Crony Deals by the sleazy Harry Reid.."Public service" at it's best... We should be expecting a Justice dept investigation at any time
EDITORIAL: Harry Reid's casino luck - Washington Times
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In a just world, no politician would leave office wealthier than on the day he takes the oath of office. We dont live in a just world, alas, and the rags-to-riches life stories of more than a few U.S. senators strain credulity.
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, once an officer of the Capitol Police, joined the ranks of multimillionaires during his four decades on the public payroll. He says hes a good investor, and no doubt he is, but the watchdog group Cause of Action wants the Senate Ethics Committee to inquire as to whether and how he used his office to pad his campaign war chest.
The Senates code of conduct stipulates that a senator may not permit any compensation to accrue to his beneficial interest as a result of influence improperly exerted from his position. It prohibits petitioning executive branch agencies for financial benefit for the benefit of immediate family.
Cause of Action accuses Mr. Reid of attempting to influence the Obama administration to overrule career bureaucrats at the Department of Homeland Security to expedite visa applications for nearly two-dozen foreign nationals who were investors in a Nevada casino. Mr. Reids son, Rory, was a lawyer for the casino.
The facts are clear enough. Career officials at the Department of Homeland Security turned down an expedited EB-5 visa application by the SLS Hotel & Casino in 2012 because agents were concerned over suspicious financial activity. Mr. Reid called Alejandro Mayorkas, who was then the director of the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, to ask him to reverse the decision. Mr. Mayorkas cheerfully obliged.
Mr. Reid then changed Senate rules so that Mr. Mayorkas could be promoted to the No. 2 position at the Department of Homeland Security, even though he was the subject of an investigation by the inspector general
EDITORIAL: Harry Reid's casino luck - Washington Times