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G-Men Banging at Al Sharpton's Front Door | |
2007-12-13 | |
Teams of federal agents swooped down on up to 10 close associates of the Rev. Al Sharpton Wednesday, demanding the flamboyant clergyman's financial records since 2001. Sharpton's former chief of staff said he was roused at his Harlem home about 6:30 a.m. by two FBI agents who handed him a subpoena to bring the records to a federal grand jury the day after Christmas. Several employees of Sharpton's National Action Network also got wakeup subpoenas to testify before the Brooklyn panel, the rabble-rousing reverend's lawyer said. The FBI and IRS are investigating whether Sharpton improperly misstated the amount of money he raised during his 2004 White House run to illegally obtain federal matching funds, a source familiar with the probe said.
The feds are also looking into allegations of tax fraud, including whether Sharpton commingled funds from his nonprofit National Action Network with several of his for-profit ventures, the source said. | |
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#16 Any word from his twin brother on this? |
Posted by: Mike N. 2007-12-13 18:01 |
#15 On Tuesday, Al was "pontificating" about getting in the way of Chicago going after the 2016 Olympics because of "patterns of poo-lice brutality". On Thursday, he's getting a Fed wake up call. Told ya not to mess wit Da Mayor... |
Posted by: Capsu78 2007-12-13 17:50 |
#14 Did you guys find my check in there? |
Posted by: Steve Pagonis 2007-12-13 17:49 |
#13 #7 Truly, this is a time of miracles. Posted by: trailing wife 2007-12-13 14:39 I'll say a big AMEN to that, TW! |
Posted by: Ptah 2007-12-13 17:48 |
#12 2007-08, by way of fiat, Sharpton's Politically Correct Enterprises became a Branch of Gubmint during the Clinton's Administration; so the IRS is basically sueing itself with our tax money. |
Posted by: RD 2007-12-13 16:51 |
#11 That's gonna put a crimp in his lifestyle. National Action Network owns everything the good Reverend uses, from the cars to his home, to his suits. |
Posted by: Pappy 2007-12-13 16:28 |
#10 Maybe he can use Tawana Brawley as a reference... |
Posted by: tu3031 2007-12-13 15:16 |
#9 Get the Reverend Ike as his cellmate.(Birds of a feather) |
Posted by: Redneck Jim 2007-12-13 15:05 |
#8 "Spread 'em!", said Al's cellmate. |
Posted by: ed 2007-12-13 14:41 |
#7 Truly, this is a time of miracles. |
Posted by: trailing wife 2007-12-13 14:39 |
#6 Things must be bad for Al if the government has finally gotten around to protesting the Reverend. What a race-baiting |
Posted by: JohnQC 2007-12-13 12:50 |
#5 G-Men Banging at Al Sharpton's Front Door No doubt someone will make a tasteless joke about his cellmate banging on Al's back door, but it ain't gonna be me! |
Posted by: SteveS 2007-12-13 12:47 |
#4 The lawyer has a point. LOL. |
Posted by: Seafarious 2007-12-13 11:40 |
#3 Just another example of the Man keeping a successful brother down. |
Posted by: Rambler 2007-12-13 11:38 |
#2 Lawyer Michael Hardy shrugged off the probe, which sought a vast array of business, political and personal records, as a federal fishing expedition. "I can't think of a time when the Rev. Sharpton wasn't under investigation," he said. |
Posted by: tu3031 2007-12-13 11:18 |
#1 Damn! Where's my race card!! |
Posted by: The "Reverend" Al Sharpton 2007-12-13 10:31 |