Great summary below of the longtime Democrat Rep. John Tierney addition to the 2013 "Most Corrupt" List. Tierney has a long history and ties to a family illegal gambling ring, tax fraud, alleged racketeering and crime syndicate activities. In a move that will surely get him exalted status in the Mass Dem Hall of Fame! He's appealing to his grassroots base for sure!
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For Immediate
Release: September 20, 2013
Contact: Will
Ritter 617-283-1555
In Case You Missed It
Rep.Tierney added to 2013's "Most Corrupt"
List
Boston- Longtime Democratic Congressman
John Tierney's persistent ethical issues today landed him on a national watchdog
group's list of 2013′s Most Corrupt Members of Congress. Citizens for
Responsibility and Ethics in Washington, or CREW, gave Rep.Tierney a
Dishonorable Mention and took him to task for his failure to report thousands of
dollars tied to his wife's involvement in an illegal gambling operation.
CITIZENS FOR RESPONSIBILITY AND ETHICS IN
WASHINGTON: Rep. Tierney’s tax returns and personal financial
disclosure forms have a big hole — thousands of dollars in payments his wife
received tied to her brother's illegal gambling
operation.
Rep. Tierney’s wife, Patrice Tierney, received over
$200,000 from an account she managed for her brother, who was charged with
running an illegal gambling business in Antigua. Rep. Tierney may have violated
federal law and House rules by leaving the income off his tax returns and
financial disclosure forms.
- Nine-term member of Congress representing Massachusetts’
6th district
- Formerly under investigation by the House Ethics
Committee for failing to disclose his wife’s assets and income on his tax
returns and personal financial disclosure forms
CREW's 2013 Most Corrupt List
Full CREW report on Rep. John
Tierney
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