Perry donor's daughter got $70,000 to promote governor's technology fund

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By JAMES DREW, RYAN McNEILL and STEVE McGONIGLE / The Dallas Morning News

A company run by the daughter of a big-money donor and former adviser to Gov. Rick Perry was paid nearly $70,000 to promote the governor's Emerging Technology Fund, The Dallas Morning News has learned.


http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/news/politics/state/stories/DN-techfund_30pro.ART.State.Edition1.33e2b3a.html

[sonias]

1. Damn, Damn, Damn.....

Why don't these wing nuts who hate government bailouts see Perry's corruption? Is it OK for Perry to siphon off taxpayer money to dole out to his cronies and their families?

It does not appear that any laws were violated. But a nonprofit tax expert told The News that such directed transactions can have serious consequences with the IRS.

"It's highly unusual, and it looks very suspicious," said James P. Joseph, an adviser to the IRS who heads the tax-exempt practice at Arnold & Porter LLP in Washington D.C.

If a donor contributes money to be used as an "earmarked grant to pay your child, that's the definition of an insider transaction," Joseph said. Nance could also face questions from the IRS if he claimed the donation on his tax return, he said.

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[tanyev]

2. Heh. Most of the comments are anti-Perry.

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3. Sure but how are they voting?

See that's the disconnect. Oh they'll trash Perry, but then turn around and vote for him. So there aren't many Perry signs this year - no one is hardly supporting him proudly. Yet they tell pollsters they're going to vote for him.

And should that criminal win again ... we have no excuse. Texas will be the undisputed king of stupid in the country. :(

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4. Make me sick

to think about the deficit we have under perry.