What Do Rashida Tlaib, Ethics & FEC Have In Common? #PerkinsCoieSucks

Q: What do Rashida Tlaib, Ethics & FEC have in common?

A: Perkinsoiesucks

It seems Rashida Tlaib, et al, have a disregard for due process because there exists multiple, ongoing investigations pertaining to the 13th Congressional District, but then again, we are dealing with "Legal Geniuses" (trademark pending).

Taken from the Office of Congressional Ethics Referral:

The decision to pay Rep. Tlaib a salary from the campaign remained a source of concern for Rep. Tlaib, and thus for her campaign staff, throughout her campaign. Ultimately, the campaign paid Rep. Tlaib $45,500.00 between May 7, 2018 and December 1, 2018. 

The OCE requested an opportunity to interview Rep. Tlaib in order to address her potentially problematic salary payments. Rep. Tlaib declined to interview with the OCE. Likewise, campaign staff members with knowledge of her receipt of salary payments also declined to interview with the OCE.

It also seems Rashida and her co-conspirators do not believe they must be transparent, since the Michigan Attorney General's Office is busy, busy, busy!

It also seems NPG VAN has bank routing information for DNC campaigns.

In the bank transactions, I see "ACH/BANKCARD MERCH DEP". Are there any other entities other than NGP VAN that has the campaigns routing numbers to make transactions? - There is one transaction for a withdrawal of $2,500 on 5/11/18... it just didn't seem to match other financial activities of NGP VAN that I could see. The Credit Union couldn't tell me any more than what I can see on the on-line transactions.  p65 ref.

I am in utter shock...nah, not really.... J'ai dit une bêtise.

Brian Svoboda of Perkins Coie Sucks is representing Rashida.

#perkinscoiesucks

Brian also represented Conyers, but, now he has died, which means he no longer has

Brian lied.

Brian is a co-conspirator.

https://ethics.house.gov/sites/ethics.house.gov/files/20190829%20COE%20Response%20Letter%20%28Review%20No.%2019-4114%29.pdf

At least we now have a cursory understanding of her motivation to impeach Trump.

Here are the Exhibits of her Ethics Referral.

If only Trump would stop obstructing justice and pull that House Ethics Committee referred DOJ IG Report from his backpocket, we would at least find out why she is an illegitimately elected, but hey, what do I know?

I know the Horowitz FISA IG Report is to be released December 9, 2019.

I know Trump is obstructing justice because there is an Order of Protection for the Whistleblower from the Highest Authority.

Rashida knows who the Whistleblower is.

Someone should ask her to identify the whistleblower, because the information is already public knowledge, in the public record.

Let us sit back, and enjoy cocktails and popcorn to see what happens next because all those freshmen candidates Nancy propped up the those 2018 Congressional Districts by and through the techniques of gerrymandering, are going ahead full steam with the impeachment.

(This is the part where Nancy Pelosi sells Rashida down the river.)

#maytheheavensfall

Ethics panel extends probe; report says Tlaib likely misused campaign funds

"I did nothing wrong because I am a Legal Genius."

The House Ethics Committee said Thursday it's extending an investigation into Rep. Rashida Tlaib and released a report that alleged there's "substantial reason to believe" she misused campaign funds.

The report from the Board of the Office of Congressional Ethics focused on payments Tlaib's campaign made to the Detroit Democrat after the Nov. 6, 2018, election but before she took office. The report recommended the matter receive further review and even suggested the committee subpoena the freshman lawmaker and three campaign staffers.

Tlaib has denied wrongdoing.

Under federal regulations, candidates are generally allowed to receive salary payments from their own campaigns. However, one of the many conditions for those payments is they must be for work performed through the date of the general election.

"Rep. Tlaib, through her counsel, argues she complied with these conditions; however, several documents provided to the OCE by Rep. Tlaib suggest otherwise," the report said. "Specifically, documents provided to the OCE indicate Rep. Tlaib was paid for work she performed after November 6, 2018 — the date of the general election."

Tlaib received a $2,000 payment on Nov. 16 and a $15,500 payment on Dec. 1, according to the report. The other payments she received from her campaign — $28,000 total — occurred before the election.

The report included an email from Tlaib's campaign treasurer to campaign staff. The email said "for most of us" the pay period for Dec. 1 checks was  "Nov. 16, 2018 to December 31, 2018."

The OCE board unanimously recommended further review of the allegation that Tlaib converted campaign funds to personal use. A press release from the House Ethics Committee said "in order to gather additional information" the committee will review the matter.

"... Out of fairness to all respondents, and to assure the integrity of its work, the committee will refrain from making further public statements on this matter pending completion of its initial review," said a statement from top members of the House Ethics Committee.

The Ethics Committee is evenly divided among five Democrats and five Republicans, though it is chaired by Democratic Rep. Ted Deutch of Florida.

A formal response from lawyers for Tlaib called the report "unprecedented." The response noted the House is looking into events that occurred before Tlaib took office and that are traditionally handled by the Federal Election Commission.

Tlaib's lawyers said the payments that occurred after the election were "to catch up on the salary which she had accrued, but had theretofore been withheld."

In a statement, Tlaib said she had to leave her job as a civil rights attorney to campaign for the U.S. House in 2018 while raising two sons as a single mother. Federal regulations allowed her to receive a salary, and she "received the minimum salary payments necessary for me to meet my personal financial obligations, while ensuring that the campaign reserved the resources needed to reach voters," the freshman lawmaker said.

Tlaib's statement added, "I look forward to the Ethics Committee’s prompt resolution of this matter in my favor, and I hope my experience will clear more room for people like me to run for office by availing themselves of FEC innovations that level the playing field, like paying a non-incumbent candidate salary or covering childcare expenses with campaign funds, so that financial privilege is not a prerequisite to participate in our democracy."

Office of Congressional Ethics Referral of Rashida Tlaib OCE Review No. 19-4114 by Beverly Tran on Scribd

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Ethics panel still reviewing Conyers' pay to aide

Buckle up and let's get this show on the road!

WASHINGTON – The U.S. House Ethics Committee said today it’s continuing to look at whether

Former Chief of Staff for
U.S. Representative John Conyers, Jr.

U.S. Rep. John Conyers, D-Detroit, wrongly paid his former chief of staff for four months she didn’t work.

The committee today released documents outlining its review of Conyers, which has been known about for some months. A report from the Office of Congressional Ethics raises the possibility that Conyers violated House rules when he paid Cynthia Martin more than $50,000 for work she did not do last year.

But Conyers — the longest-serving active member of Congress — argued through his lawyers in a response to the committee that the wages were paid to Martin as part of a termination settlement crafted on the advice of the U.S. House’s own internal employment counsel.

More: Publication says fight for John Conyers' committee spot is brewing

David Lazarus,
Perkins Coie

Brian Svoboda and David Lazarus of Washington law firm Perkins Coie wrote to the committee in June that Martin — who had worked for Conyers for nearly two decades, the last eight of which she was his chief of staff — was kept on payroll even after she was effectively terminated as a means to pay her accrued annual leave she was owed and two months’ severance pay.

Martin lost her job last year after pleading guilty to a misdemeanor charge of receiving stolen property in Washington, D.C., unrelated to her job as Conyers’ chief of staff. The charge involved some $16,000 wrongly deposited into her credit union account and her initial refusal to pay it back.

Conyers’ lawyers — who acknowledged he has refused to cooperate with the House Ethics Committee’s inquiry, believing he was not given proper notice and that is simply rehashes reviews already completed — said he believes the settlement agreement with Martin was proper.

“Mr. Conyers acted reasonably to separate from his longtime aide. … The criminal charge forced Mr. Conyers to make a difficult decision,” they said. “In effect, Ms. Martin was placed back on payroll in order for her to receive severance and accrued annual leave,” the lawyers added.

The lawyers also noted that House members are given wide latitude in determining compensation for their employees, though there are pay scale limits. At the time of her firing, Martin was making as chief of staff $13,333 a month.

The release of information by the committee noted that Conyers’ insistence aside, they will continue to review the money paid to Martin, noting rules that require House employees to be paid commensurate with the services they provide and that paying her for time she wasn’t working may be a violation.

http://www.freep.com/story/news/politics/2017/08/09/john-conyers-ethics-panel-aide/553210001/

Office of Congressional Ethics Report and Findings on John Conyers Compensating Cynthia Martin #17-7171 by Beverly Tran on Scribd

Office of Congressional Ethics Exhibits of U.S. Representative John Conyers Compensation of Cynthia Martin... by Beverly Tran on Scribd

Representative Conyers' Response Office of Congressional Ethics on Investigation of Cynthia Martin 17-7171 by Beverly Tran on Scribd

Once again, the moral of the story is, "Do not be mean to my Sweetie. Period."

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