Greitens lied about charity donor list and misused it, allegations in report say

[brooklynite]

Source: Kansas City Star

JEFFERSON CITY • Gov. Eric Greitens ran an off-the-books political campaign as early as 2014, took a charity donor list to raise campaign funds and ultimately lied about that list in a signed statement to the state's ethics commission, according to documents and testimony from six of his former employees.

The findings are outlined in a 23-page report released Wednesday by a Missouri House committee investigating Greitens, a Republican. The report contains evidence that Greitens and associates lied in campaign filings, a class A misdemeanor, and violated campaign finance law — a civil offense — when he operated a shadow campaign a year before filing required paperwork with election authorities.

The report and its reams of exhibits plot the former Navy SEAL's methodical rise from non-profit founder to "conservative outsider" governor of Missouri — by relying on money he raised from members of the charity's donor list he had pledged to keep private.

Read more: http://www.stltoday.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/greitens-lied-to-state-ethics-commission-took-charity-donor-list/article_bae3c7c0-f353-557c-9c66-4b7f710a7423.html

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Who would have imagined that the whole "tying up his girfriend and taking photos to blackmail her" story would become incidental?

[RandySF]

1. And. Wait for it

Pence’s Chief of Staff work on Grietan’s campaign.

[Eliot Rosewater]

3. Another pile of filth republican

I didnt start calling them FILTH until they sided with Putin over America

[Wellstone ruled]

2. This whole thing is looking more and more

of how the Koch Brothers selected Governors,are and will make any attempt of not leaving Office for any reason. Keep watch on Wisconsin.

[pecosbob]

4. What a surprise

Another Koch/ALEC aligned politician that previously displayed a shocking lack of ethics is now shown to lack any ethics at all.

I also look to Wisconsin. It was hard to watch as it became a stage for the dismantling of public employee unions.