Post by Logan on Apr 16, 2016 8:10:57 GMT -6
The man at the center of a massive alleged fraud in the Northeast Kingdom has been a major donor to the Vermont Democratic Party.
Since October 2012, Jay Peak owner Ariel Quiros and one of his associates have given more than $30,000 to the VDP’s federal committee. Quiros, the Miami businessman alleged to have run EB-5 projects in the Northeast Kingdom like a Ponzi scheme, gave the Vermont Democratic Party $10,000 in October of 2012. He continued contributing five-figure sums in the following cycle, writing checks totaling $12,000 in September of 2014.
George Gulisano, the chief financial officer at Jay Peak, gave the Vermont Democratic Party $10,000 in October 2014. Gulisano’s residence is in Miami, according to Federal Elections Commission filings. Gulisano’s donation to Vermont Democrats marked an odd deviation from his previous political gifts, which included two contributions to Phil Gramm, a conservative Republican senator from Texas. Gulisano also gave contributions to the Republican National Committee and the National Republican Congressional Committee, according to SEC filings.
Christina Amestoy, communications director at the VDP, says party officials were as shocked as everyone else when news of the alleged fraud broke Thursday.
Read more: www.vnews.com/Home/Alleged-EB5-Fraudster-Gave-Big-to-Democrats-1575568
Since October 2012, Jay Peak owner Ariel Quiros and one of his associates have given more than $30,000 to the VDP’s federal committee. Quiros, the Miami businessman alleged to have run EB-5 projects in the Northeast Kingdom like a Ponzi scheme, gave the Vermont Democratic Party $10,000 in October of 2012. He continued contributing five-figure sums in the following cycle, writing checks totaling $12,000 in September of 2014.
George Gulisano, the chief financial officer at Jay Peak, gave the Vermont Democratic Party $10,000 in October 2014. Gulisano’s residence is in Miami, according to Federal Elections Commission filings. Gulisano’s donation to Vermont Democrats marked an odd deviation from his previous political gifts, which included two contributions to Phil Gramm, a conservative Republican senator from Texas. Gulisano also gave contributions to the Republican National Committee and the National Republican Congressional Committee, according to SEC filings.
Christina Amestoy, communications director at the VDP, says party officials were as shocked as everyone else when news of the alleged fraud broke Thursday.
Read more: www.vnews.com/Home/Alleged-EB5-Fraudster-Gave-Big-to-Democrats-1575568