Still more on the audit free years
The waters just get murkier and murkier. From the Amherst Times today:
“The facts are not on Mr. Reynolds’ side. A cursory look at the NRCC filings show that from 2001-2003 the NRCC under Rep. Tom Davis spent $64,000 on various accounting expenses, including audits by Deloitte & Touche. During Tom Reynolds’ tenure the NRCC’s only expense to Deloitte & Touche was for $2,000 and not one payment was logged as audit expenses during the entire time period. Roll Call reports that Republican sources say that the committee has not had an audit since 2003.
“Fiscal irresponsibility aside, this lack of oversight raises several questions with regard to criminal conduct. Generally, lenders will request an audit before granting loans. The NRCC received $11,000,000 in loans during Tom Reynolds’ tenure and there is currently an FBI investigation as to whether audits were conducted and if the NRCC, under Reynolds’ leadership, presented fraudulent material in order to obtain loans.
“This is not the first time Reynolds has attempted to abscond from a scandal by blaming others. In 2006, Congressman Mark Foley attempted to engage in pedophilia with a 16 year old congressional page. Instead of taking action when he heard about “odd, but not explicit†emails (as Reynolds, himself, described them in his 2006 TV ad) from a congressman to a 16 year old boy, Reynolds casually passed the information along to “his supervisor,†then House Speaker Dennis Hastert. “With the Foley scandal Tom blamed his supervisor and with the NRCC scandal, Tom is blaming his subordinate? Does Tom Reynolds ever accept responsibility for his poor leadership or does he just pass the buck?†stated Powers for Congress Campaign Manager, John Gerken. “Western New Yorkers deserve better than this. They deserve real leadership and accountability in Washington, DC, not a Congressman embroiled in scandal.â€
Looks like Tommy-boy (”fat guy in a little coat”) is up to his neck in high muddy water.
[Update at JB's request]
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Excellent post!
I motion again for the “Sweaty Reynolds” photo! My money says (pun intended) that Tommy Boy is drippin’ wet right about now! FBI Investigation! 11 Million dollars! The only other part of this is when the hand of Broomarik is found to have left fingerprints somewhere in this criminal case.
Did I mention it’s a good day to be a DEMOCRAT!
Hey Jon Powers! Nice analysis! ALL THE WAY TO WASHINGTON JON!
As you wish, Jiminy…
Most excellent ladkiddo! It renews my faith in mankind. I always figured there just HAD to be a reason a man would sweat like that. I could not for the life of me imagine that someone with such a huge glandular malfunction could sit in the hallowed halls of Congress and produce slime at that rate.
But thanks to the FBI, we now know why. Another one of life’s great mysteries resolved!