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Former Baltimore mayor Catherine E. Pugh charged with wire fraud, tax evasion
Posted on 11/20/19 at 9:00 am
Posted on 11/20/19 at 9:00 am
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Baltimore’s former mayor Catherine E. Pugh has been indicted by a federal grand jury on wire fraud and tax evasion over lucrative book deals for her self-published Healthy Holly children’s series, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Maryland.
Pugh resigned in May after revelations about the deals she allegedly cut with companies connected to the city and state government, setting off another political crisis and setback for the city.
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Maryland U.S. Attorney Robert K. Hur, along with top officials from the FBI and IRS, are scheduled to address the charges unsealed Wednesday at a morning briefing. The charges come after searches in April of Baltimore City Hall, Pugh’s homes and of a nonprofit tied to her.
Federal agents soughtfinancial documents and other information related to almost $800,000 she allegedly was paid for the books, an enormous amount in the world of children’s literature. Pugh is expected to surrender to U.S. Marshals before a court appearance Thursday, prosecutors said.
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Most of the books were marketed and sold directly to non-profit groups and foundations that did business or tried to get business with the state and city of Baltimore, prosecutors allege. Book sales were intended to enrich Pugh and a partner — including purchasing and renovating Pugh’s home — and to “promote Pugh’s political career, and run her campaign for mayor,” according to prosecutors.
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Posted on 11/20/19 at 9:08 am to WPBTiger
She’s gonna need more space to destroy.
Posted on 11/20/19 at 9:09 am to WPBTiger
Noble Elijah Cummings is rolling over in his grave
Posted on 11/20/19 at 9:09 am to WPBTiger
3...2...1...Racism
Posted on 11/20/19 at 9:13 am to WPBTiger
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wire fraud and tax evasion over lucrative book deals for her self-published Healthy Holly children’s series
Ell oh fricking Ell.
I bet she really wanted to write that murder-mystery novel, but then someone told her she's got the intellect of a child, so she better write accordingly. Now she gets to go to jail for essentially doing a school project that a 8th grader could do. fricking LOL
Posted on 11/20/19 at 9:16 am to WPBTiger
Ah, the good ol' book deal money laundering pathway...
Posted on 11/20/19 at 9:18 am to WPBTiger
...but not gunning people down in the streets, so she's relatively small time for Baltimore.
Posted on 11/20/19 at 9:19 am to WPBTiger
Posted on 11/20/19 at 9:22 am to ShoeBang
I’ve been suspicious for a while now that book deals are a way for people to funnel money to these shite no-name politicians (really, who wants to buy a fricking children’s book from a Baltimore mayor, or a state congressman, or the memoirs of a district attorney who ran for president once???). Either directly in the form of advances or by “purchasing” fifty-thousand copies - many of which are either never printed or are shipped directly to a landfill.
This post was edited on 11/20/19 at 9:25 am
Posted on 11/20/19 at 9:24 am to WPBTiger
She will cry racism, the MSM will circle the wagons, and nothing will happen.
Proggy Priv
Proggy Priv
Posted on 11/20/19 at 9:25 am to SlapahoeTribe
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I’ve been suspicious for a while now that book deals are a way for people to funnel money to these shite no-name politicians.
yea, that's been in play for a while.
That and speech tours where the candidate is paid hundreds of thousands of dollars by an interest group to speak.
This post was edited on 11/20/19 at 9:26 am
Posted on 11/20/19 at 9:27 am to WPBTiger
I am amazingly not surprised by this.
Posted on 11/20/19 at 9:48 am to WPBTiger
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for her self-published Healthy Holly children’s series
this was once an item of celebration for the far left
Posted on 11/20/19 at 9:49 am to Erin Go Bragh
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yea, that's been in play for a while.
That and speech tours where the candidate is paid hundreds of thousands of dollars by an interest group to speak.
yeah the speech tours are the real money makers
Posted on 11/20/19 at 10:03 am to WPBTiger
First volley in the revamping of DimProgFilth personal political profit machine!
Getting after these folks for phony books before/during/after falling on their political sword for the party as reward for their service. Make a $million off DNC buying up all the copies of these phony books as payofffor BS claims and stuff. Comey, McCabe, Blowsey-Ford you're on the clock! IRS may want to have a chat.
Getting after these folks for phony books before/during/after falling on their political sword for the party as reward for their service. Make a $million off DNC buying up all the copies of these phony books as payofffor BS claims and stuff. Comey, McCabe, Blowsey-Ford you're on the clock! IRS may want to have a chat.
Posted on 11/20/19 at 10:05 am to SlowFlowPro
The rate of black pols being indicted by the feds must be staggering
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