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SHARPTON’S 2004 CAMPAIGN Owes Nearly $1MILLION To Creditors and Fed Government
MORE MONEY, MORE PROBLEMS
MSNBC’s Al Sharpton is reeling in debt and back taxes.
The liberal provocateur owes nearly $1 million to creditors and the federal government as a result of his failed bid for the 2004 Democratic presidential nomination.
His campaign’s unpaid bills exceed $888,000, according to federal filings.
It is unclear why Sharpton has not paid his creditors. He does not lack for income.
Sharpton has his own primetime talk show on liberal network MSNBC, a platform he used to drive the Trayvon Martin shooting story that rocked the nation and led to the arrest of Democratic neighborhood watchman George Zimmerman.
In August 2011, Sharpton took over the 6 p.m. slot from Keith Olbermann, who earned more than $4 million per year working in the same slot at the network. Sharpton also drew a $240,000 salary from his nonprofit group, National Action Network, in 2011 even as the group racked up nearly $1 million in unpaid federal payroll taxes, interest, and penalties.
NAN has dealt with major finance issues in the last few years. The nonprofit raised $3 million in 2010, and paid off its state back taxes in 2011, but still owed $883,000 in unpaid federal payroll taxes in December. The group also owed more than $200,000 in loans to one of Sharpton’s for-profit enterprises.
Sharpton, who has endorsed President Barack Obama’s calls for taxing the rich, has his own tax issues. He owed the IRS $2.6 million in income taxes in December 2011, as well as almost $900,000 in New York state taxes.
Pickled Liver
April 19th, 2012
“Sharpton, who has endorsed President Barack Obama’s calls for taxing the rich……”
I guess if you don’t have to pay it – you’ll endorse anything you race baiting POS !
Pickled Liver
April 19th, 2012
And they want to pass a law that if the IRS thinks I owe them more than $50,000 I can’t get a passport?
Have they pulled Al’s?
oozlefanoozle
April 19th, 2012
It pays to have friends in high places.
demonrat dave
April 19th, 2012
Resist paying we much
Doc
April 19th, 2012
Don’t worry, he be havin’ amnasty…anmesty…amnessee…They ain’t gonna do shit to him!
Kool Aid
April 19th, 2012
and yet if you or I missed $5k in taxes, the IRS would take our house, our bank accounts or any assets we had straight from our account.
yet, the lunacy of Resist we much walks the streets without any fine, jail time or conviction……calling Eric Holder???
Wyatt, Insensitive Jerk
April 19th, 2012
Owe we much.
serfer62
April 19th, 2012
It would be racist to have a black repay debts, I mean its not like stealing…oh, wait
CrustyB
April 19th, 2012
It’s worse than the article says. The owners of the Empire State Building sued Sharpton for not paying the rent on his National Action Network office there. Sharpton evoked the “black people can’t get ID” myth to claim that, since 9/11, visitors to the building had to show ID to get in. Since his tribe members don’t have ID, they couldn’t access his office, ergo he didn’t owe rent.
In 2009 the Peabody Hotel sued Sharpton for $88,000 in non-payment.
Ricky
April 19th, 2012
I wonder how much Al gets each month on his foodstamp (EBT) card?
Genghis Khen
April 19th, 2012
“It is unclear why Sharpton has not paid his creditors.”
Is it? Really? Come on, people.
CrustyB
April 19th, 2012
Here’s the link to the Empire State Building lawsuit. Sharpton owed $250,000 in back rent!
http://www.upi.com/Top_News/2005/02/28/Landlord-says-Sharptons-group-owes-rent/UPI-56451109644420/
Mary Jane Anklestraps
April 19th, 2012
How much money does he owe the beauty salons? They will snatch him bald headed.
Buck O'fama
April 19th, 2012
“Ah don’t owes no one no stinkin’ mony! Yous jus’ be’s a RAAAAAACIST!”
Spoken very eloquently as usual, Al.
Nunya
April 19th, 2012
Donchall know? Nigras don’t hafta take responsibility fo’ nuttin’ not since 2009
I know this firsthand as fact
Joe Btfsplk
April 19th, 2012
Quote Revrum Sharpton: “Up We yours!!”
moochoman
April 19th, 2012
someone please explain to me how this pos keeps getting elected
Tim
April 19th, 2012
Scuse me, but you incorrectly referred to the “Socialist Propaganda Disseminator MSNBC” as “liberal network MSNBC.”
There’s no evidence whatsoever that they believe in liberty.
Rev. Al Sharpton
April 19th, 2012
You cracka-ass crackas better make with the Danegeld, or…well, I ain’t sayin’ I’mma torch your businesses, and no one can predict the future, but, you know, it’s a dangerous world, and all kinda shit can happen.
So, chop-chop, whitey.
Bob M.
April 19th, 2012
I need a job with this bozo! Maybe I could be a modern Oskar Schindler, and sabotage them from the INSIDE!
Then again, this gang seems to have zeroed their sights quite well on their own feet!
Cruisin' Cat
April 19th, 2012
Daedbeat we much!
greatj
April 20th, 2012
Poor Alfraud Sharpton cant pay his taxes.Alfraud is to busy looking for some person or company to blackmail.The Obama/Democratic parties toadies at M.S.N.B.C.is paying him enough.