Alaska Senate--Judge: Miller broke federal law in failing to disclose property

[WI_DEM]

The strange story of the Mat Su property that Joe Miller has worked so hard to hide got a bit more serious today. The previous story was focused on Miller's failure to disclose the property on his financial disclosure form as a Senate candidate.

Turns out, that non-disclosure is a pattern, and serious.

While a federal magistrate judge in Fairbanks in 2004, Alaska GOP Senate candidate Joe Miller failed to disclose his interest in a 40-acre hideaway and two-story house near Willow, in violation of federal law.

The land title registered in Palmer dates Miller's interest in the property to August 1996. Whether the property in question is owned by Miller or held by a trust in the name of his children, the candidate has refused to say. But federal judges are required to report such things either way....

The federal disclosure requires judges to sign and certify that the information in the report is complete and accurate. It warns that a judge who "willfully falsifies or fails to file this report maybe subject to criminal and civil sanctions." Mistakes on financial disclosure forms are what led to the federal trial and conviction of the late Sen. Ted Stevens.

Another nail in Miller's political coffin. Finding out that he was breaking the law when he was a freaking judge isn't going to do anything to help Miller's already battered image with voters.

www.dailykos.com

[Nite Owl]

1. Keep up the battering!

Miller is one of the worse. He makes Murkowski seem like a moderate. Hoping the dem will pull this out and he will be the surprise pick up of the night.

[daa]

2. Sounds like Nathan Deal in Georgia nt

[ChairmanAgnostic]

3. that explains Sarah's support.

Brilliant, sarah. just brilliant.

[barbtries]

4. the dude's a slimebag

so, typical republican. hypocritical to the core.

[Bitwit1234]

5. Find something to throw his butt in jail.

wish they could find something on Rove. I think his organization is breaking the law and the IRS and FBI is doing nothing. I can't understand how all these tax free organizations are allowed to donate money to political candidates. Why don't Democrats do that. I bet the IRS and FBI would be waiting at the door the first day they opened.