Hillary Clinton donors of shady background truly span the globe. We've already seen one from China and one from Pakistan; now Japan and India join the Rogues' Gallery. Gateway Pundit reports that Japanese citizen Tendo Oto was permitted, apparently with the knowledge of then-President Bill Clinton, to illegally attend a fundraiser and even gain exception to the rule against outside film crews.
A Washington Post report details the checkered record of Sant Chatwal:
Chatwal's case reached from his native India to New York City. The IRS pursued him for about $4 million in unpaid business taxes, while New York state placed a lien seeking more than $5 million in taxes. He forfeited a building to New York City on which he was delinquent on property taxes and was sued by federal regulators seeking to recoup millions from a failed bank where he served as a director.Across the ocean, three Indian banks forced him into U.S. bankruptcy, and he was charged with bank fraud. He was out on bond when he showed up in India in 2001 during a visit by his longtime friend Bill Clinton.
Yet none of the legal and financial woes -- touched on in American or Indian newspapers or highlighted by opponents -- raised red flags inside Democrat Hillary Clinton's fundraising operation. Chatwal recently said he plans to help raise $5 million from Indian Americans for Clinton's presidential bid.
Asked whether anything in Chatwal's background caused concerns about his activities on behalf of the campaign, Clinton spokesman Phil Singer answered, "No." He declined last week to be more specific, saying only that major fundraisers are routinely vetted "through publicly available records."
Read the whole story at the link above. Chantal's contributions have not been determined to be illegal, one should note. In fact, they may be the only thing he did above board; the vetting of donors once again comes into question, though.
What effect any of this will have on the Democratic nomination contest remains to be seen. Democrats have shown a high tolerance for Clinton fundraising in the past.
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B-b-b-uuutttt, Bill is shoc... (Below threshold)1. Posted by -S- | September 5, 2007 9:03 AM | Score: 1 (1 votes cast)
B-b-b-uuutttt, Bill is shocked! Just shocked!
From the way Bill Clinton is speaking lately (what comments the Media deigns to print that he's said), you'd think he's preparing to wear a dress come January 2009. I wouldn't be surprised, I really wouldn't...
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Posted on September 5, 2007 09:03