The Chief of Staff for New York Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez abruptly resigned on Friday, and reports quickly surfaced that he was under federal investigation.
Saikat Chakrabarti, according to the New York Post, is being probed over a pair of political action committees (PACs) that he personally oversaw, Brand New Congress and Justice Democrats.
The PACs, a Federal Election Commission filing states, “funneled more than $1 million in political donations into two private companies that Chakrabarti also incorporated and controlled.”
The private companies appear to have been set up as a means to muddy the waters when it comes to federal reporting, as they are not held to the same reporting standards on spending and fundraising disclosure.
UPDATE: Feds are looking into possible campaign finance misdeeds by @AOC Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s chief of staff ( @saikatc ). The two #PACs being probed, ‘Brand New Congress’ and ‘Justice Democrats’, were set up to support progressive candidates.https://t.co/w0FVBKgdKT
— Sara A. Carter (@SaraCarterDC) August 4, 2019
Earlier this year, the Political Insider reported that a complaint had been filed by the National Legal and Policy Center on this very matter.
The complaint alleged that Chakrabarti engaged in “an elaborate scheme to avoid proper disclosure of campaign expenditures” and that the effort was “coordinated” with other “respondents,” including the congresswoman herself.
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Ocasio-Cortez Being Looked At
Even better than her Chief of Staff under investigation is that the Post reports multiple sources have indicated Ocasio-Cortez’ implementation of new salary rules was actually part of a means to help him cover up his misdeeds.
In February, the New York socialist announced that entry-level staffers would receive a base salary of $52,000 a year, a move aimed at championing a “living wage.”
You may recall her bragging about it and the media lapping it up at the time.
Leadership starts with our choices.
That’s why I decided that no one on my staff will make less than $52k/year.
It’s likely one of the highest entry-level salaries on the Hill. We pinch pennies elsewhere, but it’s worth every dime to pay a living wage.https://t.co/IxfNH4632h
— Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (@AOC) February 23, 2019
“Federal authorities are looking at new salary rules imposed by Ocasio-Cortez when she took office earlier this year, and whether they were put in place to let Chakrabarti dodge public financial-disclosure rules,” the New York Post reported.
Ocasio-Cortez’s communications director, Corbin Trent, who also resigned alongside Chakrabarti, had explained to The Hill that salaries for her staff would not exceed $80,000. The average pay for a person in that position is $146,830.
Very noble of him to take such a pay cut so junior staffers could make a ‘living wage.’ Or was it?
The report goes on to explain, “Because his salary was less than $126,000, congressional rules exempted the chief of staff from having to disclose his outside income.”
Prison Time?
Former FEC commissioner Brad Smith previously explained that if Chakrabarti, Trent, or even AOC knew of the intent behind the scheme, they could be facing very serious penalties.
“If this were determined to be knowing and willful, they could be facing jail time,” Smith alleged.
It’s a good thing the duo was so insistent on allowing felons the right to vote. Perhaps they’ll still be able to help a Democrat win the popular vote in 2020 when all is said and done.
“Even if it’s not knowing and willful, it would be a clear civil violation of the act, which would require disgorgement of the contributions and civil penalties,” he continued. “I think they’ve got some real issues here.”
Underscoring the severity of this development, Ocasio-Cortez, widely known as willing to speak on just about any topic, refused to comment on the resignations and failed to show up at an event in the Bronx over the weekend.
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This is a common tactic of the left. Remember the Clinton’s moving their Foundation to Canada because the law permits not disclosing your contributors or their names. Nice huh? Hillary sent Uma Abdin there to handle oversight of the cash flowing into the Foundation. ( She was a federal employee being paid by taxpayers to do the Clinton’s dirty work.) AS we know Uma is muslim. AOC former COS is also muslim and is doing the exact same illegal crap that Hillary was doing. He now will handle her re election with all the illegal funds he has collected while working as her Chief of Staff.
Does a Wood Pecker peck? Does a dog lick his Walnuts? It looks like the “Squad” is crooked as a Three dollar bill. And Pelosi is playing them like a fiddle. Amazing, they are so corrupt, they’re are tripping over their own egos on their way to prison.
AOC should go in jail After jail time to take a boat in Cuba 90 minutes from US
Everybody knows what they did. That doesn’t mean jack when it comes to justice. Everybody knows what Comey, Brenner, Clapper—there isn’t room to name all of the miscreants; but we all know what they did. And they’re not only walking around free, but benefiting from their betrayals. Business as usual.
If she was a republican, the liberals would be all over her….hypocrites. She is a very bad example of a politician and an embarrassment to our govt. She is also a bad example as a female politician who I can’t believe isn’t getting on her case by others. She needs to be replaced. I wonder if George Soros paid for her election with donations?
Jail time sounds good to me!!!!!
She is nothing but a vile evil person. She seems to think citizens are stupid. I’ve got
news for this vile racist we’re not.
For someone with a big mouth, she’s pretty quiet now. I hope they throw the book at her. She should be forced to resign.
She’s a socialist, stealing is second nature in socialism, In fact, I suspect that without an empowered organized criminal element involved you can not establish a socialist state. They call it redistributing the wealth or anti capitalism all it really is, is stealing.
Pull his passport, he may be a flight risk! Those people including AOC are dangerous. Their intent is to destroy America. The young Turks are behind some of this. Research!
I’ll believe some jail time when I see it,which will probably be around 20never.
You said he was the brain behind AOC if there is a brain connected to her in would be a soloist.
Who is paying these people – the staff I mean? Is it coming out of AOC’s House salary? Or are these people immediately hired by OPM and placed in a GS position at a GS10 slot?
Socialism is being promoted through many of our educators… Many students are leaning left because our educators have convinced them that Socialism is best, which is definitely incorrect. Socialism is unfair to all that will be forced to support the dead-beats…
C’mon Pelosi go give those two kids a big hug and let them know they have nothing to worry about, corruption is just the way democrats operate.
Well, AOC is a Democrat. That’s for sure.
Under the paragraph entitled PRISON TIME? that nasty word INTENT pops up!!! Since Hillary slid past prosecution because no INTENT was found (ala Comey), does that mean that any politician -especially democrats – says they didn’t INTEND to break the law – they skate????
AOC ‘s actions and words have always been scripted by her Chief of Staff. She auditioned for him when they were looking for a progressive candidate. She does not make a move without him.
And the corruption in the Democrat party goes on and on and on. Time to wipe out the Democrat party……ALL OF THEM!
They need to investigate to see if AOC’s Chief of Staff has any ties to any terrorist organization, too!!
What a corrupt circle they live in and at the expense of the United States.
It doesn’t take any of them very long to learn corruption is the way to a big bank account. All these corrupt politicians do is steal money from the American people. They do nothing the people want because they are too busy scheming and lying and throwing their dirt under the carpet! They all make me sick! This country needs big reform.
We were just informed Thursday from Wm. Barr that esteemed lawyer, that the DOJ won’t prosecute James Comey for “leaking classified memos” to his NY friend and buddy Sullivan. We do indeed have a “Double tiered” justice system, and it wouldn’t surprise me if AOC gets off scot free because she is a “dim.”
Exactly, Just like Hillary didn’t.
that’s right GreenBox – because it will be found they didn’t “INTEND” to break the rules!
If only grand juries are promptly assigned to tackle issues like this,so they can be indicted right away. instead of the useless and expensive “special counsel investigations” like Mueller’s, then maybe we can have some satisfaction that the Rule of LAW in our country is still alive even to our elected officials. MAGA 2020
None of these people will be charged or prosecuted.
Rhetorical, much?
Does a dog bark? Do bears crap in the woods?
Of coarse AOC covered up her sugar daddy!
I don’t think she is smart enough to have come with all this on her own. I think she must have been tutored by the Democratic machine in NY.
My mother used to tell us we would be judged by the company we kept. I guess she was right as always!
Such an innocent little cutie, she couldn’t be involved in this form of self-bottom-dealing, usually attributed to the more seasoned Democrat Politicians like Clinton, Biden, Pelosi & Menendez. I guess you just can’t judge a book by its cover; but it does make it clearer that you CAN judge a crook by its’ Bluster!
Happy prison time to you and your staff
To do some “money laundering” you bet!
Can you imagine what she can do with her Congressional “pork barrel” budget? Who voted for this idipt and a thief?
Wouldn’t surprise me.
Probably one of their own LLC’s
I think they set up two or three to funnel their money through. Money they are stealing from her pac
He resigns and right away goes to work for an organization which promotes the Green New Deal.
Kotex is an AKA Hilliary clone and nothing will happen to her!
Kotex is an AKA Hilliary clone and nothing will happen to her!
Have no fear!!!! O…KRA…..ZEO is here…. We make up the rule that you have to follow…. BUT we D O N ‘ T !!!!!!!