This is going to sting...
UAW Charges Romney With Profiteering From Auto Bailout
You know where to go...................
For Mitt Romney, it's one scary Halloween. The Presidential candidate has just learned that tomorrow afternoon he will be charged by the United Automobile Workers (UAW) and other public interest groups with violating the federal ethics in government law by improperly concealing his multi-million dollar windfall from the auto industry bailout.
At a press conference in Toledo, Bob King, President of the United Automobile Workers, will announce that his union and Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington (CREW) have filed a formal complaint with the US Office of Government Ethics in Washington stating that Gov. Romney improperly hid a profit of $15.3 million to $115.0 million in Ann Romney's so-called "blind" trust.
Hey Mitt! BOO
Adding link to Dema Broads' diary. Her first too so give her some love http://www.dailykos.com/...
Also adding a little vid of how I imagine the news went down in the Romney household
6:37 AM PT: Link to Greg Palast article http://www.gregpalast.com/
He has now posted details of press conference....
WHO: UAW President Bob King
SEIU Executive Vice President Tom Woodruff
Investigative reporter Greg Palast,
author of “Mitt Romney's Bailout Bonanza,” The Nation and “Billionaires & Ballot Bandits: How to Steal an Election in 9 Easy Steps”
Delphi workers
WHAT: News conference on Mitt Romney’s conflicts of interest with his investments, including his profiting from the auto bailout
WHERE: UAW Local 12
2300 Ashland Ave Toledo, Ohio
WHEN: Thursday, Nov. 1, 2pm
UPDATE: Adding a warning comment from Mindful Nature here, there is a difference between a charge and a complaint which we should bear in mind.
First, the UAW is not a law enforcement authority and cannot CHARGE anyone. What they did is file a complaint to law enforcement authorities who may or may not act
Second, under 5 USC 101(f) Romney is not a person covered by the act since he is not and was not a federal employee.
Seeing the actual complaint would help. However there are some pretty big errors in the story. Please correct/ clarify.
(I'd love to be shown wrong here!)