In a court filing, Laura Walsh has claimed the congressman owes her $117,437 in back child support and interest – a debt that’s allegedly been growing since November 2005. The suit also claims Congressman Walsh paid nothing, not a cent, between April 2008 and December 2010.
UPDATED: Rep. Walsh Sued For $117K In Child Support « CBS Chicago
“Joe personally loaned his campaign $35,000, which, given that he failed to make any child support payments to Laura because he ‘had no money’ is surprising,” Laura Walsh’s attorneys wrote in a motion filed in December seeking $117,437 in back child support and interest. “Joe has paid himself back at least $14,200 for the loans he gave himself.”
Joe and Laura Walsh had been married 15 years when she filed for divorce in December 2002. The thickness of the court file reflects Laura WalshÂ’s nine years of trying to collect child support and expenses from a man who crusades against compromise. Laura Walsh went to court repeatedly over the past nine years to get him to pay up, sometimes even asking the court to garnish his wages, court records show.
In 2004, Laura Walsh complained in a motion that despite her ex-husbandÂ’s claims of poverty, he took a vacation to Mexico with his girlfriend and another to Italy.
In addition to the foreclosure on his condominium, Walsh was haunted during his campaign by disclosures of liens on his property from unpaid bills and staffers abandoning his campaign, saying he wasnÂ’t paying them.
Keith Liscio, who said Walsh hired him to be campaign manager — Walsh disputes that — has sued Walsh for $20,000 in salary he said Walsh owes him. Both sides are trying to settle that case.
Staffers learned during the campaign that Walsh was driving on a suspended license. His license was suspended twice in 2008 for his failure to appear in court, and he was cited in 2009 for driving on a suspended license, according to the Illinois Secretary of State.
Tea Party Rep. Joe Walsh sued for $100,000 in child support - Chicago Sun-Times
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Right wingers defend their own. All those "family values" and "morals". They have God on their side.
This guy could be president. Bush signed an affidavit that said he had never been charged nor convicted of the crime. Then, when we found out he had been arrested, charged, convicted of Drunk Driving and lost his license, he said he "forgot". Understandable. Probably the booze. But the "I hate Clinton because he lied" party loved Bush. And now this guy? Considering his standards, seems he should "fit right in".
