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Indi Guy

(3,992 posts)
24. And there they are together...
Tue Oct 23, 2012, 02:33 PM
Oct 2012
LAS VEGAS — At the Republican National Convention in Tampa last month, casino magnate Sheldon Adelson got high-fives from strangers; entertained Karl Rove, Rudy Giuliani and George Pataki in his well-stocked luxury box; ate dinner with House Speaker John Boehner; and had a private meeting with House Majority Leader Eric Cantor.

Last week, Adelson got a front-row seat — and a shout-out from Mitt Romney — at a $1 million campaign fundraiser at a Vegas casino. Paul Ryan held a private meeting with Adelson four days after being named Romney’s running mate... http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0912/81588.html




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[font size="1"]Sheldon Adelson, Chairman of Las Vegas Sands Corp, is pictured after attending U.S. Republican Presidential candidate Mitt Romney's foreign policy remarks at Mishkenot Sha'ananim in Jerusalem, July 29, 2012.[/font]

CHICAGO (Reuters) - Las Vegas Sands Corp, controlled by billionaire Republican donor Sheldon Adelson, is the target of a federal investigation into possible violations of U.S. money-laundering laws, the Wall Street Journal reported on Saturday.

The Los Angeles U.S. attorney's office is looking into the casino company's handling of the receipt of millions of dollars from a Mexican businessman, later indicted in the United States for drug trafficking, and a former California businessman, later convicted of taking illegal kickbacks, the Journal said, citing lawyers and others involved in the matter...
http://finance.yahoo.com/news/las-vegas-sands-target-u-172739813.html






is this the october surprise? shanti Oct 2012 #1
Gloria Allred deals in Women's Issues. ;-) WinkyDink Oct 2012 #8
WREE Angry Dragon Oct 2012 #2
Aww, Mitt's two-parent home raised a criminal. aquart Oct 2012 #3
Mitt could shoot Jesus om prime time TV broadcaster75201 Oct 2012 #4
Inlcuding the Rev. Billy Graham. WinkyDink Oct 2012 #7
lol Yep n/t broadcaster75201 Oct 2012 #11
The only thing that would make Romney's followers drop off StarryNite Oct 2012 #18
Unfortunately, you are correct... Indi Guy Oct 2012 #21
This should be the end of his campaign AnnieK401 Oct 2012 #5
This would be the end of his campaign if the media wasn't corporate owned. savannah43 Oct 2012 #10
But. Since it is ... n/t broadcaster75201 Oct 2012 #12
Follow the money. As always. WinkyDink Oct 2012 #6
Hopefully that's not the Oct surprise. People won't pay attention to anything that has to do bloomington-lib Oct 2012 #9
"Hey Guys, We're Done Here" DallasNE Oct 2012 #13
Where's Darryl Assa? Politicalboi Oct 2012 #14
Good question... n/t Indi Guy Oct 2012 #23
Kicked and recommended. Uncle Joe Oct 2012 #15
re:Employees of Romney Family's Secret Bank Tied to Fraud, Money Laundering and Drug Cartels... allan01 Oct 2012 #16
Sheldon Adelson also has drug and money laundering connections, Links: patrice Oct 2012 #17
And there they are together... Indi Guy Oct 2012 #24
it's absurd to let this outfit anywhere near the inside of voting machines WRH2 Oct 2012 #19
My grandson was telling me about this and wondering why no one was looking into the Mexican jwirr Oct 2012 #20
Eh, money laundering, money schmaundering. closeupready Oct 2012 #22
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