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Sounds a Lot Like Obama’s Good Buddy Tony Rezko
(Newser) – How can a small apartment in Queens, New York, be the source of nearly $900,000 in political donations? This odd center for financial activity is the home of 64-year-old James Williams; not much is known about him except that he’s reclusive, he walks with a cane, and he likes ordering in Chinese food. And he has started at least 25 companies, most of them based in his apartment. So the New York Times tried to uncover a little more.
Turns out his donations have earned him VIP status in New York’s Republican circles. But there’s a dark side—like the apparent phoniness of his companies and a federal probe into a possible real estate scam perpetrated by Williams. What’s more, his own PR rep can no longer find him. Williams “was one of those guys who had his hands in everything,” says a former New York City official. “You never knew what was real. The next time he’d come, he’d tell you he had a time machine.”
scr_north
July 30th, 2012
Despite having reported that this fellow gave money to both GOP and Dems the reporters only seemed to interview GOP representatives. This guy may have been fudging his history but as far as I can tell from the article he has not committed a crime. I’ll bet though that unlike Rezko who the media did their best to hide connections between Obama and Rezko, if this fellow gets any kind of indictment it will be front page on the Times (and on CNN) for days linking this guy to the GOP.
smoothsailing1
July 30th, 2012
Of course this guy is suspect in the eyes of the New York Times. After all, he’s a black man who gives money to Republican politicians.
To the Times and other leftists, that’s a crime worse than Aurora or Columbine.
IronyCurtain
July 30th, 2012
Knew he was donating to Republicans when I read that the NY Times was trying “to uncover a little more”.
Stranded in Sonoma
July 30th, 2012
HE GAVE MONEY TO both democrats and REPUBLICANS.
That’s all I got out of the story.