Posted on 10/11/2017 5:59:47 PM PDT by markomalley
Prosecutors charged a top congressional staffer Wednesday with filing a false security clearance form nearly a year after he pled guilty to failing to pay taxes, officials said.
The Justice Department alleges that Isaac Lanier Avant, chief of staff to Rep. Bennie Thompson (D-Miss.) and Democratic staff director for the Homeland Security Committee, willfully made a false statement on security clearance forms in 2008 and 2013, officials said in a news release.
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He just needs to invoke the Clinton Felony EZ-Pass code phrase. No intent!
Check this out!
Drain the swamp
“The court imposed a prison term of approximately 4 months, consisting of 30 days incarceration, followed by incarceration every weekend for 12 months. Avant was also ordered to serve a one-year term of supervised release and to pay restitution in the amount of $149,962 to the IRS.”
The court imposed a prison term of approximately 4 months, consisting of 30 days incarceration, followed by incarceration every weekend for 12 months. Avant was also ordered to serve a one-year term of supervised release and to pay restitution in the amount of $149,962 to the IRS.
LOOKS LIKE A SWEET DEAL.
“It is not clear if Avant is still employed by Thompsons office. Data compiled by LegiStorm showed Avant receiving nearly $44,000 in 2017, with a gap between February and April. The last date for the payments is June 30.
A spokesman for Thompsons office did not immediately respond to a request for comment. “
Wanna bet on the employment status?
Does this fellow have security clearance?
Felonious behaviour by a dem?... I’m shocked shocked I tell you
Issac Lanier Avant----COS to Benny Thompson.
Cong Benny Thompson---Mississippi Democrat.
Homeland Security can’t keep bad guys out of their department but somehow, we are supposed to have full faith they can keep bad guys out of our country.
Oh, even better. He and his boss both have a BLM Felony EZ-Pass Card.
Keep in mind, falsifying official govt forms is the preferred criminal method to cover-up larger crimes.......wonder what these two were up to?
Govt fraud, money laundering, tax evasion, financing the BLM kooks?
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