Posted on 10/28/2009 3:20:56 PM PDT by Zakeet
For years, Philadelphia candidates for judicial seats and other offices have written checks to a New Jersey-based firm called Dan Silo Consultants.
Insiders knew that there was no Dan Silo. It was the name used by Pete Truman, a former Philadelphia ward leader and elected official who brokered the support of an alliance of African-American ward leaders in return for some handsome consulting fees.
Yesterday Truman, 74, was charged with filing a false tax return, failing to report consulting income estimated by federal authorities at $700,000 between 2001 and 2007.
Also charged with filing a false return was Chester Fulton, 53, another political consultant who collected fees for field work, mostly in North Philadelphia. The U.S. Attorneys' Office estimated that Fulton made more than $500,000 in fees between 2001 and 2007.
"The government takes tax fraud seriously, and will prosecute it regardless how people earn their income," Assistant U.S. Attorney Louis Lappen said last night.
(Excerpt) Read more at philly.com ...
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I am sure that tomorrow we can expect that Truman will be nominated by Obama to be the “elections car” or something like that.
Yesterday Truman, 74, was charged with filing a false tax return, failing to report consulting income estimated by federal authorities at $700,000 between 2001 and 2007.
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And the Chicago connection is......
It’s no problem. A federal judge will give him 45 days in jail for each count just like Fumo.
Will soon be the ‘ ethics’ szar for the hope and change gang
Read: Hope and chain gang.....We can hope.
Check the Philadelphia connection to Senator Burris and Loop Enterprise (who paid Burris 5,000/month) Loop was run by BO’s BIL and college friend and were involved in the Philadelphia (mayor and paramour involved, star witness died before it went to trial) pay for play case a couple of years back.
More detail in early part of this thread:
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2151323/posts
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