Bernie Sanders Under FBI Investigation for Bank Fraud

[saxitoxin]

The Sanders' are being defended from their upcoming terms at Pensacola Federal Prison Camp by the Bush-era attorneys of Scooter Libby.

As we learned from Bernie during the "Russia inquiry," the FBI are consummate professionals who are only interested in truth and justice. Therefore, we know the charges against him are true and he'll be spending his twilight years at hard labor, breaking rocks in a prison quarry.

Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., and his wife, Jane Sanders have hired prominent defense attorneys amid an FBI investigation into a loan Jane Sanders obtained to expand Burlington College while she was its president, CBS News confirms.

Burlington attorney and Sanders supporter Rich Cassidy has reportedly been hired to represent Sen. Sanders. And high-profile Washington defense attorney Larry Robbins, who counseled Libby "Scooter" Robbins, former Chief of Staff for the Vice President, is protecting Jane Sanders.

http://www.cbsnews.com/news/bernie-and- ... e-lawyers/

[Bernie Sanders]

"Brady Toensing of Burlington, the man responsible for the claims filed to the U.S. attorney for Vermont, was a chairman for the Trump campaign in his state." 'Nuff said.

This is old news from Jan. 2016

It's all being rehashed by the right wing morons who continue to put the Republican Party above the good of the country. Putin did good to electioneer the Trump victory to protect Russia from Hillary Clinton.

[saxitoxin]

This is old news from Jan. 2016

[patches70]

If Sander's wife exaggerated, misled or or otherwise misrepresented the amount of income the college was receiving, then she could well be charged and found guilty of bank fraud. From my understanding it appears that she overstated the alumni donations to the college. That was the collateral for the loan. If someone lies or misrepresents the collateral put up for the loan then yeah, that's fraud.
In Jane Sander's original loan application in 2010 she stated that she had secured $2.6 million in promised donations to secure the loan. Over the next four years however only $676,000 in donations actually materialized. Damn near a $2million shortfall and is the reason Burlington defaulted. If Sanders lied about those donations then she's in a fair heap of trouble.

Bernie Sanders allegedly used his senate office to pressure the bank to approve and fast track the loan. That also is a crime. It was probably a good idea the Sanders' got lawyers, cause it looks like they'll need them! It's going to be expensive though, either way. I wonder if Bernie stashed any of that $1million+ he earned last year? I'm pretty sure he spent it all like a drunken sailor on shore leave in Thailand though.

Also, it appears this is retribution from certain Democrat cliques that despise Sanders. When I get more info on this I'll try and remember this thread. It seems like this is a bipartisan issue, the Democrat party isn't going to lift a finger to help poor ole Bernie. The reasons should be fairly obvious to everyone who remembers the campaign.

Another smelly part of this deal is the accusations of nepotism. Bernie's step daughter runs/ran a woodworking school that partnered up with Burlington and a nice chunk of that loaned money ended up going to Carina's school. Under the deal Burlington paid for about half of the tuition for each student who went to the woodworking school. Also, under the deal, Burlington had to pay for faculty costs for Carina's school. It was a sweetheart deal for the Bern's stepdaughter and her school while Burlington had to take on the financial burdens and debt.

[patches70]

Oh, and one thing the CC'er Bernie fails to mention or understand, Brady Toensing who requested the investigation, did so during the Obama administration. That request was immediately approved. By the Obama administration.

So....yeah. Bernie has no friends anywhere in this. No Democrat is going to use any political capital to shield Bernie, the Republicans are going to be just fine with letting this roll right over Bernie. After all, one of his supporters and true believers tried to murder a bunch of Republican lawmakers. So...yeah.


I wonder, did the Bern ever see this coming? Did he ever have any inkling that this payback was going to come after he savaged the Democrat party, Hillary and eventually forced the DNC to pay him off? Did he actually think he was going to be able to ride off into the sunset after all that?

Har!

[saxitoxin]

Also, it appears this is retribution from certain Democrat cliques that despise Sanders. When I get more info on this I'll try and remember this thread. It seems like this is a bipartisan issue, the Democrat party isn't going to lift a finger to help poor ole Bernie. The reasons should be fairly obvious to everyone who remembers the campaign.

yup yup ... after the Georgia loss, the knives have come out and the Democrats are in full-on disintegration - for Clinton to fulfill her dream of dragging the remnants of the party into the grave with her in 2020 she'll need to take a baseball bat to Bernie's knees

[Bernie Sanders]

Oh, and one thing the CC'er Bernie fails to mention or understand, Brady Toensing who requested the investigation, did so during the Obama administration. That request was immediately approved. By the Obama administration.

So....yeah. Bernie has no friends anywhere in this. No Democrat is going to use any political capital to shield Bernie, the Republicans are going to be just fine with letting this roll right over Bernie. After all, one of his supporters and true believers tried to murder a bunch of Republican lawmakers. So...yeah.


I wonder, did the Bern ever see this coming? Did he ever have any inkling that this payback was going to come after he savaged the Democrat party, Hillary and eventually forced the DNC to pay him off? Did he actually think he was going to be able to ride off into the sunset after all that?

Har!

Funny, your fascination and anger over Hillary. Trump is President, but of course he is now the butt of jokes of all the world leaders.

Oh, oh, oh, Hillary this and Hillary that, ha-ha-ha-ha!

[karel]

lock the piece of sh*t up with crooked killary and obama scum.None of these f*ck bags are honest,no wonder they lost

[waauw]

lock the piece of sh*t up with crooked killary and obama scum.None of these f*ck bags are honest,no wonder they lost

Obama won, twice.

[jusplay4fun]

Washington (CNN) Sen. Bernie Sanders on Tuesday defended his wife, Jane Sanders, amid reports of a potential federal investigation related to her time helming the now-defunct Burlington College.

Sanders declined when asked on CNN's "Erin Burnett OutFront" to say whether or not his wife was under investigation by the FBI.
"My wife is about the most honest person I know," Sanders said.

Sanders' former campaign manager, Jeff Weaver, confirmed Jane Sanders has hired lawyer Larry Robbins to represent her in the possible probe. Weaver said the FBI had not contacted either Jane or Bernie Sanders in connection to any such investigation. A person close to the senator said Sanders was represented by Rich Cassidy, a longtime lawyer for the family.

Both the FBI field office in Albany, New York and the US Attorney's Office in Vermont would not comment, and the Justice Department has not yet responded to a request for comment on the matter.

The senator's wife was the president of Burlington College from 2004-2011. The college announced its closure a year ago due to debt it had taken on from a real estate deal the school made during her tenure. CNN reviewed the loan application for the deal, which was signed by Jane Sanders. The loan application stated the college would take in millions of dollars worth of pledged donations, many of which never materialized.
Vermont lawyer Brady Toensing, a former state Republican vice chair who was once Trump's campaign chair in the state, has leveled accusations of bank fraud against the couple and alleged the senator may have pressured a Vermont bank to speed up the loan process. Toensing made these accusations five years after Jane Sanders left the college.

In the interview on Tuesday, Sanders claimed Toensing instigated the potential probe for political reasons, saying it began five years after his wife's time at the college but just as his presidential campaign was going on -- "coincidentally, no doubt," the senator said.
"I think it's fairly pathetic that when people are involved in public life, it's not only that they get attacked, but it's their wives and their families that get attacked," Sanders said.

[Bernie Sanders]

Washington (CNN) Sen. Bernie Sanders on Tuesday defended his wife, Jane Sanders, amid reports of a potential federal investigation related to her time helming the now-defunct Burlington College.

Sanders declined when asked on CNN's "Erin Burnett OutFront" to say whether or not his wife was under investigation by the FBI.
"My wife is about the most honest person I know," Sanders said.

Sanders' former campaign manager, Jeff Weaver, confirmed Jane Sanders has hired lawyer Larry Robbins to represent her in the possible probe. Weaver said the FBI had not contacted either Jane or Bernie Sanders in connection to any such investigation. A person close to the senator said Sanders was represented by Rich Cassidy, a longtime lawyer for the family.

Both the FBI field office in Albany, New York and the US Attorney's Office in Vermont would not comment, and the Justice Department has not yet responded to a request for comment on the matter.

The senator's wife was the president of Burlington College from 2004-2011. The college announced its closure a year ago due to debt it had taken on from a real estate deal the school made during her tenure. CNN reviewed the loan application for the deal, which was signed by Jane Sanders. The loan application stated the college would take in millions of dollars worth of pledged donations, many of which never materialized.
Vermont lawyer Brady Toensing, a former state Republican vice chair who was once Trump's campaign chair in the state, has leveled accusations of bank fraud against the couple and alleged the senator may have pressured a Vermont bank to speed up the loan process. Toensing made these accusations five years after Jane Sanders left the college.

In the interview on Tuesday, Sanders claimed Toensing instigated the potential probe for political reasons, saying it began five years after his wife's time at the college but just as his presidential campaign was going on -- "coincidentally, no doubt," the senator said.
"I think it's fairly pathetic that when people are involved in public life, it's not only that they get attacked, but it's their wives and their families that get attacked," Sanders said.

Thank you for your support in this clearly partisan attack.

[jusplay4fun]

Partisan? now you sound like POTUS Trump.

[Bernie Sanders]

Again, thank you for supporting Mrs. Sanders in this clearly partisan attack.

No Justice Department or FBI interests here.

[Dukasaur]

These aren't the droids you're looking for.

[jusplay4fun]

Based on the info and quoted news sources cited in this thread, this sounds like a BI-partisan (not partisan) effort by both Democrats and Republicans. Poor Bernie. Try to fade into the sunset, Bernie.

It is one of the few instances of bipartisanship in Congress in recent months, it seems. Everyone wants to punish Poor Bernie.

N.B.: Bernie here could not and did not refute any charges or offer any explanations, other than a "partisan attack" which is only HALF right.

Poor Bernie.

JP4F

Again, thank you for supporting Mrs. Sanders in this clearly partisan attack.

No Justice Department or FBI interests here.

[Bernie Sanders]

Bi-partisan effort?

You funny like clown.

[riskllama]

These aren't the droids you're looking for.

[jusplay4fun]

Pathetic response. I will not even call it a rebuttal. Your pitiful response shows as much thought as the real Bernie does. Pathetic, both of you. Poor, poor Bernie.

JP4F

Bi-partisan effort?

You funny like clown.

[Bernie Sanders]

Pathetic response. I will not even call it a rebuttal. Your pitiful response shows as much thought as the real Bernie does. Pathetic, both of you. Poor, poor Bernie.

JP4F

Bi-partisan effort?

You funny like clown.

Stop crying. This is your trademark response to anyone that gets under your skin. The FBI and Justice Department sees no smoke, which means no fire.

You got a bug up your @ss concerning my previous posts and it's obvious. Do you get your news from Fox and Friends?

Now go away and get laid.

[jusplay4fun]

As usual, you have a knee jerk reaction to my posts. Because I disagree with you and the REAL Bernie does not mean I am a right wing Nut Case.

The world is not black and white, left and right, Bernie. Grow up. Learn about life and stop trolling. You have already been called out as one.

Be rational and sensible, for once, fake Bernie.

JP4F

Pathetic response. I will not even call it a rebuttal. Your pitiful response shows as much thought as the real Bernie does. Pathetic, both of you. Poor, poor Bernie.

JP4F

Bi-partisan effort?

You funny like clown.

Stop crying. This is your trademark response to anyone that gets under your skin. The FBI and Justice Department sees no smoke, which means no fire.

You got a bug up your @ss concerning my previous posts and it's obvious. Do you get your news from Fox and Friends?

Now go away and get laid.

[karel]

it will just get covered up like benghazi ,sad they all should be hung by a rope for treason,bring back the rope

[Bernie Sanders]

As usual, you have a knee jerk reaction to my posts. Because I disagree with you and the REAL Bernie does not mean I am a right wing Nut Case.

The world is not black and white, left and right, Bernie. Grow up. Learn about life and stop trolling. You have already been called out as one.

Be rational and sensible, for once, fake Bernie.

JP4F

Pathetic response. I will not even call it a rebuttal. Your pitiful response shows as much thought as the real Bernie does. Pathetic, both of you. Poor, poor Bernie.

JP4F

Bi-partisan effort?

You funny like clown.

Stop crying. This is your trademark response to anyone that gets under your skin. The FBI and Justice Department sees no smoke, which means no fire.

You got a bug up your @ss concerning my previous posts and it's obvious. Do you get your news from Fox and Friends?

Now go away and get laid.

Shhhhh and be still my little baby. Everything is going to be OK. I know you are upset about your summer vacation ending, BUT don't be alarmed about starting High School they have stricter anti-bullying standards than Middle School.

Now go away before I pull up your underwear up into your pathetic @ss.

[Bernie Sanders]

it will just get covered up like benghazi ,sad they all should be hung by a rope for treason,bring back the rope

Thank goodness we have Karel jumping in. We all love your intellectual thoughts that resembles diarrhea being sprayed all over the toilet, floor and walls.

[jusplay4fun]

Again, you offer a pathetic response of no intellectual merit. Your reactions are even more childish than Trump's. In FACT, I should not even compare your comments to those of the President. There is no need for me to even consider replying to your inane banal comments. You waste my time since you offer no redeeming ideas. Your last comments prove my point. PERIOD.

Revel in your imagery and your wonderful eloquence. Your insults and vitrol prove how empty and sad your life must be.

JP4F

As usual, you have a knee jerk reaction to my posts. Because I disagree with you and the REAL Bernie does not mean I am a right wing Nut Case.

The world is not black and white, left and right, Bernie. Grow up. Learn about life and stop trolling. You have already been called out as one.

Be rational and sensible, for once, fake Bernie.

JP4F

Pathetic response. I will not even call it a rebuttal. Your pitiful response shows as much thought as the real Bernie does. Pathetic, both of you. Poor, poor Bernie.

JP4F

Bi-partisan effort?

You funny like clown.

Stop crying. This is your trademark response to anyone that gets under your skin. The FBI and Justice Department sees no smoke, which means no fire.

You got a bug up your @ss concerning my previous posts and it's obvious. Do you get your news from Fox and Friends?

Now go away and get laid.

Shhhhh and be still my little baby. Everything is going to be OK. I know you are upset about your summer vacation ending, BUT don't be alarmed about starting High School they have stricter anti-bullying standards than Middle School.

Now go away before I pull up your underwear up into your pathetic @ss.

[Bernie Sanders]

Yet, you respond.

Be quiet and let the adults talk.