CBS News the couple has sought legal protection over federal agents' allegations from a January 2016 complaint accusing then-President of Burlington College, Ms. Sanders, of distorting donor levels in a 2010 loan application for $10 million from People's United Bank to purchase 33 acres of land for the institution.
According to Politico, prosecutors might also be looking into allegations that Sen. Sanders' office inappropriately urged the bank to approve the loan.
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HA HA BERNIE
Imagine that. Fascinating.
Not to defend the Socialist duo but isnt this kerfuffle between the bank and the borrower? Unless taxpayer funds were involved.
DNC revenge and deflection
Feel the bern.........lol
Well isn’t this interesting.
Feelin’ the Bern has a whole new meaning now.
I can hear his defense now: Wait you’ve got to all wrong! I’m just an old, senile, socialistic Jew and I never took a penny!!
Isn’t this the college that went bankrupt during her tenure as president?
No. It’s a federal offense to make any type of false statement or false representation to a federally insured financial institution in order to get a loan. There are lots of prosecutions for it when the losses are big.
Holding on to the FR tradition of not reading the whole article!
OK that regulation makes alot of sense.
He could claim dementia and turn on his Commie wife.
Hiring lawyers sounds really expensive, Bern! It’s such an establishment thing to do...
.... I wonder who will be the first ..... Bernie .... or Jane .... To claim this is nothing but a Witch Hunt?
In reality it’s kind of funny though because they could probably convict 90% of homebuyers for inflating stuff on their home loan applications, but they usually don’t pay attractive until the losses get into the millions or there’s some sort outright fraud.
I don’t understand the problem.
They are communist, which is even better than democrat on the feee pass scale, so whatever “Law” doesn’t apply to them.
+ they are from Vermont ant the voters there only care about the little “d” after the name.
In reality it’s kind of funny though because they could probably convict 90% of homebuyers for inflating stuff on their home loan applications, but they usually don’t pay attention until the losses get into the millions or there’s some sort outright fraud.
Every time I see the two of them I still can’t help but thing she looks like she should be his daughter. Well maybe she will find out that “Free College” isn’t really practical, especially when you cheat in order to get free money.
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