Democrat, Hypocrisy, Tax, Character, Financial, Oops, Greed

Colorado's Democratic Gov. Jared Polis is under fire after a new trove of documents revealed he used loopholes to avoid paying federal income taxes for years.

  Driving the news: A ProPublica report published Thursday found Polis, a tech entrepreneur and former congressman, used donations and financial arrangements to get out of paying federal income taxes in 2013, 2014 and 2015.

  Of note: His wealth reached an estimated $306 million in 2017, and he was ranked the third-wealthiest member of the U.S. House.

Democrat, Hypocrisy, Financial, Oops

Aaron Ford, the Democratic nominee for Nevada attorney general, is struggling to explain how he incurred over $185,000 in unpaid taxes to the Internal Revenue Service.

  Ford, who serves as the majority leader of the Nevada senate, had three different liens filed against him by the IRS for failing to pay over $185,000 in income taxes between 2010 and 2013, according to financial disclosures filed with the Nevada secretary of state.

Hypocrisy, Liberal, Elitism

Times are tough for everyone. Including gazillionaire John Kerry. The Massachusetts senator is under fire for docking his brand new $7-million yacht in Rhode Island. It's not illegal to moor your boat there or anything. It's just that Rhode Island doesn’t have a boat sales and use tax anymore.

Democrat, Hypocrisy, Liberal, Tax, Character, Greed, Corruption, Convict, Theft

The man authorities say masterminded a scheme that fleeced the small Los Angeles suburb of Bell out of millions of dollars has been sentenced to 33 months in prison for income tax evasion. City News Service says former Bell City Manager Robert Rizzo was sentenced Monday by a federal judge. The 60-year-old Rizzo pleaded guilty in January... When he was fired by Bell in 2010 Rizzo had an annual salary and benefits package of $1.5 million.

Democrat, Hypocrisy, Tax, Crime, Financial, Greed, Corruption

A jury has convicted an influential Chicago Democrat of tax evasion for not declaring campaign cash he spent on gambling as income. The federal jury returned with the verdict on Thursday afternoon, about two hours after they started their deliberations in the federal tax trial of 78-year-old Cook County Commissioner William Beavers. In her closing, prosecutor Carrie Hamilton told jurors the Chicago Democrat dipped into his campaign coffers for gambling money and then failed to declare it as income.

Democrat, Hypocrisy, Tax, Crime, Character, Greed, Corruption, Convict

An influential Chicago Democrat who famously compared himself to a virile hog was convicted Thursday after less than two hours of jury deliberations on charges of tax evasion for not declaring campaign cash he gambled away on slot machines as income. The tough-talking, rhetorically gifted William Beavers – a 78-year-old Cook County commissioner who once bragged about his influence by calling himself a "hog with big nuts" – slumped in his courtroom chair after the verdict.

Hypocrisy, Liberal, Tax, Funny, Brilliance, Greed

Al Jazeera did not disclose the purchase price, but people with direct knowledge of the deal pegged it at around $500 million, indicating a $100 million payout for Mr. Gore, who owned 20 percent of Current. Mr. Gore and his partners were eager to complete the deal by Dec. 31, lest it be subject to higher tax rates that took effect on Jan. 1.

Democrat, Hypocrisy, Tax, Crime, Financial, Greed, Corruption

A Detroit City Council member who paid $68 in property taxes this year because city records indicate her home doesn't exist, said she thought damage caused by a tornado was the reason her bill was so low. But JoAnn Watson couldn't recall exactly when the tornado struck her well-kept brick, Tudor-style home on the city's west side, saying it might have been 1993 or 2002. She said she was unaware of a city records discrepancy that has for the past decade listed the parcel as an empty lot, despite the home occupying the plot since 1926. Owners of comparable homes pay $2,000 to $6,500 in property taxes.

Democrat, Hypocrisy, Tax, Crime, Election, Corruption, Convict

NEWARK — Bergen County insurance broker Joseph Bigica, a deep-pockets Democratic contributor who won millions in no-bid government contracts across North Jersey, pleaded guilty Wednesday to making $98,600 in illegal campaign donations to an unnamed federal official. Bigica, a 46-year-old Franklin Lakes resident who appeared in federal court here, also pleaded guilty to evading federal taxes over a 10-year period beginning in 1999 and agreed to make restitution to the government of more than $2.1 million... Bigica’s beneficiaries include leading Democrats such as U.S. Reps. Steven R. Rothman and Bill Pascrell Jr., former Gov. Jim Florio, former U.S. Sen. Robert G. Torricelli and disgraced party figures such as ex-state Sen. Joseph Coniglio and former Hudson County Executive Robert Janiszewski.

Democrat, Tax, Character, Corruption

Before Thanksgiving an ethics adjudicatory committee convicted Rangel of 11 counts of violating ethics rules. The charges include: improperly using his office to solicit donations for a school of public policy in his name at the City College of New York (CCNY), using a rent-stabilized apartment in Harlem for his campaign office, failing to report more than $600,000 on his financial disclosure report, and failing to pay taxes on rental income from a villa he owns in the Dominican Republic.

Democrat, Hypocrisy, Liberal, Tax, Character, Fraud, Oops, Greed

The Cadillac and driver were never part of Daschle’s official compensation package at InterMedia, but Mr. Daschle — who as Senate majority leader enjoyed the use of a car and driver at taxpayer expense — didn’t declare their services on his income taxes, as tax laws require.

Democrat, Hypocrisy, Liberal, Tax, Crime, Financial, Fraud, Greed, Convict

Creamer resigned from Citizen Action/Illinois after the FBI began investigating him for bank fraud and tax evasion at Illinois Public Action. He was convicted in 2006 and sentenced to five months in federal prison in Terre Haute, Indiana, plus eleven months of house arrest. While in prison—or “forced sabbatical,” he called it—Creamer wrote a lengthy political manual, Listen to Your Mother: Stand Up Straight! How Progressives Can Win (Seven Locks Press, 2007). The book was endorsed by leading Democrats and their allies, including SEIU boss Andy Stern

Democrat, Hypocrisy, Tax, Crime, Greed, Corruption

D.C. Council member Harry Thomas Jr. has been charged with stealing more than $350,000 in government funds and filing false tax returns. The two felony counts against Mr. Thomas, Ward 5 Democrat, are detailed in a criminal information document filed Thursday in U.S. District Court.

Democrat, Hypocrisy, Liberal, Tax, Crime, Greed

D.C. Councilman Marion Barry owed the federal government $277,688 in back taxes as of Jan. 8, according to a new court filing from federal prosecutors, who are seeking jail time for the former mayor. Prosecutors and the Internal Revenue Service on Thursday documented for the first time the amount of taxes that Barry, D-Ward 8, has failed to pay over the course of the past nine years.

Democrat, Hypocrisy, Tax, Greed

A Westport lawmaker who voted to hike the state sales and alcohol taxes was spotted brazenly piling booze in his car - adorned with his State House license plate - in the parking lot of a tax-free New Hampshire liquor store, the Herald has learned.

Democrat, Hypocrisy, Liberal, Tax, Greed

As of 2005, the tax rate on U.S.-based trusts was 49 percent on everything above the first $2 million. But as of 2005, the Kennedys, who had transferred at least $300 million in trust funds from one generation to another, had paid a mere $132,000 in estate taxes -- a rate of four one-hundredths of one percent.[5] Had they set up those trusts in the United states, they would have owed more than 7,000 times that amount in taxes.

Democrat, Hypocrisy, Liberal, Funny, Greed

Though the Clinton's claiming $4 per pair of used underwear among their charitable contributions does seem like it is begging for a New York Post cover.

Democrat, Hypocrisy, Tax, Crime, Character, Greed

Also, Obama’s choice to oversee the IRS flubbed his own tax returns – some of which he had personally prepared – to the tune of $42,700 in back taxes and penalties. And Geithner decided to pay more than half that amount — $26,000 — only after Obama decided to nominate him, according to finance committee documents.

Democrat, Hypocrisy, Tax, Crime, Character, Greed

According to Mr. Geithner, he initially failed to pay payroll taxes on income he received from the International Monetary Fund in 2001, and then repeated the error in the three subsequent years, despite the help of an accountant.

Democrat, Hypocrisy, Tax, Crime, Character, Greed

WASHINGTON AND LOS ANGELES — The Treasury secretary, who oversees the IRS, initially didn't pay all his taxes. Neither did five other top nominees for the Obama administration or their spouses. Now, as tonight's tax deadline looms, some Americans are rhetorically asking: What would have happened to me if I had done the same thing?

Democrat, Hypocrisy, Liberal, Tax, Incompetence, Greed

Last April, the California Tax Franchise Board revealed that Franken owed the state $5,800 in taxes, fines, and penalties because he did not file returns in 2003 through 2007. Franken then admitted that he owed more than $50,000 in back taxes to 17 states.

Hypocrisy, Liberal, Tax, Character, Narrative, Greed

As the deadline for filing 2009 state income taxes nears, once again the Beautiful People of Massachusetts are proving that while they enjoy talking the talk, walking the walk is another thing altogether.

Democrat, Hypocrisy, Liberal, Tax, Incompetence, Character

US Attorney General Eric Holder and his brother failed to pay the property taxes on their childhood home in Queens, which they inherited last August after their mother died, The Post has learned.

Democrat, Hypocrisy, Tax, Crime, Election, Fraud, Greed, Convict

EAST ST. LOUIS, Il (KMOX)-Former East St. Louis City Councilman and Democratic precinct committeeman Michael Collins will spend the next 4 years and two months in prison, for tax evasion, failing to file tax returns and vote fraud.

Democrat, Hypocrisy, Tax, Incompetence, Character, Greed

Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner paid more than $17,000 of taxes he forgot to report during his time at the International Monetary Fund, before taking the job of Treasury Secretary.

Democrat, Hypocrisy, Tax, Incompetence, Character, Financial, Scandal, Greed

The Rev. Al Sharpton, who has vowed to clean up his fiscal house, has a new tax lien to pay. Sharpton owes $359,973 to the IRS for 2009 personal income tax, according to documents on file with the city. Public records show he owes a total of $3.7 million in city, state and federal taxes, including penalties, dating to 2002. Sharpton made $250,000 as head of the nonprofit National Action Network in 2009, a year that ended with the group owing $1.1 million in taxes and having just $36,397 cash on hand.

Democrat, Hypocrisy, Warming, Character

Sen. Claire McCaskill has been aggressive in promoting oversight and transparency for congressional travel, introducing a reform bill that cracks down on overseas travel for lawmakers. But when it comes to her own domestic flights, the Missouri Democrat has enjoyed friendly skies: She’s spent nearly $76,000 in public funds since 2007 to fly on a charter plane she co-owns with her husband and other investors, a POLITICO analysis of public records show.

Democrat, Hypocrisy, Tax, Incompetence, Financial, Scandal, Greed

In a conference call with reporters, Missouri Senator Claire McCaskill just disclosed that she failed to pay $287,000 in property taxes related to her co-ownership of a private aircraft. This scandal comes quickly on the heels of recent revelations that McCaskill improperly billed taxpayers for use of the same private aircraft, for which McCaskill reimbursed the Treasury $88,000

Democrat, Hypocrisy, Tax, Incompetence, Financial, Scandal, Greed

Sen. Claire McCaskill's final bill for taxes on her airplane will likely be close to $320,000, including nearly $80,000 in interest, which the senator anticipated paying. On Monday, McCaskill announced that she would send a $287,000 check to St. Louis County, her estimated obligation for unpaid personal property taxes on her Swiss-made Pilatus plane that has been parked at Spirit of St. Louis airport in Chesterfield since 2006.

Democrat, Hypocrisy, Tax, Crime, Scandal, Fraud, Convict

Former Rep. Walter R. Tucker III, convicted last year of extortion and income tax fraud, started his 27-month term Monday at the Lompoc federal prison, where he plans to apply for placement in a program in which inmates are treated like military recruits at boot camp.

Democrat, Hypocrisy, Tax, Crime, Scandal, Fraud, Greed

U.S. Representative from Florida from 1983 to 1993. Sentenced to three months in federal prison for tax evasion.

Democrat, Hypocrisy, Tax, Crime, Scandal, Fraud, Greed, Convict

He was convicted of income tax fraud in 1997 and was sentenced to 33 months of house arrest, the scandal was in connection with a multimillion-dollar tobacco fraud scheme.