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Tell the DOJ to Investigate Mitt Romney’s Serial Fraud and Perjury
A false statement made with deliberate intent to deceive is a lie, and there are various ways a person can lie, but the simple fact is a lie is a lie. During the campaign for the presidency that just culminated in Willard Romney’s defeat, Americans witnessed mendacity of epic proportions unseen in recent memory, and questions abounded as to why Romney felt more comfortable lying than breathing. The frequency of his lies gave the impression that his problem was pathological because his falsehoods appeared to be second nature leading some to wonder if it was the result of a lifetime of his religion’s encouragement that “lying for the lord” was both good and acceptable. Besides lying for religious reasons, there is a form of lying in criminal law known as perjury, or forswearing, that is the willful act of swearing a false oath or affirmation to tell the truth, whether spoken or in writing, concerning matters material to a judicial proceeding. Perjury is considered a serious offense as it can be used to usurp the power of the courts resulting in miscarriages of justice, and after investigating Willard Romney’s record while head of Bain Capital, it appears that committing perjury was standard procedure for him and his surrogates.
Now that the election is over and no-one can assert that demanding justice for Romney is politically motivated, it is time for the Department of Justice to thoroughly investigate him, his companies, and his surrogates for committing acts of perjury to usurp the power of the courts and subvert justice. There is a legal term, mens rea, that alludes to a person’s awareness of the fact that their conduct is criminal, and without question, lying under oath, swearing a false oath or affirming to tell the truth in writing is criminal, and in Romney and Bain capital’s surrogate’s case, it was for material gain. This column cited several instances of perjury to confound the courts and benefit Willard Romney’s private equity firm, Bain Capital, and they were ignored as being politically motivated.
Early in the election it was revealed that Romney perjured himself regarding when he left as head of Bain Capital on SEC and FEC forms that prompted MoveOn.org to file a complaint with the Department of Justice over his disclosure claiming he was 100% stock holder and paid Bain Capital executive in 2002 despite his contention left active management in 1999. In 2001, Romney was “sole shareholder, director, and President of Sankaty Ltd. and thus is the controlling person of Sankaty, Ltd,” and Sankaty applied for payment of administrative expenses from Stage Stores, a company in which Romney was controlling shareholder, and by not disclosing conflict of interest, he committed perjury according to USCS § 152 (3) that says, “A person who knowingly and fraudulently makes a false declaration, certificate, verification, or statement under penalty of perjury as permitted under section 1s746 of title 28, in or in relation to any case under title 11 shall be fined under this title, imprisoned not more than 5 years, or both.”
Romney’s surrogates working in several bankruptcy cases also made false declarations and committed perjury to be creditors and debtors’ counsel in eToys bankruptcy. A bankruptcy court golden rule that “mandates all disclosures of conflict of interest” was deliberately unheeded by Bain Capital’s secret law firm and Paul Traub who committed several acts of perjury by failing to disclose conflict of interest that will be addressed in a hearing that was set to take place December 4, but has been rescheduled to March 2013. Bain’s secret law firm convinced the Delaware bankruptcy court that on Tuesday, instead of addressing the acts of fraud and corruption in eToys bankruptcy, they will have a Status Conference to discuss the hearing in March. It is still a prime opportunity for eToys shareholders who were bilked out of their investments to address the court with their concerns regarding perjury that allowed Bain Capital to get eToys for free.
The Department of Justice cannot allow the miscarriage of justice by any American under any circumstance, and because Romney is no longer running for public office, he is no longer above the law. It was understandable, but egregiously wrong, for the DOJ to ignore Romney’s perjury in filling out disclosures and filings with the FEC and SEC during the campaign for the presidency, but as a loser and regular citizen, he must be investigated and held accountable as any other American. It is true that an investigation into him and his son’s connection to an $8.5 billion Ponzi scheme, and concealing over $15 million from the auto-bailout are being pursued, but the Justice Department must conduct a thorough investigation into all of the accusations of racketeering and criminal malfeasance that will inevitably lead to serious charges and if there is justice, a far-reaching RICO investigation. To expedite an investigation by the Department of Justice, a petition on We the People-WhiteHouse.gov website petitioning President Obama to instruct the DOJ to investigate “fraud & confessed, deliberate acts of perjury” may help bring Willard Romney and Bain Capital to justice, and now that he is no longer a candidate for public office, there is no reasonable excuse to allow this liar to escape justice any longer.
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Charma Craven
Dec. 3rd, 2012 at 9:35 am
Please investigate Romney and his SEC and FEC filings as well as his Bain dealings. People are just so fed up with these people that are in power and rich being above the law. Our governmental system is losing so much respect.
Laser Haas
Dec. 3rd, 2012 at 3:28 pm
You are correct Charma Craven
Goldman Sachs, Mitt Romney, Bain Capital, Paul Traub and MNAT are all GUILTY of Fraud & Perjury benefiting in this case.
The FBI, SEC and DOJ have destroyed the case files
OVER AND OVER again
because they “Believed” he was going to be POTUS.
Astrid Warner
Dec. 3rd, 2012 at 9:44 am
Just because you are rich it’s no excuse for lying. I always wondered why so many would vote for Romney when he was so blatantly lying. He should be researched and caught.
Matter of facts, so should Karl Rove and the Koch Brothers, they were all in this together.
Gary Suttle
Dec. 3rd, 2012 at 9:58 am
Romney’s alleged criminal activity will not be pursued from, in my opinion, the idea that any future candidates that fail to win office will be subjected to the similar investigations and legal penalties. Most politicians would have serious reservations concerning initiating the precedent that upon losing a bid for office they would become eligible for DOJ investigations.
Reynardine
Dec. 3rd, 2012 at 10:44 am
That crossed my mind also.
wubbalubbaloffagus
Dec. 3rd, 2012 at 2:51 pm
But that would be a good thing. In theory, it would increase the probability of getting honest politicians (oxymoron, eh?) into office.
Laser Haas
Dec. 3rd, 2012 at 3:19 pm
While I do appreciate your “concerns” – the fact of the matter is your supposition of an errant piece of logic.
Mitt Romney and Bain Capital did their bad faith acts in 2001. They were “Covered Up” by the fact that Mitt Romney’s law firm (www.MNAT.com ) had its partner (Colm Connolly) become the Delaware United States Attorney on August 2, 2001
(HENCE the need to be “retroactively” retired from August 2001 back to February 1999 – the entire period of time Colm Connolly was a Bain Capital/ MNAT law firm partner).
Therefore – the “controlling” issue is NOT that Romney/ Bain are being investigated and/ or punished after an election; but (rather)
how in the heck did they manage to get away with Organized Crime acts to the point where he became powerful enough (with stolen monies) to have a chance to “Buy” the POTUS chair?
Reynardine
Dec. 3rd, 2012 at 4:03 pm
Understand, I believe Romney should be investigated and prosecuted, but I know the vindictive sods that call themselves Republicans: if they *ever* get control again, they’ll use it as precedent for all kinds of witch hunts.
Laser Haas
Dec. 3rd, 2012 at 4:10 pm
That’s why I suggested (On DU) that Romney should get clemency.
He still MUST give up what he stole and all other ill gotten gains (off shored illegal fund profits etc)
But – to be a GREAT POTUS – B O should allow him to suffer the pain of public scorn – but NO prison.
For the sake of the RWNJ not using an effort in justice into another Bush firing of good US Attorneys
A Walkaway
Dec. 3rd, 2012 at 5:02 pm
I strenuously disagree.
If he doesn’t end up in prison, he’ll be back, and stronger than ever. We’ll never see the end of him and might end up with a Romney presidency.
The “Religious Right” have a long history of this sort of thing. I see it all the time at different scales… local preachers and priests who supposedly were stripped of their “office” and yet come back stronger than ever and “respected” by people who should know better, to Romney and his getting away with the crimes he has. They’re like a bad penny or a bad dollar bill – you have to make sure they’re gone for good… and even then, watch out.
In fact, they remind me of a notorious movie monster – the evil killer who never seems to really die.
Reynardine
Dec. 4th, 2012 at 10:36 am
He should indeed serve time for any properly-achieved convictions. What I am cautioning against is prosecuting him under any novel interpretations of law or of rules of evidence, because either (a) the courts will overturn convictions so obtained, thus strengthening the future hand of other such malfeasors, or (b) they’ll uphold the decision, which will set a precedent for future reactionary administrations to prosecute eevil libruls. In short, it is not time to make new case law, but to make the best case possible under well-established precedent. If he is convicted under these guidelines, the sentence, too, should strike an exact average for like convictions.
Catherine L Simmons
Dec. 3rd, 2012 at 11:06 am
Investigate Mitt Romney and his family. Based on his statements his wife and sons were part of his duplicity. Part of the investigation should include a full tax audit.
ericarose
Dec. 3rd, 2012 at 12:09 pm
HA! That’s a great idea! We should start a petition on White-House.gov to audit at least the last 5-8 years of Mitt Romney’s tax returns (which would include or implicate his wife). There was a reason he did not show his tax returns, and what he did show, he “fixed” before showing them to make his tax rate 13% or 14% (I forget the exact %). He’s always retroactively “fixing” things,(remember he retroactively retired?)let the IRS give him a surprise audit! They’ll find those fixes, and fix him!
Laser Haas
Dec. 3rd, 2012 at 3:23 pm
Romney was “retroactively” retired from August 2001 back to February 1999. On August 2, 2001 – a Romney/ Bain Capital attorney (Colm Connolly of MNAT) became United States Attorney in Dealaware and REFUSED to investigate and/ or prosecute MNAT/ Bain Capital (even though MNAT confessed to 15 acts of Perjury).
See Colm Connolly’s RESUME
www.justice.gov/archive/o...
We are talking about a man powerful enough to arrange for one of his own to become the Federal Prosecutor over investigation himself.
(He “almost” got to pick his very own USAG)
Fred Ziffle
Dec. 3rd, 2012 at 11:47 am
Until this administration investigates its own criminal dealings it has no business looking at anyone else. Mitt’s alleged misdeeds didn’t kill anyone – unlike Obama’s Fast and Furious.
Shiva (Moderator)
Dec. 3rd, 2012 at 12:05 pm
Fast and Furious is being investigated. Miss it?
Now back to Mittens
ibwilliamsi
Dec. 3rd, 2012 at 1:25 pm
Firstly, a sitting President can not be prosecuted, so that ain’t going to happen.
Secondly, there’s a great difference between what you are describing as “war crimes” and tax evasion.
Thirdly, why would we investigate these alleged war crimes by the Obama Administration when we walked away from the ABSOLUTE war crimes of Bush?
Stop trying to muddy up the waters. Appropriate screen name for you, though.
Whata Toolsack
Dec. 3rd, 2012 at 2:13 pm
Don’t keep up on the news that well, do you, sir? You are a shining example of someone whose head is in the sand. Wake up. You make me fear for the future of our Country – you and the rest of the Fox News watching, hateful, poor-looser folk are the problem. Educate yourself. Do not despair, there is hope for you – if you want it anyway, although I have found most people like you are content with inaccurate data and ‘facts’.
Laser Haas
Dec. 3rd, 2012 at 3:48 pm
BTW – the contention that no one is dead in this case is also erroneous.
7 untimely ends – including the (purported) suicide of a brother of a MN Assistant United States Attorney (Marty Lackner was in his 40′s with 2 kids and left NO note when he was found hung in his closet)
And then there’s Jack Wheeler – the man who worked for 3 Administrations and he wound up dead in a dumpster.
Don’t justify letting evil exist on the basis of your disdain for a non white man with a funky name.
Annette Lee
Dec. 4th, 2012 at 7:54 pm
Ignorant must be your middle name!
Annette Lee
Dec. 4th, 2012 at 7:57 pm
My reply was for Fred Ziffle!
Gary Bowman
Dec. 3rd, 2012 at 3:04 pm
I don’t know that anyone can be arrested for lying unless they commit perjury. Even though I am not a Romney fan, I have a hard time believing that he would have knowlingly committed a criminal act, but who am I to say. I also believed that Bill Clinton didn’t have a sexual tryst with Monica Lewinski. He was too smart, a Rhodes scholar for goodness sake but he proved me wrong.
Reynardine
Dec. 3rd, 2012 at 9:21 pm
Many kinds of lies are criminalized: filing a false police report, filing a false tax return, filing a false affidavit, filing false applications and records with government agencies generally. Most of these false statements come under perjury, and some are offenses in themselves. Though a candidate cannot be prosecuted for false representations and promises he made during a campaign, if these differ markedly from covered statements, the truth of the latter should be looked into.
Laser Haas
Dec. 3rd, 2012 at 9:52 pm
Correct Reynardine;
that’s all we ask – is for a (honorable) investigation.
(though I have to confess – we know that ANY investigation will result in prosecution – because they believed they would own their own Attorney General of the United States – they left a MASSIVE evidence trail)
D. W. Skinner
Dec. 3rd, 2012 at 3:22 pm
stick this slime in a cell next to Bernie. Princess Ann can cry her “our turn” eyes out during visiting hours.
Laser Haas
Dec. 3rd, 2012 at 3:25 pm
Here;s one that will rock your socks – Romney is connected (and still benefiting from) Ponzi/ Fraud schemers
Marc Dreier (doing 20 years)
Tom Petters (doing 50 years)
OKUN 1031 Tax Groud (OKUN doing 100 years)
What they all have in common (as does Madoff) – is PAUL TRAUB (Mitt Romney’s attorney with Barry Gold at Stage Stores) (See Rolling Stone Story “Greed and Debt)
Laser Haas
Dec. 3rd, 2012 at 3:31 pm
Once again – I can not (EVER) thank PoliticusUSA.com, its Editor(s)’ , Publishers and reporter Rmuse – enough
for doing the thing that main stream media has refused to do
Tell the truth about Goldman Sachs and Bain Capital at your own peril (Rmuse and his all are Well aware of how much we have suffered/ endured trying to expose these criminals)
YOU GUYS AND GALS are the true American journalists
and MY HEROs
Bruno
Dec. 3rd, 2012 at 3:32 pm
The man is a mormon, what do you expect. He believes in imaginary flying entities in the sky and that his people will fly away to a different planet, fuck logic
Laser Haas
Dec. 3rd, 2012 at 9:05 pm
Hey – the story made it to the top of FindLaw and a website called GovernmentalPortal.com
Laser Haas
Dec. 3rd, 2012 at 9:12 pm
Sorry – my mistake – that’s USGovernmentPortal
www.usgovernmentportal.co...
W. A. Jones
Dec. 4th, 2012 at 2:27 am
If what you say is true there is a need of an investigation.
What if the ones doing the investigating are part of the problem?
A Walkaway
Dec. 4th, 2012 at 9:50 am
That is a legitimate concern.
I’ve seen too many local-level and state-level investigations that were run by the organization where the problem originated.
Of course, no crimes were found.
When you’ve got an inherently dishonest and crooked organization trying to run the show (Republicans), you can expect that sort of thing.
Laser Haas
Dec. 4th, 2012 at 12:46 pm
It is FAR worse than you think – ‘A Walkaway’
When I found out that the United States Attorney in Delaware – who REFUSED for 7 years to investigate and prosecute the case – was actually a MNAT (Bain Capital law firm partner from March 1999 to August 2001) – I reported this to the Dept of Justice’s Public Corruption Task Force
They not only SHUT IT DOWN
Career Assistant United States Attorneys were actually THREATENED to keep their mouths shut or Else!
articles.latimes.com/2008...
Laser Haas
Dec. 4th, 2012 at 12:43 pm
Our evidences have already forced several law firms to close (Hutchins, Kronish Lieb, Traub Bonacquist and finally Dreier LLP) (Kronish merged with Cooley and Hutchins with Nixon Peabody – but their files are ?????)
The court just ruled this morning that NO one can submit evidence of Bain Capital/ Mitt Romney fraud into the record.
She also (SAID) she was going to Order that the CLERK refuse any filings I send to the DE Federal BK Court on the matter.
Luke
Dec. 4th, 2012 at 10:30 pm
What I heard was that Mitt Romney conspired with Lee Harvey Oswald to murder JFK. Where is that investigation? I also heard that Karl Rove used mind control to get BHO to say that “you did not build that.” Isn’t that illegal? The wildest claim that I heard was that George Soros tried to bring down the Bank of England. Who would ever believe such tripe?
Shiva (Moderator)
Dec. 4th, 2012 at 10:45 pm
Everything but the subject. Was that a running exercise on your part?
Allen Hecker
Dec. 5th, 2012 at 12:56 am
I will gladly sign any petition to that effect.