Posted on Aug 27, 2022
Former Texas Rep. Steve Stockman’s arrest surfaces as feds build case against Trump ally
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An effort by the United Arab Emirates to convince the United States with the help of a wealthy real estate investor to name former congressman Stephen Stockman as U.S. ambassador to that country during Donald Trump's presidency unraveled with the lawmaker's 2017 arrest on fraud charges, prosecutors said.
U.S. prosecutors made the statement in a filing late on Thursday in Brooklyn federal court ahead of next month's scheduled criminal trial of Tom Barrack, a billionaire real estate investor and fundraiser for Trump's 2016 presidential campaign. Barrack, charged with acting as a UAE agent without notifying the U.S. attorney general as required, has pleaded not guilty.
The filing, partially redacted, stated that the UAE in early 2017 asked Barrack, who had chaired Trump's inaugural committee and has described the former president as a close friend, to advocate for Stockman's appointment as American ambassador to the Middle Eastern country. An amended version of the filing made on Friday redacted Stockman's name.
U.S. prosecutors made the statement in a filing late on Thursday in Brooklyn federal court ahead of next month's scheduled criminal trial of Tom Barrack, a billionaire real estate investor and fundraiser for Trump's 2016 presidential campaign. Barrack, charged with acting as a UAE agent without notifying the U.S. attorney general as required, has pleaded not guilty.
The filing, partially redacted, stated that the UAE in early 2017 asked Barrack, who had chaired Trump's inaugural committee and has described the former president as a close friend, to advocate for Stockman's appointment as American ambassador to the Middle Eastern country. An amended version of the filing made on Friday redacted Stockman's name.
Former Texas Rep. Steve Stockman’s arrest surfaces as feds build case against Trump ally
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PO1 William "Chip" Nagel
..."The 74-year-old Barrack, who was chairman of Trump’s 2017 inaugural fund, and his associate Matthew Grimes, 27, were arrested in July.
Both men have pleaded not guilty to charges of secretly advancing the UAE’s interests, at the direction of senior UAE officials, by influencing Trump’s 2016 campaign foreign policy positions and U.S. government stances during the first half of Trump’s presidency.
In 2018, Stockman was convicted in federal court of masterminding a wide-ranging fraud scheme, using significant charitable donations from big-shot conservative donors to cover campaign debts and personal expenses. He was found guilty of all but one of the 24 counts brought against him, including fraud, money laundering and violating federal election law.
In late 2020, Trump commuted the remainder of Stockman’s 10-year prison sentence, prompting his release from the Federal Correctional Institution, a low-security facility in Beaumont. His family had been worried about his health after he contracted COVID-19 while incarcerated."
..."The 74-year-old Barrack, who was chairman of Trump’s 2017 inaugural fund, and his associate Matthew Grimes, 27, were arrested in July.
Both men have pleaded not guilty to charges of secretly advancing the UAE’s interests, at the direction of senior UAE officials, by influencing Trump’s 2016 campaign foreign policy positions and U.S. government stances during the first half of Trump’s presidency.
In 2018, Stockman was convicted in federal court of masterminding a wide-ranging fraud scheme, using significant charitable donations from big-shot conservative donors to cover campaign debts and personal expenses. He was found guilty of all but one of the 24 counts brought against him, including fraud, money laundering and violating federal election law.
In late 2020, Trump commuted the remainder of Stockman’s 10-year prison sentence, prompting his release from the Federal Correctional Institution, a low-security facility in Beaumont. His family had been worried about his health after he contracted COVID-19 while incarcerated."
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There are 11 convicted criminals from Trump's 2016 campaign, Trump's presidency, to include Steve Bannon and Mike Flynn. Trump, himself, was impeached twice by Congress and he faces prosecution.
My question is whether we, the American People, want our USA to be known as the Land Ruled by Convicted Criminals? If we don't care then, let's admit that our Representative Democracy has failed.
Lt Col Charlie Brown SFC David Reid, M.S, PHR, SHRM-CP, DTM SGT (Join to see) PO1 William "Chip" Nagel LTC Joe Anderson LTC Jason Strickland CW5 Jack Cardwell LTC Stephen F. MAJ Dale E. Wilson, Ph.D. SGT David A. 'Cowboy' Groth SFC Joe S. Davis Jr., MSM, DSL Lt Col John (Jack) Christensen SSG Michael Noll COL Mikel J. Burroughs SSG Robert Webster
My question is whether we, the American People, want our USA to be known as the Land Ruled by Convicted Criminals? If we don't care then, let's admit that our Representative Democracy has failed.
Lt Col Charlie Brown SFC David Reid, M.S, PHR, SHRM-CP, DTM SGT (Join to see) PO1 William "Chip" Nagel LTC Joe Anderson LTC Jason Strickland CW5 Jack Cardwell LTC Stephen F. MAJ Dale E. Wilson, Ph.D. SGT David A. 'Cowboy' Groth SFC Joe S. Davis Jr., MSM, DSL Lt Col John (Jack) Christensen SSG Michael Noll COL Mikel J. Burroughs SSG Robert Webster
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CPT Gurinder (Gene) Rana
Lt Col Scott Shuttleworth, agreeing the Trump has messed up and he is an authoritarian is the first steps to redemption Sir.
According to open source, Trump is in real trouble based on the Mar-a-Lago raids by the FBI, statements by Trump's legal counsel of 12 years and one of Trump's chiefs of staff. His former legal counsel of 12 years says that Trump removed classified documents from the White House for nefarious reasons and that he believes Trump has already leaked some of those documents. The former WH CoS claims that Trump always traveled abroad with unorganized documents in boxes, to include classified material. She claims that Trump removed classified documents from the White House in order to hold the United States hostage, if he lost the reelection.
This is from open sources and reflects statements of Trump's close inner circle.
According to open source, Trump is in real trouble based on the Mar-a-Lago raids by the FBI, statements by Trump's legal counsel of 12 years and one of Trump's chiefs of staff. His former legal counsel of 12 years says that Trump removed classified documents from the White House for nefarious reasons and that he believes Trump has already leaked some of those documents. The former WH CoS claims that Trump always traveled abroad with unorganized documents in boxes, to include classified material. She claims that Trump removed classified documents from the White House in order to hold the United States hostage, if he lost the reelection.
This is from open sources and reflects statements of Trump's close inner circle.
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MSG Thomas Currie
CPT Gurinder (Gene) Rana - Since you pretending to be "apolitical" when you really mean "entirely political" I'm still waiting to see your post demanding Hillary Clinton be charged for her proven mishandling of thousands of highly classified documents without authority.
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Lt Col Scott Shuttleworth
CPT Gurinder (Gene) Rana - I don't need redemption...I am already saved by grace. And you are not apolitical...you have swallowed the anti Trump kool aid.
However, you still haven't answered my simple question that I have proposed in several posts...are we better off today than we were two years ago?
However, you still haven't answered my simple question that I have proposed in several posts...are we better off today than we were two years ago?
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CPT Gurinder (Gene) Rana
MSG Thomas Currie, please share the open source data you are referencing with me and I assure you a properly analyzed piece for discussion.
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