Thread: 13 Democrats Charged With Embezzling $16 Million In Federal Grants For AIDS Charities

13 Democrats Charged With Embezzling $16 Million In Federal Grants For AIDS Charities And Other Needy Programs! Rev. Wright Daughter Among Those Charged

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Monday, September 9, 2013, 9:05 AM


Jeri Wright and Rev. Jeremiah Wright
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Daughter of Reverend “God Damn America” Wright and 12 other Democrats are charged with embezzling $16 million in Federal health grants that should have gone to AIDS charities and other programs for the poor and needy.

More than one of the defendants has direct ties to President Barack Obama. The Sun Times details the charges.

Thirteen people have been charged so far, six who have pleaded guilty.

Two of them have ties to President Barack Obama. One is the daughter of his controversial former pastor, the Rev. Jeremiah Wright. Another was chief of staff to Obama’s longtime friend Eric E. Whitaker when Whitaker was Illinois’ public health chief.

They allegedly stole from AIDS charities and job training programs among other funds of cash meant to help the poor and needy.

Defendant: Jeri L. Wright, daughter of the Rev. Jeremiah Wright

Charges: Money laundering and making a false statement before a grand jury

Details: Wright, described as a “close associate and friend” of Regina and Ronald Evans, is accused of aiding the Evanses in their money-laundering scheme.

Another defendant has close ties to one of Obama’s closest and oldest political mentors, Danny Davis:

Defendant: Quinshaunta R. Golden, former Illinois Department of Public Health chief of staff
Charges: Bribery/theft, mail fraud and obstruction of justice

Details: Golden, a niece of U.S. Rep. Danny K. Davis (D-Ill.), is accused of pocketing about $433,000 in kickbacks on health department contracts and grants that she oversaw.

These and other Dems are accused of stealing the money for personal use including mortgage and credit-card payments, vacation home payments, and in one case, a Mercedes-Benz, a Cadillac and a fur coat.

Thank god the Democrats are taking over the entire health care system country wide! They’re so trustworthy.

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Apr 11, 2013 - NBC Chicago – A widening federal investigation into the alleged misuse of a $1.25 million state grant led Wednesday to the indictment of the ...

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   WATCHDOGS: Tally in Illinois grant-fraud probe so far: 13 charged, $16M embezzled
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WATCHDOGS: Tally in Illinois grant-fraud probe so far: 13 charged, $16M embezzled

By CHRIS FUSCO Staff Reporter September 9, 2013 12:00AM

The U.S. attorney’s office in Springfield has been busy the past few years investigating a variety of fraud schemes involving state grants. Thirteen people have been charged so far, six who have pleaded guilty.

Two of them have ties to President Barack Obama. One is the daughter of his controversial former pastor, the Rev. Jeremiah Wright. Another was chief of staff to Obama’s longtime friend Eric E. Whitaker when Whitaker was Illinois’ public health chief.

In all, prosecutors are alleging a total of $16 million in fraud involving state health or commerce department grants and contracts.

Here’s a brief look at each of the criminal cases that have been filed, which prosecutors built with help from the Chicago offices of the U.S. Postal Inspection Service and the Internal Revenue Service, as well as from the Illinois Secretary of State’s Office’s inspector general:





Margaret A. Davis | Sun-Times Media file photo
Defendants: Margaret A. Davis and Tonja Cook, of the Chicago chapter of the National Black Nurses Association
Filed: June 9, 2011
Charges: Mail fraud and money laundering

Details: Davis pleaded guilty, admitting that, with help from Cook, she siphoned about $500,000 in state grant money for “personal use,” including mortgage and credit-card payments. Cook, who also pleaded guilty, said “thousands of dollars” in grant money under Davis’ control went to pay campaign workers for former state Sen. Rickey Hendon (D-Chicago), who helped Davis win a $460,000 grant in 2006. Hendon hasn’t been charged with any wrongdoing.

Status: Davis to be sentenced Oct. 8; Cook Oct. 15.





Former Country Club Hills Police Chief Regina Evans. | Sun-Times library


Ronald W. Evans Jr., former Country Club Hills inspector general. | Larry Ruehl~Sun-Times Media file photo

Defendants: Former County Club Hills police Chief Regina R. Evans and her husband, Ronald W. Evans Jr., former inspector general for the south suburb
Filed: April 4, 2012

Charges: Conspiracy, wire fraud and money laundering

Details: The Evanses admitted spending about half of a $1.25 million commerce department grant on gifts for family members and friends and to pay off personal debt, including a mortgage on the New Regal Theater on Chicago’s South Side.

State Sen. Donne Trotter (D-Chicago) helped the couple’s not-for-profit organization, We Are Our Brother’s Keeper, get that state grant, which was to be used for a job-training program that was part of theater restoration efforts. Trotter has not been charged.

Status: Regina Evans to be sentenced Oct. 15; Ronald Evans Dec. 2.

Defendants: Regina R. Evans and her brother Ricky McCoy, former executive director of We Are Our Brother’s Keeper
Filed: March 19, 2013

Charges: Money laundering, conspiracy, obstruction of justice and witness tampering

Details: The former County Club Hills police chief and her brother admitted conspiring with an unnamed witness to create a story for investigators that falsely claimed the $1.25 million commerce department grant was used for job training. Her brother also admitted taking part in the money-laundering scheme.
Status: Regina Evans to be sentenced Oct. 15; McCoy Jan. 4.



Jeri L. Wright (AP Photo/M. Spencer Green)

Defendant: Jeri L. Wright, daughter of the Rev. Jeremiah Wright
Filed: April 10, 2013

Charges: Money laundering and making a false statement before a grand jury
Details: Wright, described as a “close associate and friend” of Regina and Ronald Evans, is accused of aiding the Evanses in their money-laundering scheme.

Status: Trial set for Oct. 16.


Leon Dingle Jr., a South Side businessman who was a member of the Illinois Medical District board for nearly two decade

Defendants: South Side businessman Leon Dingle Jr., his wife Karin Dingle and associates Jacqueline Kilpatrick and Edward Clemons

Filed: Oct. 4, 2012
Charges: Conspiracy, mail fraud and money laundering

Details: Dingle and his wife are accused of siphoning about $3 million in state health grants, using the money to buy $300,000 in certificates of deposit, make a $95,066 mortgage payment and pay for club memberships, among other things.

Kilpatrick, a bookkeeper for Leon Dingle, and Clemons allegedly used $700,000 in grant money to maintain a vacation home in Hilton Head, S.C., and to buy a Mercedes-Benz, a Cadillac and a fur coat.
Status: Trial set for Dec. 3.

Defendant: Lloyd Kelly, former executive director of the Let’s Talk, Let’s Test Foundation, an AIDS awareness group

Filed: July 11, 2012
Charge: Mail fraud

Details: Kelly is accused of illegally spending grant money on things including his home and office rent for since-retired state Rep. Connie Howard (D-Chicago), co-founder of Let’s Talk, Let’s Test.

Status: Trial set for Oct. 1



Former state Rep. Connie Howard (pictured in 199 | Sun-Times files

Defendant: Retired state Rep. Connie Howard (D-Chicago)
Filed: July 17, 2013
Charge: Mail fraud
Details: The South Side Democrat admitted skimming tens of thousands of dollars from a charity golf outing for “personal and political use, including expenses associated with the promotion of her campaign.”

Status: Sentencing set for Nov. 21.



QuinshauntaR. Golden (pictured in 200 | Sun-Times files

Defendant: Quinshaunta R. Golden, former Illinois Department of Public Health chief of staff

Filed: Aug. 7, 2013

Charges: Bribery/theft, mail fraud and obstruction of justice

Details: Golden, a niece of U.S. Rep. Danny K. Davis (D-Ill.), is accused of pocketing about $433,000 in kickbacks on health department contracts and grants that she oversaw. Her boss at the time, Obama’s friend Whitaker, has said he is cooperating with the investigation and “had no firsthand knowledge of the activities outlined in [Golden’s] indictment.”
Status: Trial set for Oct. 1

.http://www.suntimes.com/22212263-761...embezzled.html

Yes, but will any of them get jail time?

Grant fraud probe includes suspects with ties to Obama, Wright

Chuck Ross
09/11/2013

Illinois state workers with ties to President Obama and the Rev. Jeremiah Wright have been charged with fraud involving grants from state health and commerce departments, according to the Chicago Sun-Times.

In total, 13 state workers have been charged after a multi-year investigation found fraudulent state grant and contract activity adding up to more than $16 million, including embezzlement from an AIDS benefit organization.

The numerous cases — some of which stretch back to 2011 — were investigated by the U.S. Postal Service, the Internal Revenue Service and the Illinois Secretary of State’s office, according to the Sun-Times.
Jeri L. Wright, whose father was Obama’s controversial pastor, is charged with money laundering and making false statements to a grand jury.

Wright said she is a “close associate and friend” with Regina and Ronald Evans. Mrs. Evans is the former police chief of Country Club Hills, Ill.
The Evanses will soon be sentenced for embezzling nearly half of a $1.25 million commerce grant. The couple admitted that they spent the loot on personal debt and gifts for friends.

Quinshaunta Golden is the former chief of staff to long-time Obama friend Eric E. Whitaker, the former head of the Illinois Department of Public Health. Jones is accused of skimming $433,000 in kickbacks on health department grants and contracts, according to the Sun-Times.

The Sun-Times reported that Whitaker is cooperating with the investigation and had no knowledge of Golden’s scheme.

Retired south side Chicago state Rep. Connie Howard, a Democrat, admitted to embezzling tens of thousands of dollars for personal and political use, according to the Sun-Times.

Howard co-founded Let’s Talk, Let’s Test, which was devoted to ending the scourge of AIDS in Chicago’s black community. The former executive director of the group is accused of embezzling hundreds of thousands of dollars in grant money for personal use.

Other examples of fraud include two members of the National Black Nurses Association. Margaret Davis admitted to spending half a million dollars on personal mortgage and credit card payments. Her associate, Tonja Cook, admitted to helping in the scheme.

Also set for trial is Chicago businessman Leon Dingle Jr. and his wife Karin. They are accused of using $3 million in health grants for various personal investments.

Jacqueline Kilpatrick and Edward Clemons, associates of the Dingles, are accused of using $700,000 in embezzled funds to pay for a vacation home in South Carolina as well as luxury cars and a fur coat.

Brian Costin, director of government reform at the Illinois Policy Institute, said that the large investigation is evidence of widespread systemic issues.

“Grant fraud has been a problem in Illinois for many years,” Costin told The Daily Caller News Foundation in a phone interview. “There’s virtually no transparency or accountability measures built into the system.”

Costin said that bills proposing increased transparency are routinely shot down by the state legislature.

“Some people had connections in one way or another to the President, and maybe they felt ‘hey, we can get away with this,’” said Costin who said that he is very worried about the potential for widespread fraud with the implementation of Obamacare.

“There are a lot of grants being given out to various local agencies to make this push to register people for Obamacare or Medicaid,” he said. “Is there going to be transparency over this process?”

Over $190 million worth of no-bid contracts will be issued to help track track, store, and process the state’s cases under Obamacare, according to a recent Fox News report. The massive program will require many states to upgrade their information technology systems.

Illinois was able to circumvent the contract bidding process by partnering with the state of Michigan which uses the Maryland-based company Client Network Services Incorporated to process its Medicaid claims.

Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal cancelled a contract with CNSI after the company was targeted in an investigation into possible criminal activity over the procurement of a $200 million contract.

​http://dailycaller.com/2013/09/11/gr...-obama-wright/