Sen Conrad Burns'(R-MT)State Finance Director Accused Of Securities Fraud

[kpete]

Breaking: Sen. Conrad Burns' (R-MT) state finance director accused by Montana officials of securities fraud

BREAKING: Burns Finance Chief Accused of Securities Fraud
By Justin Rood - August 25, 2006, 3:42 PM

Montana officials have accused the state finance director for Sen. Conrad Burns' (R-MT) re-election campaign, Pat Davison, of securities fraud, TPMmuckraker has learned.

http://www.tpmmuckraker.com/archives/001418.php

[Wetzelbill]

1. honestly

If Conrad's head opened up and a little alien jumped out and robbed the nearest liquor store, it probably would not surprise me. I didn't even flinch when I saw this, I only shrugged: "Oh well, Conrad and his boys are at it again." He's as big a rat as they come, no doubt about it.

[Ediacara]

4. This is similar to building a drug tolerence....

[tanyev]

2. Wow. Four threads in less than an hour and a half about four different

Republicans, all charged with criminal activity. Too much truth is getting out. They've run out of fingers and toes to stick in the leaks. It's about time.

[BurtWorm]

3. kick

[kpete]

5. more

Former Burns Finance Official Accused of Fraud
By Justin Rood - August 25, 2006, 3:49 PM

Montana officials have accused a recently-departed fundraising chief for Sen. Conrad Burns' (R-MT) re-election campaign with securities fraud, according to a press release.

State Auditor John Morrison says Pat Davison defrauded two families of $1.2 million. Morrison said Davison convinced them to withdraw the money from investment accounts so he could put them in "fake" investments, including a bond issue from a local school trust.

Officials from the school "confirmed that no such trust exists and they do not issue bonds," the release states. Morrison has referred the matter to the state attorney general for possible prosecution.

Burns named Davison his state finance director in January. According to Burns spokesman Jason Klindt, Davison left the campaign last month. "Pat Davison resigned on July 27th. He is not Burns’ finance chief," he said in a message. However, a search of the campaign's Web site turns up no press release announcing the departure, and a search of the Nexis database results in no articles mentioning the split.

more at:
http://www.tpmmuckraker.com/archives/001419.php

[havocmom]

6. Ye-Haw!

That outta just about do it! Don't even bother to come home Conrad. No point in you wasting your time or ours!

[malaise]

7. This is beyond a culture of corruption now

this is a pandemic of Rethuglican corruption

[Hubert Flottz]

8. In other words the guy is a GOOD republican...

[stevedeshazer]

9. K & R

This guy is spiraling big time.

Jon Tester is gonna make a great Democratic Senator.

:)

[Hippo_Tron]

10. One criminal working for another criminal

I'm shocked I tell ya

[havocmom]

11. Kick for exposing REAL GOP values

with hopes of taking America out of the hands of crooks and corporate tools

[stevedeshazer]

12. Kickin' again

This should be on the Greatest page.