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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsAt this rate we may need to start building a new Federal Prison - Sekulow seems to be next
Through a complex arrangement involving ACLJ and another charity, $5.5 million was paid directly to Sekulow and five family members in salary or other compensation, tax records covering those years show. Another $7.5 million went to businesses owned by Sekulow and his sister-in-law for producing and consulting on TV, movie and radio shows, including his weekday program, Jay Sekulow Live! And $21 million went to a small law firm co-owned by Sekulow, records show.
The public face of the two nonprofits is the ACLJ, the charity started by televangelist Pat Robertson in 1990 and known for its defense of Christian causes before the Supreme Court. Sekulow is its chief counsel.
But in 2011, the ACLJ formalized an arrangement that first routes donations solicited in its name to the other nonprofit, Christian Advocates Serving Evangelism, or CASE, tax filings show. CASE is controlled entirely by Sekulow, his wife and his two sons, who serve as the only voting members on the board. The ACLJ relies on CASE for nearly its entire budget, $53 million in 2015, meaning the Sekulows effectively control both charities, nonprofit experts said.
The public face of the two nonprofits is the ACLJ, the charity started by televangelist Pat Robertson in 1990 and known for its defense of Christian causes before the Supreme Court. Sekulow is its chief counsel.
But in 2011, the ACLJ formalized an arrangement that first routes donations solicited in its name to the other nonprofit, Christian Advocates Serving Evangelism, or CASE, tax filings show. CASE is controlled entirely by Sekulow, his wife and his two sons, who serve as the only voting members on the board. The ACLJ relies on CASE for nearly its entire budget, $53 million in 2015, meaning the Sekulows effectively control both charities, nonprofit experts said.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/investigations/trump-attorney-jay-sekulows-family-has-been-paid-millions-from-charities-they-control/2017/06/27/6428d988-5852-11e7-ba90-f5875b7d1876_story.html?utm_term=.7361b8c034f6
http://crooksandliars.com/2017/06/trumps-good-christian-lawyer-funnelled-60
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At this rate we may need to start building a new Federal Prison - Sekulow seems to be next (Original Post)
rufus dog
Jun 2017
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Of course, the Thieving Scumbag's lawyer is a thieving scumbag, too. Lock Them Up!
writes3000
Jun 2017
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writes3000
(4,734 posts)1. Of course, the Thieving Scumbag's lawyer is a thieving scumbag, too. Lock Them Up!
KT2000
(20,577 posts)2. a family of predators
and they belong in jail.
Ezior
(505 posts)3. So this is legal? Great. WTF.
Well, what did I expect from a guy working to get gays in Africa imprisoned.
Scumbag of the highest order.