Read this story by @joshgerstein re Ruben Verastigui, 27, pleading guilty to a child pornography charge. I tweeted about how the GOP maneuvered him into a think tank spot but I didn't know about the case against Adam Hageman... politico.com/news/2021/07/0…
...March 5 '21 story by @caitlinoprysko about Adam Hageman being held since Nov 12 '20 on porn charges. Sounds like his arrest was delayed until after the election & news of it along w the existence of a GOP child porn ring was suppressed for months... politico.com/news/2021/03/0…
...The state of Arizona was looking to press charges against both Verastigui & Hageman who was w TPUSA, headquartered in Phoenix. Hageman who is from Arenzville Illinois previously managed the TPUSA Southern Illinois U chapter per FB...
...July 29 '20 Citizens for Responsible Energy Solutions (CRES) press release re Ruben Verastigui joining the organization as Digital Communication Manager...
...Per PACER. there were two cases opened against Adam Hageman. One was closed & the other still open. Last docket entry is dated April 9 '21 & refers to a plea agreement heard by Judge Amy Berman Jackson...
...Both the Hageman & Verastigui cases were prosecuted by AUSA April Nicole Russo who is the DOJ Project Safe Childhood coordinator per LinkedIn. The plea deals suggest there are more arrests coming down the pike...
...That there haven't been any other arrests yet in connection w the 18 member child porn ring suggests some of the other members are high profile or the ring is more widespread than first reported or both...
...Adam Hageman's selfie taken in a men's room a year ago...
...This post by Adam Hageman taken at the Dept of Commerce suggests he only landed a job there in late summer '20 when he may have already been under investigation. Did he have another job bet Mar & then?...
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Reviewing the 990s filed by Veterans For Economic Freedom, CEO Pete Hegseth. The preparer, Michael J. Engle, is the Koch's go-to CPA for all their not-for-profits including the one formerly headed by Mike Roman...
More later. Wanted to point out to interested parties how to find the 990s for Veterans For Economic Freedom dba Concerned Veterans For America. The address is a UPS store box despite paying rent & hiring numerous employees.
Veterans For Economic Freedom dba Concerned Veterans For America was registered in Delaware in Oct 2012 & the year end is Sept 30. Looks like Wade Zirkle may have helped Hegseth land the CEO position...
I want to walk thru what happened late last night re the secret Frum fundraiser for Trump, scheduled to be held at Trump Tower on Sept 5. At 1 pm yesterday, @TheBelaaz posted about the fundraiser...
At 8:30 last night, Sheya Landa tweeted that Team Trump told him to keep the fundraiser secret & was upset about the Belaaz News scoop. Landa is an advisor to Nassau County Exec Bruce Blakeman & his father, Ben, was slated to attend...
Three minutes later, Sheya Landa tweeted that the fundraiser was cancelled. At 11 pm, Belaaz News confirmed the event was cancelled...
Speaking of Chicago, who is Onisim "Nick" Dorfneau & why he is on the board of Trump Org?
Per LinkedIn, Onisim Dorneau has an educational background in computer forensics, criminal justice & policing, nuclear power technician & counterterrorism training...
Onisim Dorneau apparently is one of three founders of Moogle Pharma, a Romanian company registered in 2020 that aims "to become one of the main international distributors of medicines"... mooglepharma.com/#home
Congrats @DanFoganholi on yr appointment by Gov DeSantis to the State Board of Ed. Re yr position w New Generations Children’s Ministry - its IRS tax exempt status was revoked after filing a single 990-N in 2014....
The New Generations Children’s Ministry website is now inactive. Per the internet archive, it looks the website was reactivated in 2022 after being inactive for several years...
Per Gov DeSantis' press release, you also are the Director of Strategic Partnerships for the Brazilian American Coalition which, according to , hasn't existed since Sept 2023 & never filed for a FEIN.... sunbiz.org
Not enough attention has been paid to Santos campaign finance director Lianna Farnesi. After college, she was trained by the Heritage Foundation, worked for the Trump campaign & then Templar Baker where she was assigned to the Santos campaign....
Funny how Elise Stefanik knew right off the bat Farnesi wasn't involved in covering up Santos' malfeasance even though she was intimately involved in the Santos campaign inner workings. Same tel # for this RSVP...
Oh. Lianna Farnesi has been on the NRCC's payroll since Jan 2023. Which means the NRCC, not Elise Stefanik, is paying Farnesi to work on Stefanik's campaign. Also footing her legal bills? (ty @jgmac1106)....
Trump's elaborate plan to keep his romance w Melania secret & apply for the Einstein visa has to be seen in the context of his pre-nup & divorce from Marla Maples. Per NYS Supreme Court:
Per Gabriel Sherman for Vanity Fair, Trump would only have to pay Marla Maples $1M if they separated within five years of their marriage on Dec 20 1993... vanityfair.com/news/2019/06/m…
The whole stupid made up story about meeting Melania for the first time in Sept 1998 could have been avoided if Trump didn't have a giant inflated ego... vanityfair.com/news/2019/01/t…