Senate Dems Call On DeVos To Pay $5 Million Fine From 2008 PAC Violation

[DonViejo]

Source: Talking Points Memo

By MATT SHUHAM Published DECEMBER 14, 2016, 6:03 PM EDT

Multiple Democratic senators have called on President-elect Donald Trumps pick to lead the Department of Education, Betsy DeVos, to pay more than $5 million in fines and late fees owed by a now-inactive school choice organization which violated Ohio's campaign finance law.

Sens. Tom Udall (D-NM), Ed Markey (D-MA), Jeff Merkley (D-OR), Sherrod Brown (D-OH) and Bernie Sanders (I-VT) [link:https://www.scribd.com/document/334185006/Letter-to-Betsy-DeVos#from_embedsent DeVos a letter] Monday to express significant concerns about $5.3 million in fines and late fees owed by All Children Matter PAC to the state of Ohio. In 2008, the group donated $870,000 from its federal account in Virginia to an Ohio affiliate even after the Ohio Elections Commission told the PAC, then headed by DeVos, that any transfer of more than $10,000 would be illegal.

The election commission fined DeVos PAC $2.6 million at the time, a penalty which increased to $5.3 million including late fees after the PAC refused to pay.

Rather than pay the fines for violating the law, the All Children Matter PAC simply ceased operation and never paid the significant sum it owed to the state of Ohio, the senators letter says.

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[shraby]

1. I see why he chose her for a cabinet post. She operates business like he does.

He declares bankruptcy to get out of paying, she just closes shop and doesn't pay. Both are deadbeats.

[DURHAM D]

3. And, she is married to Mr. Amway.

http://heavy.com/news/2016/11/dick-devos-betsy-husband-wife-education-secretary-donald-trump-michigan-businessman-richard-billionaire-run-governor-net-worth-right-to-work-school-choice-voucher-privatization-charity-foundation/

Amway had to pay $150M because of fraud

http://pyramidschemealert.org/analysis-amway-accused-of-fraud-pays-150-million-wheres-the-ftc-and-doj/

[DK504]

14. They must go out to dinner together

then stiff the restaurant and the waiter for the bill.

[wordpix]

8. my first thought, too. Clearly she can't be head of DOEd until she pays up

[lindysalsagal]

2. It's simply beyond belief.

I'm going to assume potus-elects usually vet their appointees in Nov and dec and january, but in this case, they're all self-vetted by the fRumpster himself.

Way to go, donnie.

[groundloop]

5. Self vetting, self regulating.... who needs regulations and oversight??

[stuffmatters]

4. She's Eric Prince's(Blackwater) sister & married into Amway

Actually she's a hideous person both personally and by family trees.

[not fooled]

6. Ring of Fire (Seder) interviewed a journalist about Betsy on last weekend's show

(sorry, I don't remember the interviewee's name...I think she is an investigative reporter)

Anyway, the gist of the conversation was that Betsy--a wealthy, privileged white woman who lives in an almost all-white, affluent suburb--wants to impose her vision of America, as informed by her religiosity, on all of us = she wants religious schooling for everyone. Disgusting. When her schemes to use tax money to support religious schools, charters, etc. have gone to the public they get voted down. Now she will attempt to force them on us from the top.

Oh, and dump wouldn't have known who she was--her nom is Pence's handiwork.

Chilling. And disgusting.

[FrankfurtCat]

7. The DeVos Family is linked to Spectrum Health,

of Grand Rapids, Michigan. A server at Spectrum Health was tied to a server at the Russian bank, Alfa, as well as a server located at Trump Tower in New York City.

http://www.slate.com/articles/news_and_politics/cover_story/2016/10/was_a_server_registered_to_the_trump_organization_communicating_with_russia.html?wpsrc=sh_all_dt_fb_bot

[wordpix]

10. I'm reading your article, it's blowing my mind about the Trump-Alfa Bank (Russia) link

Should be posted on Discussion Board for its own discussion.

Trump is an obvious stooge of Putin. The EC with our urging has got to stop him from grabbing power. That's how I see it, a Trump-RNC power grab with Russia behind it all. It's sad and maddening there are so many traitors in power.

[FrankfurtCat]

12. I posted a thread a few days ago,

I think in the General Discussion Forum, but I'm not sure. I'll look for it
Found it, It's in Editorials and Other Articles, from Saturday 12/10.
"Remember the Slate article about the Trump Tower server..."

[Iamaartist]

9. DonViejo

We live outside suburb of GR Michigan I know all about DeVos,,corrupt like Don the con

Matter fact Don the con was down at DeVos Center night before election rally all of sudden she appears on his team ........did she also have something to do with our voting system in Mich,,,,,something smells fishy.......

[wordpix]

11. my hypothesis on Trump Victory Tour is he's returning

to the scenes of the crimes. Seriously, he's going to all those close states to thank the people? Maybe. But how many state officials did he meet with so far on his tours?

[mopinko]

13. that's sorta what i said about those campaign stops in those little towns.

he wasnt looking for voters, he was looking for marks.
now he is paying them all off for all their "services".