Jeb Bush Funneled Almost $2 Billion in FL Pension Funds to Brother's 'Pioneer' Donors

[UCmeNdc]

While Jeb Bush was governor of Florida, state pension officials committed at least $1.7 billion to financial firms whose executives were “Pioneer” fundraisers for his brother’s presidential campaigns. To achieve Pioneer status, the fundraisers had to amass at least $100,000 worth of bundled contributions to one of George W. Bush’s campaigns.

An International Business Times analysis of Florida government documents and a list of George W. Bush’s bundlers compiled by Public Citizen found that 11 firms that received new Florida pension investments under Jeb Bush were Pioneers. IBTimes also analyzed data from the Florida Division of Elections and Political Moneyline to determine how much money executives from those firms donated directly to Jeb Bush’s campaigns, George W. Bush’s campaigns, the Republican National Committee and the Republican Party of Florida between 1998 and 2006.

http://www.ibtimes.com/...


http://www.dailykos.com/story/2015/04/14/1377654/-Jeb-Bush-Funneled-Almost-2-Billion-in-FL-Pension-Funds-to-Brother-s-Pioneer-Donors?detail=email

[brush]

1. Well, well, well.

Another one bites the dust.

Well done opposition research, now dem campaign workers get the MSM to report this.

[Dark n Stormy Knight]

2. K&R for exposure.

[DFW]

3. His hands were never clean

It's just forcing him to take off his white gloves that will be the tricky part.

[blkmusclmachine]

4. Somebody ask Jeb about Senator Prescott Bush (R-CT) and his financial ties to the Nazi bankers.

[libdem4life]

9. Wasn't he the son of the Bush who ran illegal booze in Europe...dealing with the enemy?

Or one in same?

[notadmblnd]

5. Nice scam, rich people cough up big $$ for campaign(s) and they get paid back by

being allowed to loot the states pension funds.

[Diclotican]

6. UCmeNdc

UCmeNdc

A old saying tells - you wil never get rich, by being honest - behind most billionaires - it is a thief who have been stealing, plundering and doing most things criminal.. And even then, most people admire people who is rich for some reason... I would far more admire one who kept his family out of problems - keeping a roof over the families head - and have enough to feed and maybe even travel to a Holiday place a time a year - and then even to be able to save for retirement - and for maybe some other luxus things who might come around -like a not to old car and so one... That is some to admire to be honest...

Diclotican

[Sunlei]

7. so thats what happened to peoples pensions.

[libdem4life]

8. Surprise...Surprise...Surprise! Gomer Pyle n/t

[BrotherIvan]

10. Let your conservative friends and coworkers know that's billion, with a B

[UCmeNdc]

11. Now, It is no wondering why the Florida Pension Funds are almost broke

Corruption!