Posted on 07/15/2008 7:03:57 AM PDT by Liz
Rep. Charles Rangel said he will give up one of four rent-stabilized apartments that are supposed to be used as primary residences and for which Rangel paid about half of market rate for more than a decade. A moving truck may not be enough to protect Rangel from the legal repercussions of his longtime discount, according to Ken Boehm of the National Legal and Policy Center, which filed an FEC complaint. Rangel's years of low rent constituted an illegal corporate campaign contribution from building owner, the Olnick Organization. Rangel could face investigation by the House Ethics Committee. Rangel is worth $566,000-$1.2 million, according to disclosure forms, and shelled out just under $4,000 a month for the units. FEC records show his campaign committees accepted $4,500 in campaign contributions from the building's owner, Sylvia Olnick, since 2004.
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But he is a DEMOCRAP so it is OK
He’s giving up only one? Some sacrifice there Charlie.
Tied to the Whipping Post...
I bet that is the one he is 'evicting' himself out of.
So does Charlie have three mistresses - or four - stashed around town in these low-cost pads? In Manhattan, where your average Joe can’t evemn afford a one bedroom walk-up. Rangel has always struck me as oilier than Chevron. I hope this is his comeuppance.
Probably the one he used as an office, which is a clear violation of state law regarding use of rent-controlled spaces. The other three have been remodeled into one penthouse apartment.
remember nanci pelosi’s comment about the
republican “culture of corruption”?
Ah yes, the old “I haven’t done anything wrong and I’ll never do it a gain” routine.
“Rangel’s years of low rent constituted an illegal corporate campaign contribution.” SWEET! Of course, it’s too much to hope for jail time for both Rangel and the contributor since they’re DemocRATs, and only Republicans are accountable.
The question is which of Rangel’s “friends” will take over this sweetheart rental?
I want to see him take himself by the collar and inseam, and throw himself out on the street, swearing at himself, and screaming that he should never come back.
Culture of corruption.
Adn if only he would evict himself from Congress too!
Why is he even in ONE rent controlled apartment?
Who’s got the “Our Corruption Doesn’t Count” picture of Harry gReid?
Now I suppose to feel better. I don’t.
Man, there is so much the Republicans should be campaigning about in this election cycle - why don’t we have daily commercials? I thought they could use the premise of the Southwest airlines for the fight against the democrats...Want to pay more taxes? With democratic leadership that’ll be thousands of dollars, want gasoline at the pumps that’ll be atleast 5.00 a gallon with democrat leadership - you get the idea. Hello? Is anyone listening out there...you could get plenty of free and useful hints by reading Free Republic!@
Even at that he might not get sacked.
The House Ethics Committee. Now there is an oxymoron if ever there was one.
Little-Known But Exploited Loophole Allows Politicians To Drive, Maintain Expensive Cars, SUVs On Taxpayer Money.
Rep. Charles Rangel: ‘My Constituents Appreciate It’.
You may not realize it, but members of the House of Representatives can lease a car and have it paid for by you — the taxpayer. And it’s not just the car, but gas, registration, insurance … the works.
So now he only has three primary residences.
Laws, only good for the unwashed.
Flood the House Ethics Committee with letters and phone calls. Rules aren’t just for Republicans! Hold Rangel accountable (and Jefferson, and all the other criminals in the 110th). Here’s who to contact:
Committee on Standards of Official Conduct, HT-2 The Capitol, Washington, DC 20515, Tele# 202-225-7103, fax: 202-225-7392.
Tip to Charlie Rangel.....When you move out of your rent-subsidized apartment in New York City, be sure and move your freezer by yourself.(from your buddy in Louisiana)
“Rangel is worth $566,000-$1.2 million, according to disclosure forms”
Either he *directly* lied on the form, or is able to keep most of his net worth in hands of family or otherwise off the books.
If you are crooked there is one thing better than being a democrat, and that is to be a black democrat.
Only Democrats
So Rangel will be investigated by a dem controlled House??? Hahahahahaha.
How long before he uses the race card?
Landlord's reaction: he posted eviction notices on both apartment doors.
After sending him 'proof of marriage' we were allowed to keep one of the apartments.
Didn't he even talk to you first?
There was a fire in the elevator one day. So we had no elevator service for 4 months. The tenants put chairs out on each landing for resting but two elderly tenants died during those 4 months. Once we had service restored, the landlord tried, unsuccessfully, to tack the cost of the new elevator onto the rents as a "major capital imporvement".
I took pictures and made complaints . . . even testified against him in court once. I got a rent reduction.
He was very happy when I retired and moved to Florida.
This was the view from my bedroom window:
why on earth did you want to stay?
I was asked the same question in court. But they quickly took me off the stand once I mentioned my elderly mother also lived in the same building.
I loved my apartment! I had an ocean view from every room of my 2 bedroom apartment in Rockaway Beach - hands down the best area of New York City. Plus, I could walk to work and came home for lunch.
I was also an officer in the tenants' association which I helped form. We had a lot of very elderly people living in the building who weren't able to move. Someone had to stand up for them.
Western part of the peninsula is still cool. Love the Brazilian girls who seem to congregate on Beach 116th (I think).
I remember when they ripped down my grandmother's bungalow to make way for 'urban renewal' and the entire area sat vacant for a quarter of a century.
I'm happy that they've begun rebuilding at Arverne by the Sea.
Don’t miss the latest installment
(from the Washington Post today):
RANGEL’S CAUSE BEARS HIS NAME
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2045717/posts
I do not understand any conservative who supports rent control.
Nice View. Much better than the one from my apartment windows, especially during the winter months. I live in Central New York State, and compared to other cities, my rent is very cheap, and none of that crap that goes on in New York City.
I didn’t invent rent control or rent stablization, but as a former New York City renter I was sure glad it was there.
Upstate New York is beautiful, I did a lot of camping in the Adirondacks and Catskills. But the long New York winters were one of the reasons I finally moved south.
Guy must stay awake nights dreaming up ways to get money.
IRS pick up the red courtesy phone!!!
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