Posted on 09/09/2013 12:57:23 PM PDT by PBRCat
The U.S. attorney’s office in Springfield has been busy the past few years investigating a variety of fraud schemes involving state grants. Thirteen people have been charged so far, six who have pleaded guilty.
Two of them have ties to President Barack Obama. One is the daughter of his controversial former pastor, the Rev. Jeremiah Wright. Another was chief of staff to Obama’s longtime friend Eric E. Whitaker when Whitaker was Illinois’ public health chief.
In all, prosecutors are alleging a total of $16 million in fraud involving state health or commerce department grants and contracts.
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But I thought the Democrats cared about the poor, the disadvantaged, the women and children and the Republicans only cared about money and the rich? I can’t believe that NBC news lied to me.
Good time to start World War III, maybe somewhere in the middle east. Libya, Egypt, oh, oH, I GOT IT! How about Syria! That’s the ticket!
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