Although he's being showered w/ tax dollars for her security, it's
been reported her hubby does not have a private security license.
Posted on 02/02/2024 1:16:39 PM PST by knighthawk
Cori Bush could be on the hook for many crimes as the Justice Department continues its investigation into her alleged misuse of over $750,000 in campaign funds for personal security.
The progressive Squad member spent thousands on security services out of her campaign account since getting elected in 2020. That includes over $120,000 to her husband Courtney Merritts, according to her most recent campaign filings, who she married in February 2023.
Kendra Arnold, executive director for ethics watchdog the Foundation for Accountability & Civic Trust (FACT) told DailyMail.com that 'a host of other possible charges' for Bush are possible.
(Excerpt) Read more at dailymail.co.uk ...
The two admit to her husband Merritts collecting $120,000 from Bush’s campaign coffers. But other reports say he got $ from her campaign coffers plus a $750,000 pile from offhore bank accounts and one in the Ukraine.
Politicians can pay family members from their committees as long as they provide “bona fide” services at fair market value. He pocketed the money as Bush’s campaign simultaneously spent significantly more with St. Louis-based companies such as PEACE Security for private detail. She’s spent over $770,000 on such services.
Meanwhile, Merritts, whose online accounts and posts have indicated he worked at a railroad company for years before starting a moving company, did not have a private security license as of late February 2023. He also did not appear in a Washington, D.C., database of licensed security specialists, Fox News Digital previously reported.
The ordeal triggered at least two complaints from watchdog groups in the following weeks. The first complaint, filed to the FEC in March 2023 by the Foundation for Accountability and Civic Trust, is still pending. The ethics committee has since cleared Bush in a second complaint from the Committee to Defeat the President.
Fox News Digital reached out to Bush’s campaign numerous times over the past several years regarding the payments - first, regarding the security payments in general as she pushed to defund the police, then regarding the payments to Merritts after they married - but they did not respond to a single inquiry.
Yeah, but she’s real smart. She’ll figure a way out of this.
/s
She is a protected group, forget it.
She dint no-no betta
Some have to follow the law. Some do not.
Although he's being showered w/ tax dollars for her security, it's
been reported her hubby does not have a private security license.
Did any of the AOC Squaws not steal and give to their boyfriends?
Oh, okay. NOT holding my breath!
This thing is homo sapien?
FORBES Cori Bush Net Worth as of 2023-— $10 Million in Assets on a govt salary.
More here——CAclubindia
https://www.caclubindia.com › wealth › cori-bush-net-...
Cori Bush is a politician, nurse, pastor, and Black Lives Matter activist ... her husband is reportedly a millionaire as well serving as her security detail....though he does not have a security license, never held a security job, and once worked as a moving man.
Congresscritters average around $2 million expenses each for offices, travel, etc. If one is scamming hundreds of thousands from campaign funds, the reality is far worse.
It all depends how well the did their paper work in hiding it the odds are in the very high zone.
One did buy a few thousand dollar dress didn’t see where the money came from.
“Could”
Jus be gettin reparations in advance.
You can’t expect black women to be perfect.
They should charge her parents to for neglect.
Her real crime was criticizing Joe Biden.
St Louis Headlines
“Local Girl Makes Good”
How dare they do that to her during Black History Month!
George Santos her!!!
That’s exactly what I’m saying.
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