Koch Industries made secret sale to Iran, report says

[NoodleyAppendage]

Source: Bloomberg

Koch Industries, the company controlled by GOP mega-donors Charles and David Koch, sold millions of dollars of petrochemical equipment to Iran in an end-run around a trade ban and cheated the government out of nearly 2 million barrels of oil from federal lands, according to a blockbuster report in the November issue of Bloomberg Markets magazine.

The company has also been involved in improper payments to win business in Africa, India and the Middle East, the Bloomberg report says.

It says internal company documents show the company made petrochemical equipment sales to Iran through foreign subsidiaries, thwarting a U.S. trade ban. The company also repeatedly ran afoul of environmental regulations, resulting in five criminal convictions since 1999 in the U.S. and Canada.

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So, not only are they GOP oligarchs...they are TRAITOROUS GOP oligarchs.

[WhiteTara]

1. The gave $4500 to Congressman Steve Womack (R)

for his votes. I wonder if he will give it back.

[MADem]

2. THIS is what needs to be shouted, over and over again.

The GOP would have a field day if some "blue" company was selling anything--even baby food--to Iran.

These guys not only sold, they bribed.

[FiveGoodMen]

3. Shouldn't we be waterboarding them?

[FSogol]

5. Or sending a drone?

Not that I recommend that on domestic soil.

[Matariki]

21. +1

[Ilsa]

4. Where's the DoJ? Will they act? nt

[NorthCarolina]

8. I would find it hard to believe that the DoJ is just now learning of this along with the rest of us.

[Guy Whitey Corngood]

9. We still have one of those? nt

[NoodleyAppendage]

17. Probably not...unfortunately. n/t

J

[McCamy Taylor]

6. In a recent a recent journal, I suggested that the Kochs were afraid and this is why they are so

desperate to control the feds. Now, we know what they are afraid of.

[madrchsod]

15. i remember that..

is`t it nice when a hunch pays off.:thumbsup:

[hue]

7. Koch Industries are replete with such activities.

They manipulate around the laws for any profit!! MG I hope charges are brought against them & they get their
a$$e$ hauled of to jail!!

[Kingofalldems]

10. Special Prosecutor needed on this one

[Crowman1979]

11. Hell, I'm surprised that drunk prick McCarthey didn't do anything to this company back in the 50's.

[Uncle Joe]

12. Kicked and recommended.

Thanks for the thread, NoodleyAppendage.

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[madrchsod]

14. wow..this came from bloomberg markets not....

some crazy left wing conspiracy website.

i wonder if our cracker jack doj will do anything about this....

wait a minute! is`t that trading with the sworn enemy of the usa? did`t the usa just boycott that goof ball`s speech? isn`t iran the sworn enemy of israel?

nah, the the doj will give the boys a sharp talking to and tell them not to do it again.

[fascisthunter]

16. And the Bush Family did business with the Nazis

right wingers are traitors to this country.

[defendandprotect]

20. Our corporate press today is under control of the same families/corporations which gave

the world Hitler and Nazis --

or, as I'm calling it these days -- our Goebbels' style press --



:evilgrin:

[defendandprotect]

18. And these are the people who funded the DLC for more than 20 years ... !!!

They're criminals -- thugs --

and, imo, this is beyond greed -- this is hatred for humanity, peace, nature.

[NoodleyAppendage]

19. Agreed. Every time I see one of the Koch's on TV, I immediately think Batman villains. n/t

J

[Matariki]

22. Will anything happen to them?

Or are they above the law?

I think I'll put a curse on them. (It just feels good to say that)

[defendandprotect]

23. Great question ... how do Obama and Dems feel about Koch Bros./DLC these days ....

After all they funded the DLC for more than 20 years -- influencing its agenda,

selection of its candidates -- and its presidential candidates --


Keep in mind, DLC was also funded by the criminal Pfizer and Chevron -- among others!!

Thanks, Dems!!

[saras]

25. If all you're going to do is put a curse on them, then nothing will happen

What do you want to happen, and who do you expect to do it?

[Crowman1979]

24. Not to mention helping out Stalin as well.

[goforit]

26. The Koch bros are TERRORIST

[toddwv]

27. Whenever I see a Koch bro, I'm reminded of a segment from "OnDeadly Ground".

Michael Caine cracks me up in this...
(Warning: There be cursewords!!!)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u3DEIpVhXhA

[DonCoquixote]

28. Keep in mind

There are very few families that can claim to have been allies of both the Third Reich and Stalin's USSR. The Koches have that "honor"..