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11. OMG, the catholic church closed on a loan without all the relevent info on financing

Mon Jan 11, 2016, 07:33 PM

Jan 2016

And couldn't back out when financing fell through?

Somehow I don't believe this story at all. And why, oh why, is it only being investigated now?

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Group calls for fraud investigation into Jane Sanders' land deals [View all] Cali_Democrat Jan 2016 OP

Lemme guess..... DFW Jan 2016 #1

Rodent carnal knowledge. MeNMyVolt Jan 2016 #85

This is interesting. I wonder if anything will come of it. NurseJackie Jan 2016 #2

Yes, it sounds very, very serious!!! CoffeeCat Jan 2016 #51

You ought to call Ken Star! Sounds like white Water or something! Dustlawyer Jan 2016 #65

Sure you do. Alert the media. 840high Jan 2016 #72

Yeah, how dare she say she had donations and not had them so the college had to pay part. trillion Jan 2016 #96

It's a conspiracy! Blue_Adept Jan 2016 #3

this has been handmade34 Jan 2016 #4

Sanders supporters like to blather about Hillary's baggage, but at least her baggage has been well Metric System Jan 2016 #6

you can trust handmade34 Jan 2016 #8

fester enid602 Jan 2016 #39

I was suggesting handmade34 Jan 2016 #40

Most people in Vermont means a few hundred thousand people - he's now running to be the leader..... George II Jan 2016 #41

If you read the entire article, you will see that this particular issue notadmblnd Jan 2016 #38

Not by the national press or the national GOP. pnwmom Jan 2016 #55

Especially when the resources of the billionaires are available to make mountains out rhett o rick Jan 2016 #70

You think so, do you? You think all of Hillary's baggage is on the table? DisgustipatedinCA Jan 2016 #98

Whatever else one may say about her, Jane Sanders does NOT have the KingCharlemagne Jan 2016 #106

Hadn't heard of it until now. joshcryer Jan 2016 #13

2011? handmade34 Jan 2016 #28

The Church's connection to this land deal is one worth exploring. nt msanthrope Jan 2016 #97

They needed the money because they raped children. DisgustipatedinCA Jan 2016 #99

Yes. The Archdiocese had settlements to pay. Jane Sander's role in acquiring this particular msanthrope Jan 2016 #101

I guess this is supposed to remind me of Whitewater and the Clinton scandal. valerief Jan 2016 #5

Whitewater was investigated for years and turned out to be nothing. pnwmom Jan 2016 #7

And yet bringing up this reminds me of the Clinton scandal. nt valerief Jan 2016 #10

If Bernie is the nominee, this will be Jane Sanders' Whitewater, pnwmom Jan 2016 #14

It actually reminds me of lots and lots of Clinton scandals. I'm remembering more every hour. nt DisgustipatedinCA Jan 2016 #50

....x10+ 840high Jan 2016 #73

aka the Great Right Wing Conspiracy. joshcryer Jan 2016 #75

Yeah, but this is likely nothing, too. joshcryer Jan 2016 #16

Too early to say. But it doesn't matter. If he's the nominee they'll use it against him, pnwmom Jan 2016 #17

I can't argue with that. joshcryer Jan 2016 #20

Right. The scandal is never about the facts. Just announcing the scandal makes valerief Jan 2016 #19

They need a nice sounding name for it. joshcryer Jan 2016 #22

LOL. n/t Smarmie Doofus Jan 2016 #9

OMG, the catholic church closed on a loan without all the relevent info on financing passiveporcupine Jan 2016 #11

The information provided the Church apparently contained false information. pnwmom Jan 2016 #18

Does not sound like the charity was the problem, even if pledges fell through passiveporcupine Jan 2016 #27

Cali on DU posted an article about this last March, before Bernie even announced. pnwmom Jan 2016 #37

Posted by The Daily Caller because Sanders was hinting at a run passiveporcupine Jan 2016 #45

The Cali who posted about this in March is a strong Bernie supporter. pnwmom Jan 2016 #46

She posted it to show it was a false story passiveporcupine Jan 2016 #58

The VT. Digger has written quite a bit about this and they're not a RW rag. n/t pnwmom Jan 2016 #69

And they have no more proof than Daily Caller passiveporcupine Jan 2016 #71

Because Hillary's campaign is shitting their pants. pangaia Jan 2016 #21

It's not 'only being investigated now', the investigation has been going on since 2014 anigbrowl Jan 2016 #79

where is the "investigation" from your first link. passiveporcupine Jan 2016 #84

An audit is a financial investigation. anigbrowl Jan 2016 #87

You are correct, I shouldn't have broad brushed. passiveporcupine Jan 2016 #90

as I mentioned in my last reply passiveporcupine Jan 2016 #92

Oh sorry, I did not realize you meant a criminal investigation anigbrowl Jan 2016 #94

I am a Hillary supporter but two words: Victoria Toensing Kingofalldems Jan 2016 #12

It's a heads up. If Bernie is the nominee, this stuff will be all over the place. pnwmom Jan 2016 #23

Lots of false crap was flung about Obama too, and none of it stuck. He still won. passiveporcupine Jan 2016 #60

If Bernie wins, anyone who thinks he won't be subject to the same mudslinging pnwmom Jan 2016 #66

I didn't say it won't be flung at him passiveporcupine Jan 2016 #68

I am actually surprised that Victoria didn't hold this back. DURHAM D Jan 2016 #30

Victoria Toensing. That indeed does say it all. emulatorloo Jan 2016 #31

....! KoKo Jan 2016 #91

I have not heard about that duet of liars in ages. asjr Jan 2016 #34

Thank you Uponthegears Jan 2016 #35

Bingo- catnhatnh Jan 2016 #105

This thread will be alerted on and hidden in a matter of minutes. A similar one was just closed due Metric System Jan 2016 #15

It won't matter. This is already going to make national news. leftofcool Jan 2016 #26

Thats pitiful. Why? Is the story not true? Is there no call for an investigation? 7962 Jan 2016 #29

Nah...to good for a laugh. (nt) paleotn Jan 2016 #43

this seems like a panic button being pushed nt geek tragedy Jan 2016 #24

It's just the GOP preparing for the possibility of Bernie being the nominee. pnwmom Jan 2016 #25

I just love cutting and pasting notadmblnd Jan 2016 #32

good essay... handmade34 Jan 2016 #36

thanks for posting this passiveporcupine Jan 2016 #63

Overstating loan amounts still constitutes bank fraud Cali_Democrat Jan 2016 #47

I just love this game! notadmblnd Jan 2016 #53

You're leaving out the $1 million "pledge" to be paid out over the subsequent 6 years, pnwmom Jan 2016 #56

Oh you want particulars on who was supposed to raise what. notadmblnd Jan 2016 #59

As the President of a tiny college, the buck stopped with Jane. Any million dollar pnwmom Jan 2016 #67

If you've read what I've posted notadmblnd Jan 2016 #88

I read what you posted and it doesn't discuss the million dollar bequest. pnwmom Jan 2016 #89

Then you did not read the article. notadmblnd Jan 2016 #102

You just had your lunch taken from you below. Why you no reply? DisgustipatedinCA Jan 2016 #100

the same group that is now saying fraud investigation being requested by Vermont GOP official passiveporcupine Jan 2016 #49

And in another VTDigger story passiveporcupine Jan 2016 #57

LOL. Not worthy of more than that. nt silvershadow Jan 2016 #33

I love the smell of Uponthegears Jan 2016 #42

+1000 (nt) paleotn Jan 2016 #44

+1 Yes it does! Bernin Jan 2016 #48

One can just SMELL the panic Plucketeer Jan 2016 #81

One word.....Whitewater blackspade Jan 2016 #52

Yup. That was used against Hillary -- though it amounted to nothing -- and this pnwmom Jan 2016 #54

So pounding this bullshit at DU is a public service announcement? blackspade Jan 2016 #62

So many people here think Whitewater, etc is a strike against Hillary, and a reason pnwmom Jan 2016 #64

Whitewater was bullshit. blackspade Jan 2016 #76

What a coincidence that this breaks just when Bernie closes up in the National polls. Indepatriot Jan 2016 #61

Heehee - they are pure. 840high Jan 2016 #74

Jane Sanders was, at minimum grossly incompetant RandySF Jan 2016 #77

200K? That's it? snoringvoter Jan 2016 #78

It's not the amount, it's the fact she took it. RandySF Jan 2016 #80

Piffle. snoringvoter Jan 2016 #82

If you can't get anything to stick on Bernie, harass Jane. Shame, shame. marble falls Jan 2016 #104

this college only had a $150k endowment when she became President anigbrowl Jan 2016 #83

According to articles posted here, the college disagrees with you passiveporcupine Jan 2016 #86

Bring it. Bring everything you've got. DisgustipatedinCA Jan 2016 #95

Hmmm...., yes, but lexington filly Jan 2016 #93

If they are paying the bank mortgage on time for the property, the bank should shut the fuck up. Sunlei Jan 2016 #103