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Ensign paid $96k to mistress's family
By: Manu Raju
Politico
July 9, 2009 03:11 PM EST
U.S. Sen. John Ensign's attorney acknowledged Thursday that the
Nevada Republican's parents paid nearly $100,000 to the family of
his mistress around the time she and her husband left his staff in
April 2008.
Paul Coggins, Ensign's attorney, said in a statement that the
senator gave Doug Hampton, Cindy Hampton and their two children
gifts worth $96,000 and that "each gift was limited to $12,000."
"The payments were made as gifts, accepted as gifts and complied
with tax rules governing gifts," Coggins said.
Coggins said that after Ensign told his parents about his affair
with Cindy Hampton — who was an then a campaign aide — the senator's
parents "decided to make the gifts out of concern for the well-being
of longtime family friends during a difficult time.
"The gifts are consistent with a pattern of generosity by the Ensign
family to the Hamptons and others."
Ensign's attorney said that none of the gifts came from campaign or
official funds and were not related to his official duties, saying
that he complied with all ethics laws.
His disclosure comes as the watchdog group Citizens for
Responsibility and Ethics in Washington called on the Justice
Department to investigate potential criminal wrongdoing of Ensign
reportedly giving Cindy Hampton more than $25,000 in a severance
package. The group says that under federal law, failing to report
contributions of more than $25,000 can result in five years in jail.
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Hehehe...it just goes on and on for these family value Republicans.
Neil Goldschmidt – Democrat – Oregon governor. Admitted to having an
illegal sexual relationship with a 14-year-old teenager while he was
serving as Mayor of Portland.
Barney Frank – Democrat – U.S. Representative from Massachusetts.
Admitted to having paid Stephen L. Gobie, a male prostitute, for sex
and subsequently hiring Gobie as his personal assistant. Gobie used
the congressman’s Washington apartment for prostitution.
Former New Jersey Governor James McGreevey resigned his office and
publically admitted his relationship with his croney/lover Golan
Cipel who resigned from a $100,000/yr job created by McGreevey.
Edward Kennedy – Democrat – U. S. Senator from Massachusetts. Pleaded
guilty to leaving the scene of an accident, after his car plunged off
a bridge on Chappaquiddick Island killing passenger Mary Jo Kopechne.
Hehehe...it just goes on and on and on and on....
You don't get it, lu-ser. It is the Republicans who stand on the pile
of crap mountain called "family values," proclaim themselves virtuous,
and tell others they, too, should lead "proper" lives. That's why
these wonderful stories of Republican "misbehaving" has such a long
half-life, as it were.
Vitter, Ensign, Sanford, Craig - all right-wingers, all "family
values" bull****ters, all hypocrites.
Try again...and see if your peabrain can figure it all out, eh?
You are the one that doesn't get it. For every Republican scandal, there
are myriad demo scandals. The "family values" argument is a straw dog
that you use to justify your muckraking. You post one about Republicans,
I'll post one or more about Democrats. Fair enough? Family values be
damned. That's the democratic way.
WAFA
Whoosh.
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