Post Election Romney and Bain Face a Federal Corruption and Perjury Hearing
Last edited Sat Nov 17, 2012, 06:11 PM - Edit history (1)
Source: PoliticusUSA.com (and reporter Rmuse)
It is absolutely true that Romney was looking forward to cutting his own tax liability to zero, privatizing the federal government, handing the Social Security Trust to Wall Street, and waging perpetual war, but with a plethora of investigations and allegations of corruption into his finances on the horizon, appointing a friendly Attorney General was certainly a primary reason for seeking the presidency. To date, Romneys legal troubles include fallacious FEC and SEC disclosures, an investigation into him and his sons connection to an $8.5 billion Ponzi scheme, and concealing over $15 million from the auto-bailout, and now his surrogates malfeasance and perjury in the eToys bankruptcy case.
Exactly ten days ago, this column reported on a Delaware bankruptcy courts failure to enter an Emergency Motion into the public docket that included Bain Capital and Romney operatives perjury and corruption in the eToys bankruptcy case. At the time it appeared the judge was protecting Romney and Bain Capital by suppressing the Motion in expectation he would win the election and have the Motion tossed out of court leading to the question; is Romneys main impetus for seeking the White House to appoint an Attorney General who will guarantee that all charges against him will go away? Well now that he lost the election, it appears the allegation had merit because on November 7, the day after his crushing defeat, the Delaware bankruptcy court judge entered the motion into the public docket and scheduled a hearing for December 4, 2012; all on the same day.
It was a victory for the whistleblower and eToys investors, and incriminating for the Delaware court and Willard Romney because although the judge received the Emergency Motion on October 24th, it was withheld from the public docket until after it was clear Romney lost the election and would not be appointing an attorney general to drop the case. --
It is believable the Delaware court held up a legitimate Motion for 14 days expecting a friend of Bain Capital and Romney would head the Justice Department and dismiss the eToys case investigation, and the fact that the day after the election the judge granted a hearing certainly adds credence to the assertion. The good news, though, is that eToys investors and the whistleblower will finally have their day in court and without interference from Bain Capitals lawyers, justice may finally prevail. However, it is bad news for Romney who told a mine owner facing a racketeering investigation that, We get a lot of charges, this will go away, because now that he is a regular citizen, this may not go away and he may face the same consequences as any other American. There are myriad implications stemming from Romneys loss to President Obama last week, but for eToys investors and law-abiding citizens everywhere, the most important one may be seeing justice prevail.
Read more: http://www.politicususa.com/post-election-romney-bain-face-federal-corruption-perjury-hearing.html
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[h4]SUMMARY of Issues Presented[/h4].
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(Secret) Bain Capital Attorneys Already Confessed Perjury & Fraud in eToys case
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Those of you who have been following (and G-d bless those who have been helping spread the word) - may be aware of Mitt Romney's desire to "retroactively" retire from August 2001 - back to February 1999. It has been our contention, that the REAL reason for this - is his desire to escape culpability for federal frauds & corruption. In 2001, Bain Capital attorneys lied to the Chief federal justice of the Wilmington Delaware federal bankruptcy court; so that they could (illegally) seize the entire eToys public company and destroy it (devour it) for themselves.
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Colm Connolly was Bain Capital law firm partner who became U.S. Attorney on August 2, 2001
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In 2004, Smoking Gun evidences were presented, that forced them (www.MNAT.com law firm, Paul Traub's law firm and eToys President/ CEO) - to "confess" that they lied under oath more than 34 times - over several years. Unfortunately, they were NOT prosecuted (or even properly investigated) - because Mitt Romney's law firm partner (Colm Connolly) was made the Delaware United States Attorney in August 2001. (Please see Colm's DOJ Office of Legal Policy Resume and NOTE: that Connolly was a partner of the MNAT law firm from 1999 to August 2001 - the "very" same time period Mitt Romney seeks to be "retroactively" resigned from) http://www.justice.gov/archive/olp/colmconnollyresume.htm
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Goldman Sachs and Bain Capital are (apparently) Above the Law
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Federal frauds and corruption appear to be the norm when it concerns Goldman Sachs & Bain Capital in Wilmington Delaware federal courts. You may have heard about the Matt Taibbi story "Greed and Debt" The True Story About Mitt Romney and Bain Capital. The Rolling Stone cover story denotes the fact that Michael Glazer (CEO of Kay Bee) - paid himself $18 million and then gave Bain Capital $83 million before filing bankruptcy of Kay Bee Toys. This, of course, is illegal for U.S. 47%'rs. But, when it comes to Goldman Sachs, Bain Capital and POTUS wannabe Mitt Romney - they are (apparently) - Above the Law.
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Federal Authorities are Protecting Bain Capital Organized Criminal Enterprise
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When the SEC, FBI, DOJ and various other authorities refused to do anything about the more than 100 crimes and blatant acts of federal corruption obvious; I filed a brief naming Mitt Romney and Bain Capital in the opening remarks. It also denotes the facts I just mentioned and concluded that we may suffer a national tragedy of Al Capone incarnate become POTUS.
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Delaware Federal Court Deliberately conceals Mitt Romney/ Bain Capital Fraud issues until Election is Over
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The Clerk of Court violated the Law and blamed it on the Judge. When the PoliticusUSA reporter (Rmuse) called her and asked why - she hung up the phone on him (see previous article Court Clerk Indicates Romney & Bain Capital are Above the Law). As the PoliticusUSA story denotes, our briefing was withheld from the record until the day of the election (where it was too late to inform the public). Only after Romney lost the election, was the briefing put on the docket for a hearing (the docket states posted November 6, 2012 - received October 24, 2012 and the hearing paper is dated November 7, 2012).
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Please Sign Our White House Petition Seeking Mitt Romney/ Bain Capital Investigation
Mitt Romney and Bain Capital shall remain Above the Law - unless we cry foul and say it is intolerable.
For those who wish to help - we have a PETITION at WhiteHouse.Gov - PLEASE SIGN?
(we only need 150 signatures for starters)
PETITION - Asking White House to Request Investigation into Mitt Romney/ Bain Capital 2001 Frauds & Corruption
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UPDATE
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The story is gaining strength - Grudge put it up (so the trolls would do their work)
AND
It even made it up on Long Island N.Y. - NEWSDAY station as Top 10 item this weekend
http://www.newsday.com/cmlink/newsday/2.1026/2.1028?Topic=Bain_Capital&showAll=webstory
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Thank You - EveryBody - For all the great support!
OverBurn
(935 posts)laserhaas
(7,805 posts)all ill gotten gains should be RICO'd and Romney should be ordered to do public service.
If they prosecute him - even though we have slam dunk evidences against Bain Capital;
there will always be some bogus banter it was political.
However - if B O were to pardon him (or at least clemency) - then Obama would be immortalized;
and it would forever put to bed - any incongruous banter.
jmowreader
(50,451 posts)No matter what Obama does the Right will vilify him. I believe Romney did far more damage than Bernie Madoff-Madoff's ponzi scheme did great harm but wasn't widely copied; Mitt using CDOs witth subprime mortgages underlying set the standard for LBO financing. It also caused the mortgage meltdown; if your whole business is dependent on coercing people to buy houses they can't afford you're going to do everything in your power to get everyone to do it.
If Romney was a Chinese citizen, a resident of the only nation on earth that has capital punishment for severe financial crimes, Romney would have been executed years ago. What he did was that bad.
laserhaas
(7,805 posts)Paul Traub is Mitt Romney's other (secret) attorney.
He was partners with fraudster Marc Dreier (now in the News again = everywhere)
and - he was also partners with Ponzi Schemer Tom Petters (also in the News again - in MN)
Plus = Traub, Bonacquist & Fox (TBF) partner (Harold Bonacquist) works with Dan Quayle at Cerberus
Romney & Cerberus are the BIG benefactors from the TARP (and Cerberus's Gabriele Fund was inside Madoff)
libdem4life
(13,877 posts)Why...why do Democrats, taxpayers, and the duly elected President ... how do we get off "pardoning" a dishonest, lying, harvesting, POS who ruined many, many, many families? How would that immortalize Obama? Besides, he needs to toughen up a bit....no, a whole lot.
At worst, sentence him to community work, an 8-5 regular job, set an alarm clock...after which he and Ann can count their money and continue to live in luxury off the peasants whose livlihoods he harvested.
laserhaas
(7,805 posts)for the sake of the greater good.
However
All the money they stole - and then some - should be RICO'd
Dubster
(427 posts)laserhaas
(7,805 posts)It is amazing - how much the main stream - acts in bad faith.
The comments are already closed on the link you provided.
freshwest
(53,661 posts)AnotherMcIntosh
(11,064 posts)laserhaas
(7,805 posts)Marc Dreier got 20 years (10 was enough and 8 should be on probation)
Tom Petters got 50 years (10 was enough and 8 of such should also be on Probation)
OKUN 1031 Tax Group got 100 (and 10 is more than enough)
Madoff got 125 years (and why more than 10 - why not make it 1000 = sheesshh)
The persons who should get time here is U.S. Attorney Colm Connolly and U.S. Trustee Roberta DeAngelis and Mark Kenney
they swore an oath to serve and protect - taking tax paid public funds as a salary at 3 times the rate of average American
Punishing them "Properly" would send a clear message to stop the bull [c]hit
AnotherMcIntosh
(11,064 posts)Since this is being handled at the Federal level, the Federal Sentencing Guidelines should be followed.
http://www.ussc.gov/
If Edwards (D) could be prosecuted and imprisoned, if Blagojevich (D) could be prosecuted and imprisoned, there's no reason to cut Romney any slack. His Republican status should not give him any de-facto immunity justifying clemecy or a pardon.
laserhaas
(7,805 posts)Granted -(and knowing) - Romney's perpensity for destroying the records;
chances are he will never do a day.
UNLESS - someone comes forward and testifies against him.
Traub, Gold, MNAT and the corrupt guys/ gals at our Dept of Justice should get years.
deafskeptic
(463 posts)its quite possible that some with an axe to grind agsinst him may come forward.
laserhaas
(7,805 posts)If the story breaks - I'm sure there are MANY other cases that will pop loose
and Bain Capital, Sankaty etc - will all get RICO'd
freshwest
(53,661 posts)freshwest
(53,661 posts)I suspect their lives will be shortned by the stress and heartbreak. And for NO good reason, just Mittens and Bain's greed.
laserhaas
(7,805 posts)He has much going on that the RWNJ controlled press is refusing to discuss.
freshwest
(53,661 posts)I hope that he does get involved...
laserhaas
(7,805 posts)The inflexible sword of truth is a wonderful thing - against tyranny, cronyism and corruption.
sheshe2
(83,338 posts)DDi Corp., an electronics company in Anaheim, California, filed for bankruptcy in 2003 after Bain sold shares in the company generating at least $85.5 million and billed $10 million in management fees.
GS Industries Inc., a steel company in Charlotte, North Carolina, filed for bankruptcy in 2001 after workers said a chief executive hired under Bain made missteps, including installing managers who lacked industry expertise, former employees said
Interviews with former employees and executives at Bain and companies it controlled, along with a review of Bains activities described in public documents and news accounts, paint a picture of an operation that wasnt focused on expanding employment. Instead, Bains mission, like most private equity firms, was to generate gains for its investors.
freshwest
(53,661 posts)laserhaas
(7,805 posts)That is why they can "openly" get away with so much and not care if we know it.
laserhaas
(7,805 posts)There's also The Learning Company and so many - Many more.
They have no reason to stop - if the DOJ is going to give them Get out of Jail Free Cards
sheshe2
(83,338 posts)I just don't know!
The unnecessary greed that has consumed the 1%, their need to feel that they are the privileged ones.The GOP has been bought and paid for! They are signed sealed delivered...they're your Zombies. They do your bidding!
laserhaas
(7,805 posts)All we can hope to do - is put a dent in their schemes & artifices to defraud.
sheshe2
(83,338 posts)Welcome to DU!
montanto
(2,966 posts)laserhaas
(7,805 posts)BTW - what does your moniker mean?
so close to Monsanto --
WCLinolVir
(951 posts)I picture Shitt being convicted. Jail would be appropriate and long overdue. This will be politicized no matter what. These people have little left to throw and not much sticks anymore. It just stinks.
laserhaas
(7,805 posts)We have been greatly blessed that all the money he stole - still did not BUY the White House seat.
It is the federal corruption that permitted him the chance
and that is what must be stopped at all costs
2naSalit
(86,054 posts)an appropriate punishment might include his being fined in the amount of all the taxes he should have paid for all those years, and some time with "those people" who happen to reside behind bars so he can get acquainted with some of his fellow citizens whom he's been avoiding. It's certain that he'd be getting a penthouse suite of a cell but he'd be confined at that could drive him so far over the cliff that nobody will have anything to do with him once released. He's already teetering on the precipice.
laserhaas
(7,805 posts)It will turn sooooo much faster than usual..
One can hope and pray.
2naSalit
(86,054 posts)GETTINGTIRED
(330 posts)I hope he has to spend lots and lots of money to defend his corrupt arse.......
laserhaas
(7,805 posts)I'm against that. It presents a chance for big gov to seize and leave no money for defense.
What a RICO indictment of Bain Capital would provide U.S. - is a chance to see what the taxes were "really" hiding.
heaven05
(18,124 posts)all this about mittshit and bain has been known for some time by very powerful people. Nothing was said, done, nothing will be done about mittshit's lies or bain and if mittshit has to spend a day in court or any time behind bars, pigs will fly.
laserhaas
(7,805 posts)sad to say...
octoberlib
(14,971 posts)laserhaas
(7,805 posts)We will see - what will be!
Alcibiades
(5,061 posts)The Obama DoJ simply does not do that.
laserhaas
(7,805 posts)We need a new face as USAG
AnotherMcIntosh
(11,064 posts)That is certainly something that Holder does not tolerate.
laserhaas
(7,805 posts)I've heard the remarks.
Can he be a user?
Jackpine Radical
(45,274 posts)medical marijuana operations & the like rather than doing useful prosecutions.
laserhaas
(7,805 posts)Judge did the same thing in the eToys case.
Though they confessed to 34 acts of deliberate Perjury
she said no Perjury was documented.
AnotherMcIntosh
(11,064 posts)laws to shut down state-approved medical marijuana dispensaries reduces the competition for those who otherwise sell illegal drugs.
As explained in Wikipedia,
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Allegations_of_CIA_drug_trafficking
laserhaas
(7,805 posts)I don't use the stuff myself.
Wonder if the real reason they are refusing to do the right thing here - is completely sinister.
Jackpine Radical
(45,274 posts)His whole scheme for avoiding prosecution collapsed before his very eyes.
laserhaas
(7,805 posts)I do wonder - if the case did break - how many heads would really roll.
sheshe2
(83,338 posts)Last edited Thu Nov 15, 2012, 10:06 PM - Edit history (1)
I will be going into a whole new high!
Prosecute the asshole and his sons!
They are all complicit.
laserhaas
(7,805 posts)G-D willing that I'm still alive and kicking December 5th
sheshe2
(83,338 posts)Unknown Beatle
(2,672 posts)is that we have known for at least a couple of years, maybe longer, that Mitt is a crook of the first order, yet people voted for him. I know someone who is a republican and we had several conversations regarding the presidential candidates, most notably Mitt. I presented him with facts regarding Mitt and Bain and I thought he was actually shocked to learn the truth. But, he still voted for Romney. WTF?
Some people never learn.
The GOP and Their Followers
laserhaas
(7,805 posts)And - even when he lost and I finally got this hearing
NOT a single one - emailed me or called me back - to say congrats.
They are so prejudice against a non white man with a strange name
He is really doing damn good.
hrmjustin
(71,265 posts)laserhaas
(7,805 posts)Appreciate the taking the time to read.
AlbertCat
(17,505 posts)But this, tho' icing on the cake, is NOT the most important to anyone!
How about the fact that he can't destroy America!
triplepoint
(431 posts)At least take his U.S. Passport away and ankle bracelet him. He is a flight risk to say the least. I would thing that he's already prepared for the "flee the country to avoid prosecution" plan, and is now executing it. Maybe he's headed for the bush CRIME family's Paraguay hacienda to bunk up with kenny lay boy there. Birds of a feather flock together....You know the drill...and so does mutt rmoney.
laserhaas
(7,805 posts)Bankruptcy Fraud Statute there is.
Including the one that has NEVER before been prosecute
18 U.S.C. § 155 Schemes to Fix Fees.
When attorneys lie to the federal court = to gain their (lucrative) employment = it is a crime.
It only as 3 requisites
That it be of a bankruptcy matter.
Benefit be "expressed" or "implied" (In this case we have "expressed" in vast details)
and that an oath/ declaration was required
Instead of suing each other for the millions (approx $3 million + to each firm) that was made
to get it "back" for the benefit of their clients
They circled the wagons and protected each other.
mzteaze
(448 posts)But as of 9:42 PM on 11/15 only 20 people have signed. If we are serious about it, it needs to get to 25K signatures by 12/14.
How does that happen?
laserhaas
(7,805 posts)At that time - everyone will pay attention
PLUS
More stories are coming out (and I'm trying to nag Taibbi and Flynt to do a piece)
Nhrtuvdxi
(7 posts)Looking forward to more. And even though I don't have much hope of him doing any jail time, he'll surely feel some discomfort at the uncertainty. He and Ryan brought out such horrid feelings in me, worse than Palin, and I didn't believe it possible.
Please stay safe.
crunch60
(1,412 posts)large crime syndicate.
ancianita
(35,812 posts)laserhaas
(7,805 posts)story broke late - so (hopefully) - we will pick up speed in the morning.
McCamy Taylor
(19,240 posts)laserhaas
(7,805 posts)We must be diligent in protecting our "ass"ets
defacto7
(13,485 posts)I can hardly take in all the crazy about Romney, the GOP and the courts tonight.
Sometimes it's so out there there's nothing to say. Is this the Twilight zone?
Rocky2007
(168 posts)laserhaas
(7,805 posts)We CAN surely get this to the requisite 150 by Monday morning.
Iwillnevergiveup
(9,298 posts)soitn'ly trumps Pretraeus. Signed!
laserhaas
(7,805 posts)And YES - Petraeus just fell on his sword - for backing Romney
Romney should do the same and confess (like Madoff & Dreier)
catnhatnh
(8,976 posts)laserhaas
(7,805 posts)Appreciate it much
Roland99
(53,342 posts)laserhaas
(7,805 posts)it is inexplicable and Intolerable - that he has been able to get away with so much crimes
OPENLY!
Vincardog
(20,234 posts)laserhaas
(7,805 posts)We are going to nail his arse to the handcupped wall
snagglepuss
(12,704 posts)laserhaas
(7,805 posts)mzteaze
(448 posts)the link to the petition on my favorite forum. I know plenty of the girls signed AND posted on their FB. Trying to help you to get to at least 150.
It was 63 at 2:38 AM on 11/17.
laserhaas
(7,805 posts)We have a great chance (after more than a decade of corruption)
to obtain justice here.
EmeraldCityGrl
(4,310 posts)Last edited Sat Nov 17, 2012, 06:42 AM - Edit history (1)
Rachel is the only one that could methodically explain this case, who the perps are, how it evolved.
My jaw dropped reading all of this and knowing so many knew about this and never reported it?
Thank you so much. Have signed the petition @24,900 have signed. This will spread like wildfire.
I wonder if situations like this are the reason Obama has had so much trouble filling his judicial
vacancies. In his second term this must be a priority.
laserhaas
(7,805 posts)because her General Counsel won't allow it.
Ed Schultz Producer wishes I'd lose his cell phone number (given to me by an ex Maddow gal)
More stories coming out soon.
The federal corruption must be addressed - Halted - and corrected (with measures to assure no further such acts)
mzteaze
(448 posts)scared of who? I've always been curious about how stories are selected and featured on shows like this. Also, is that the same reason why higher profile columnists pick or avoid stories like this?
Sophiegirl
(2,338 posts)laserhaas
(7,805 posts)TY very much
EOM
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EmeraldCityGrl
(4,310 posts)laserhaas
(7,805 posts)Appreciate the help...
onecent
(6,096 posts)How Corrupt really IS OUR government?????????
laserhaas
(7,805 posts)More stories coming (and it is Still gaining strength)
newspeak
(4,847 posts)is the greedy business dealings since the eighties have brought the people down (decent jobs), has brought healthy american companies down and has affected families, communities and our country. just so a handful of wheeldealers could make more money off of schemes that destroy, gut some healthy companies.
enron is a prime example. deregulating in california where they basically screwed grandmas, and some employees joked about it. enron scammed their employees, their customers with little conscience at all.
laserhaas
(7,805 posts)and on and on and on.
The organized criminals among U.S. include federal (rogue) agents
burrowowl
(17,606 posts)about the Dutch article on shenanigans in Europe?
Digit
(6,163 posts)This kind of thing makes my blood pressure go up.
laserhaas
(7,805 posts)It irks me greatly - too!
libodem
(19,288 posts)Duck.
mzteaze
(448 posts)At 82 today...
any updates?
laserhaas
(7,805 posts)My hearing alleges 19 NEW (novel) issues of Fraud & Perjury that the court has yet to address.
They had 26 days to respond (even though they were only allowed (legally) 10 days)
Instead - on Friday Night - they put in a Motion asking the court permission to take over my hearing,
and give them the latitude to NOT answer (in other words = tell me to go ==== myself)
AND
Today - the court granted their illegal requests and put in an order on November 20, 2012
that I must answer by November 20, 2012.
And I did (scramble) to get the answer in (not my best writing)
and the Court still is going to let them NOT answer for their crimes
It's basically all over = Romney/ Bain are back in control of Fraud & Corruption
and I'm doomed!
Why aren't you able to attract a high powered team of lawyers to answer these types of issues?
laserhaas
(7,805 posts)Unless they are already going down.
The 3rd Circuit Court has 2 Mormon Judges (Walter K Stapleton from the law firm www.MNAT.com and Judge Kent A Jordan who told the attorneys in eToys that "your lives are on the line here gentlemen"
then he was promoted to the 3rd Circuit Court 2 weeks later
and our case in the Delaware District Court was closed.
When we appealed to the 3rd Circuit
they said the Federal Rules of Appellate Procedure (FRAP)
Do NOT apply to this case.