'Bernie Madoff of campaign finance' charged with stealing from Democrats (Kinde Durkee)

9/15/11

[Libloather]

Link only - 'Bernie Madoff of campaign finance' charged with stealing from Democrats

[Libloather]

That's a shame. Mugshot not available.

[2banana]

Is this a good or bad thing? :-)

[RatRipper]

no honor among thieves . . .

[blueunicorn6]

One woman handling the money for all those campaigns? Nope...something else is going on here.

[Jack Hydrazine]

[.45 Long Colt]

How much Solyndra cash was she laundering?

[Vaduz]

She just wanted the democrats to know what it feels like.

[txnuke]

Thanks for posting.

Okay, who is willing to bet their paycheck that Obama-agents found out about all that money she was spending on non-campaign related expenses (like her mom's assisted living home, etc) and put the "squeeze" on her? Yep, its a longshot, I would not bet my paycheck that it really happened, but I would not bet against it, either.

"Let me be perfectly clear". I am saying I think there is a chance that she was guaranteed that she would be let off easy if she "contributed" millions of dollars of California democrat politicians campaign money to the Obama "fund".

Any takers on THAT conspiracy theory discussion?

[txnuke]

Thanks for the photo. /sarc

In the best tradition of freeper males, I pronounce her GUILTY.

[US_MilitaryRules]

I pronounce her innocent for cleaning out the demonrats bank accounts! As long as it has actually has been done! : ) As far as that laz guy is concerned, She is gulty as he!!!!

[Liz]

Was Kinde the bagman for Dems---laundering campaign donations into offshore accounts---all tax-free? Was she nailed b/c she skimmed a little too much off the top for herself?

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Kindee Durkee's clients have included Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) and Rep. Loretta Sanchez (D-CA) as well as state legislators and L.A. City Council members. She is being held on mail fraud charges. The charge against her is reportedly related to her work with a member of the California assembly, but the full criminal complaint against her has not yet been posted. Durkee was arrested at the office of her business, Durkee & Associates, in Burbank. (Excerpt) Read more at tpmmuckraker.talkingpointsmemo.com ...

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Durkee has had enforcement actions taken against her four times by the state Fair Political Practices Commission, primarily for failing to report transactions or information. She has also received at least a half a dozen enforcement warning letters from the commission and stipulated to a violation before the City of San Diego Ethics Commission. What sort of "enforcement actions" were taken? Apparently, she has never been punished. Life is great for democrap crooks, huh? They just keep rollin', until they forget a kickback or two.....

Kinde's company, Durkee and Associates, says on its website: “Since 1972 we have worked for 5 presidential campaigns, 4 gubernatorial campaigns, numerous senate, congressional, state and local candidates, initiatives, political action committees and many non-profit associates and small businesses.” (Excerpt) Read more at ocregister.com.

There's a zillion ways to scam using non-profits, PACS, and other campaign accounts.

1. Lack of internal control policies;

2. Difficulties in obtaining documentation;

3. Untimely account balance reconciliations;

4. Lack of compensating controls in: journal entries, bank reconciliations, cash disbursements, and utility billing revenues;

5. No consistent process of financial entries;

6. Excessive financial entries made to correct or adjust initial entries;

7. Bank reconciliations not correctly reconciled to general ledger.

Did Kinde use the Madoff MO to stash stolen money? Bernie's Ponzi assets were stashed in a super-secret labyrinth of interrelated international funds, institutions and financial entities of almost unparalleled complexity and breadth......with assets and businesses in multiple places overseas that hid thievery, money laundering and tax evasion.

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'I've been robbed,' California lawmaker says
SacBee: Capitol Alert | Dan Smith / FR Posted by SmithL, Sept 4, 2011 Assemblyman Jose Solorio today told his constituents that he fell victim to alleged mail fraud by Burbank-based Democratic campaign treasurer Kinde Durkee, writing that the FBI contacted him Friday to break the news. According this Associated Press story, the FBI arrested Durkee Friday and she is expected at appear in court Tuesday. Under the headline "I've Been Robbed. The FBI Has Arrested My Treasurer," Solorio, D-Santa Ana, posted the following letter today: Dear Friends, I wanted to reach out to you directly with the facts regarding the recent arrest of Kinde Durkee, the person I trusted as my campaign treasurer. I hired her because she was regarded as a highly respected professional, and for decades, the treasurer for the campaigns of many prominent elected officials in the state. (Excerpt) Read more at blogs.sacbee.com ...