Apple not far from the tree
As we all know, Mexico's government is one of the most corrupt in the world. It is full of bribes, lies, payoffs, back room deals, theft. You name it they do it in the Mexican government.
Well we seem to be, in political correct terms, importing this culture of corruption.
Complaint accuses Nuñez of misusing charity.
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-nunez23jan23,1,3304370.story?ctrack=1&cset=true
SACRAMENTO -- A complaint filed with state ethics officials Tuesday accused Assembly Speaker Fabian Nuñez of using a charity to illegally funnel donations into political activities.
The complaint cites more than $270,000 that Nuñez solicited in 2005 and 2006 from corporations, utilities and other interests with a stake in legislation to pay for toy giveaways, scholarships, youth summits and other events that featured Nuñez and were arranged by his staff.
In a complaint filed with the Fair Political Practices Commission, the Foundation for Taxpayer and Consumer Rights accused Nuñez of dodging state restrictions on campaign donations by asking donors to give to the nonprofit, then using the money for his political benefit.
Nuñez said the complaint misinterprets the law. He called the allegations "a huge stretch from where reality is of what law allows a member of the Legislature to do."
"People can file complaints every day of the week about whatever they want to file complaints about," said Nuñez, adding that there was nothing illegal or unethical about his work with Collective Space.
Under a 1997 state law, politicians must file public reports whenever donors give to non-campaign causes at the politician's request. Such donations are not presumed to be gifts or campaign donations, according to the law, if made "principally for charitable purposes."
In its complaint, the foundation argued that the money Nuñez solicited for Collective Space should be considered campaign contributions because charity officials had no involvement in deciding how to spend the donations and the money was spent to highlightNuñez's political profile.
The donations Nuñez solicited for the charity ranged from $2,500 to $50,000. At least six of the 20 donors -- Blue Cross of California, California Correctional Peace Officers' Assn., Pacific Gas & Electric, Southern California Edison, Southern California Gas Co. and Zenith Insurance -- also gave the maximum $6,600 to Nuñez's political committee.
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What arrogance from yet another Democrat politician, and hispanic at that. I not only question his ethics but with his history of support for open boarders and the La (KKK) Raza, Reqonquista movements. His loyalty to this country. As a supposedly elected official of U.S. Citezens, he often supports and introduces legislation that is very anticonstituant.
This diverting of funds is not anything new to American politics. Both the Republican and Democratic parties have been guilty of this in the past. What is questionable is Nunez and where he put the money.
Well we seem to be, in political correct terms, importing this culture of corruption.
Complaint accuses Nuñez of misusing charity.
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-nunez23jan23,1,3304370.story?ctrack=1&cset=true
SACRAMENTO -- A complaint filed with state ethics officials Tuesday accused Assembly Speaker Fabian Nuñez of using a charity to illegally funnel donations into political activities.
The complaint cites more than $270,000 that Nuñez solicited in 2005 and 2006 from corporations, utilities and other interests with a stake in legislation to pay for toy giveaways, scholarships, youth summits and other events that featured Nuñez and were arranged by his staff.
In a complaint filed with the Fair Political Practices Commission, the Foundation for Taxpayer and Consumer Rights accused Nuñez of dodging state restrictions on campaign donations by asking donors to give to the nonprofit, then using the money for his political benefit.
Nuñez said the complaint misinterprets the law. He called the allegations "a huge stretch from where reality is of what law allows a member of the Legislature to do."
"People can file complaints every day of the week about whatever they want to file complaints about," said Nuñez, adding that there was nothing illegal or unethical about his work with Collective Space.
Under a 1997 state law, politicians must file public reports whenever donors give to non-campaign causes at the politician's request. Such donations are not presumed to be gifts or campaign donations, according to the law, if made "principally for charitable purposes."
In its complaint, the foundation argued that the money Nuñez solicited for Collective Space should be considered campaign contributions because charity officials had no involvement in deciding how to spend the donations and the money was spent to highlightNuñez's political profile.
The donations Nuñez solicited for the charity ranged from $2,500 to $50,000. At least six of the 20 donors -- Blue Cross of California, California Correctional Peace Officers' Assn., Pacific Gas & Electric, Southern California Edison, Southern California Gas Co. and Zenith Insurance -- also gave the maximum $6,600 to Nuñez's political committee.
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What arrogance from yet another Democrat politician, and hispanic at that. I not only question his ethics but with his history of support for open boarders and the La (KKK) Raza, Reqonquista movements. His loyalty to this country. As a supposedly elected official of U.S. Citezens, he often supports and introduces legislation that is very anticonstituant.
This diverting of funds is not anything new to American politics. Both the Republican and Democratic parties have been guilty of this in the past. What is questionable is Nunez and where he put the money.
