[HN Gopher] Head of California's largest union arrested for thef...
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       Head of California's largest union arrested for theft, fraud
        
       Author : rsj_hn
       Score  : 43 points
       Date   : 2021-10-20 21:41 UTC (1 hours ago)
        
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       | bruceb wrote:
       | Basically she and husband didn't report all income and used
       | campaign money for personal expenses.
       | 
       | Yes paying taxes is annoying, but these people earn solid money,
       | why throw it away for relatively small savings. Say they saved
       | 36% on a mil, spread over 6 years, Was it worth the extra $60K a
       | year between the two of them when they had good jobs, political
       | power, clean records?
       | 
       | Especially when you are union, thus generally pro gov't spending
       | so are pushing everyone else to pay taxes.
       | 
       | "Attorney General Rob Bonta's office alleges the pair under-
       | reported more than $1 million in income over the past six years,
       | including $176,000 in 2016, $416,000 in 2017, and $666,000 in
       | 2018.
       | 
       | The complaint also alleges Hernandez unlawfully took political
       | campaign money for personal use in 2014 and 2015."
        
         | ffggvv wrote:
         | in california that number is closer to 50% than 36%, but yeah i
         | agree that its probably not worth it though maybe they thought
         | they were untouchable due to their position
        
       | 1cvmask wrote:
       | Jimmy Hoffa came to mind when I saw the headline.
       | 
       | Although it seems there was no organized mafia element to their
       | fraud.
       | 
       | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jimmy_Hoffa
        
         | cletus wrote:
         | Fun fact: Jimmy Hoffa remained president of the union even
         | after being convicted and imprisoned. He only resigned as part
         | of his commutation agreement with Nixon.
        
         | NtochkaNzvanova wrote:
         | > _Although it seems there was no organized mafia element to
         | their fraud._
         | 
         | Other than their association with the Democratic Party.
        
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