Den of Thieves

I don't normally post these, but this came with helpful links for every item. Received via email:

$34,000:

The amount of federal taxes that Secretary of the Treasury
Timothy Geithner(D)
failed to pay during his employment at
the International Monetary Fund despite receiving extra
compensation and explanatory brochures that described his
tax liabilities.

True: http://www.cleveland.com/nation/index.ssf/2009/01/timothy_geithner_obamas_nomine.html

$75,000:
The amount of money that the head of the powerful tax-writing committee,
Rep. Charlie Rangel (D-NY),
was forced to report on his taxes after the discovery that he
had not reported income from a Dominican Republic rental
property. His excuses for the failure started with blaming
his wife, then his accountant and finally the fact that he
didn't speak Spanish.

True http://www.nypost.com/seven/09102008/news/regionalnews/rangels_spanish_excuse_128444.htm

$93,000:
The INCREASE in the amount of petty cash
each of our Congressional representatives
voted to givethemselves
in January 2009 during the height of an economic meltdown.
That's a $40 + million INCREASE!
http://gatewaypundit.blogspot.com/2009/01/its-recession-congress-gives-lawmakers.html See video here from Fox

$133,900:
The amount Fannie Mae "invested" in
Chris Dodd (D-CT),
head of the powerful Senate Banking Committee, presumably to
repel oversight of the GSE prior to its meltdown.
Said meltdown helped touch off the current economic crisis.
In only a few years time, Fannie also "invested" over$105,000
in then-Senator Barack Obama.
True: http://www.opensecrets.org/news/2008/07/top-senate-recipients-of-fanni.html

$140,000:
The amount of back taxes and interest that Cabinet nominee
Tom Daschle (D)
was forced to cough up after the vetting
process revealed significant, unexplained tax liabilities.

True: http://online.wsj.com/article/SB123335984751235247.html?mod=googlenews_wsj Wall Street Journal

$356,000:
The approximate amount of income and deductions that
Daschle (D)
was forced to report on his amended 2005 and
2007 tax returns after being caught cheating on his taxes.
This includes $255,256 for the use of a car service,
$83,333 in unreported income, and $14,963 in charitable
contributions.

True: http://online.wsj.com/article/SB123335984751235247.html?mod=googlenews_wsj Wall Street Journal

$800,000:
The amount of "sweetheart" mortgages Senate Banking Chairman
Chris Dodd (D-CT)
received from Countrywide Financial, the details for which he has refused to release
details despite months of promises to do so. Countrywide
was once the nation's largest mortgage lender and linked
to Government-Sponsored Entities like Fannie Mae and
Freddie Mac. Their meltdown precipitated the current
financial crisis. Just days ago in Pennsylvania ,
Countrywide was forced to pay $150,000,000 in mortgage
assistance following "a state investigation that concluded
that Countrywide relaxed its underwriting standards to
sell risky loans to consumers who did not understand them
and could not afford them."

True: http://rightvoices.com/2008/08/21/more-sweetheart-loan-details-on-senator-chris-dodd-d-ct-chairman-of-the-senate-committee-on-banking-housing-and-urban-affairs/

$1,000,000:
The estimated amount of donations by
Denise Rich,
wife of fugitive
Marc Rich,
to Democrat interests and the William J. Clinton Foundation
in an apparent quid pro quo deal that resulted in a
pardon for Mr. Rich.
The pardon was reviewed and blessed by
Obama Attorney General and then Deputy AG
Eric Holder,
despite numerous requests by government officials to turn it down.

True: http://articles.latimes.com/2008/nov/20/nation/na-holder20

$12,000,000:
The amount of TARP money provided to community bank
OneUnited
despite the fact that it did not qualify for funds, and
was "under attack from its regulators for allegations of
poor lending practices and executive-pay abuses." It turns out that
Rep. Maxine Waters (D-CA),
a key contributor to the Fannie Mae meltdown, just happens to be
married to one of the bank's former directors.

True: http://online.wsj.com/article/SB123258284337504295.html Wall Street Journal

$23,500,000:
The upper range of net worth
Rep. Allan Mollohan (D-WV)
accumulated in four years time according toThe Washington Post
through earmarks of "tens of millions of dollars to
groups associated with his own business partners.."

True: http://www.washingtonpost..com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/05/14/AR2006051401032.html Washington Post


$2,000,000,000:
($2 billion) the approximate amount of money that House Appropriations Chairman
David Obey (D-WI)
is earmarking
related to his son's lobbying efforts. The son,
Craig Obey,
is "a top lobbyist for the nonprofit group" that would
receive a roughly $2 billion component of the "Stimulus" package.
True: http://www.newwest.net/topic/article/a_plan_for_stimulus_money_national_parks/C530/L37/

and this as a list of these related stories: http://search.yahoo.com/404handler?src=news&+++%0A+fr%3D404_news%26ref%3Dhttp://directorblue.blogspot.com/2009/01/obama-democrats-by-numbers.html&url=http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090129/ap_on_go_co/stimulus_national_parks_2
$3,700,000,000:
($3.7 billion) not to be outdone, this is the estimated
value of various defense contracts awarded to a company
controlled by the husband of
Rep. Diane Feinstein (D-CA).
Despite an obvious conflict-of-interest as"a member of the
Military Construction Appropriations subcommittee,
Sen. Feinstein voted for appropriations worth billions to her husband's firms."
True: http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/chronicle/archive/2003/04/22/MN310531.DTL

$4,190,000,000:
($4.19 billion) the amount of money in the so-called
"Stimulus" package devoted to
fraudulent voter registration ACORN group
under the auspices of "Community Stabilization Activities". ACORN is currently the subject of a RICO suit in Ohio .

True: http://www.ocregister.com/articles/stimulus-economy-percent-2295331-bill-pelosi


$1,646,000,000,000 ($1.646 trillion):
The approximate amount of annual United States exports
endangered by the "Stimulus" package, which provides a "Buy
American" stricture. According to international trade
experts, a "US-EU trade war looms" which could result in
a worldwide economic depression reminiscent of that touched
off by the protectionist Smoot-Hawley Act.

True: http://www.asiaing.com/2008-national-export-strategy-the-new-global-main-street.html

and http://www.powerlineblog.com/archives/2009/01/022685.php

Background: Smmot-Hawley Act: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Smoot-Hawley_Tariff_Act