Thursday, March 29, 2012

Governor To Be Indicted?!

Sadly, no not Scott Walker. Not yet anyway.

But Governor Nikki Haley of South Carolina is apparently up to her neck in hot water.

The Palmetto Public Record is reporting that Haley is being investigated by the IRS and the FBI which might lead to federal indictments.

The PPR reports that Haley's father got a $775,000 loan to build a temple, but has been bilking the contractors who built it.  Of further interest is that speculation is that a lot of this money went to the family's million dollar home or if some of it went into Haley's campaign war chest.

What I'm sure is purely coincidental, the banker that arranged the loan got appointed by Haley to the state's education board.

Then they describe this Walkeresque scenario:
According to information obtained by Palmetto Public Record, federal investigators are looking into allegations that in return for donating to a temple that may never be built, Dr. Randhawa gives donors receipts for amounts larger than their tax-deductible donation. The feds are also looking into whether Gov. Haley used her political influence to convince wealthy potential donors to give money to the temple, which is where her role in the investigation comes into play.
And the temple itself might be in a world of hurt.  They apparently violated the law when they were actively supporting and politicking for Haley, using the temple's resources.

So while it's not Walker facing the handcuffs yet, this bit of news can only lead to his anxiety.

6 comments:

  1. I wonder how they found out about that.

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  2. I hope he's squirming!

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  3. I bet some citizen who was hoodwinked by the Haley Temple deal squealed when they sat down to do their taxes...patriotism is directly related to money for some people.
    Tim Christopher has been on my mind the last few days and this quote from him is appropriate for all America:
    "The rule of law is dependent upon a government that is willing to abide by the law."
    Let's remove the moneychangers from the House of our democracy!

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  4. Cog, this kind of sounds like Robin Vos's and his dad arranging TIFs in Burlington that benefits...now wait for it...Robin Vos. We understand that Robin was warned not to pursue the TIF (for his ownership interest in the hotel) given his GOP position in the State...but did so anyway. Check into it. Vos seems to get himself involved in ethically challenged situations multiple times. For example, legislation benefiting his auto dealer donor, legislation benefiting his rental properties...and, apparently local TIF benefiting his hotel business interest. He no longer is even worried about the appearance on impropriety.b

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  5. For some reason the first thing that pops into my mind is Rindfleish's chat comment to Villa inquiring about the cost of leasing a hotel. Why would the campaign fundraiser working in the County Executive's office be interested in leasing a hotel?

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  6. "NIKKI HALEY’S FAMILY TEMPLE HAS BEEN UNDER INVESTIGATION FOR NEARLY A YEAR

    For the last year, FITS has been the only news outlet in the state reporting on an ongoing federal investigation into alleged financial irregularities at the Sikh Religious Society of South Carolina – a.k.a. the “Sikh Temple.”

    In fact, we first reported on financial problems at the temple back in November 2010 – a day before its former accountant, Nikki Haley, was elected governor of South Carolina." http://www.fitsnews.com/2012/03/28/sikh-temple-roots-of-fed-probe-uncovered/

    Nut graph?

    "We know that former SLED chief Reggie Lloyd – who announced his resignation from Haley’s cabinet last March – forwarded specific temple-related allegations to the FBI in early 2011. Those allegations reportedly centered on the issuance of fraudulent tax receipts, illegal campaign activity on Haley’s behalf and improper cash disbursements – including disbursements to Haley and her family."

    Governor Haley denial:

    "Gov. Nikki Haley vehemently denied Thursday that she is in any way connected to a 2011 tax audit of the Sikh temple in Chapin where her parents are leaders.

    “It is flat out not true,” Haley said of speculation that has swirled around the State House for weeks that she is tied to the IRS audit of the Broad River Road temple.

    “I have never kept their books. I’ve never made deposits. I never signed checks. I never did financial statements,” Haley said. “This is a church that I don’t go to. There are no issues related to me and that church.”"
    http://www.thestate.com/2012/03/30/2213648/sc-governor-denies-she-is-tied.html

    Waaah:

    "Sorry fellas. I'm not going anywhere no matter how many lies you put on a blog. The days of dirty blogger politics will come to an end when people stop paying these guys to spread trash."
    http://www.facebook.com/NikkiHaley/posts/10150641848673226












    Gov. Nikki Haley vehemently denied Thursday that she is in any way connected to a 2011 tax audit of the Sikh temple in Chapin where her parents are leaders.

    “It is flat out not true,” Haley said of speculation that has swirled around the State House for weeks that she is tied to the IRS audit of the Broad River Road temple.

    “I have never kept their books. I’ve never made deposits. I never signed checks. I never did financial statements,” Haley said. “This is a church that I don’t go to. There are no issues related to me and that church.”

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