Report: Wilbur Ross Accused of Stealing Over $120 Million

[babylonsister]

https://www.thedailybeast.com/report-wilbur-ross-accused-of-grifting-over-dollar120-million?ref=home

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Report: Wilbur Ross Accused of Stealing Over $120 Million

Wilbur Ross could be "among the biggest grifters in American history," according to Forbes magazine, amid new allegations that he may have wrongly siphoned off over $120 million. An investigation, citing 21 people who have worked with the now Commerce Secretary, claims Ross stole "a few million here and a few million there" from various companies. Forbes reports: "All told, these allegations—which sparked lawsuits, reimbursements and an SEC fine—come to more than $120 million." Ross' former colleagues offer very unkind words about him. “He’ll push the edge of truthfulness and use whatever power he has to grab assets,” said New York financier Asher Edelman, while another of Ross’ former colleagues said: “He’s a pathological liar.” They say he is obsessed with money, with two former colleagues recounting that he took handfuls of Sweet’N Low packets from a restaurant near his office, so he didn’t have to go out and buy some for himself.

https://www.forbes.com/sites/danalexander/2018/08/06/new-details-about-wilbur-rosss-businesses-point-to-pattern-of-grifting/

Aug 7, 2018, 06:00am
New Details About Wilbur Ross’ Business Point To Pattern Of Grifting

[Vinca]

1. Not a surprise at all. Grifters stick together like magnets to metal.

It seems odd his name hasn't come up in the Manafort case re the Bank of Cyprus.

[babylonsister]

3. Might be too early. I look forward to that! nt

[HootieMcBoob]

15. I've been wondering about that too

He hasn't yet had his "time in the barrel". I hope and pray that his time does come and soon because he's in this up to his eyeballs.

[SayItLoud]

31. Maggots to Meal

[bronxiteforever]

2. Kick and recommend for visibility. Must read.

[malaise]

4. This kakistocracy is run by some of the most vile crooks

in history. Don the Con sure assembled the 'best thieves'. I have never ever seen anything like this.
Good effin' grief - lock them all up.

[babylonsister]

6. Yesterday Jennifer Rubin (I think)

claimed we're beyond the swamp but have entered cesspool status.

[malaise]

9. She is right

These scumbags belong in prison

[salin]

13. yep. and she was right.

still enjoying that this reporting is coming from Forbes, of all sources.

[Soxfan58]

5. When you drain the swamp

All you end up with is frog shit.

[pnwmom]

7. I'm sure DT is a bigger grifter. He's the grifter of all grifters. n/t

[dixiegrrrrl]

36. He and Ross go way back.

Ross bailed him out in late 80's --early 90's bankruptcies, arranged things so that dotard could have...get this...
450,000 a MONTH income until the dust cleared.

[pnwmom]

46. Wow. I hadn't heard that. Thanks! nt

[dixiegrrrrl]

58. Several excellent books about Trump reported this.

One ois "trump Nation" by Tim O'Brien, and Wayne Barrett wrote a good one also.

[watoos]

8. So, wasn't old Wilbur

at that Cyprus bank that was connected to Manafort?

[WhiteTara]

29. yeppers.

[duforsure]

10. Just another innocent and decent trump appointee.lol

And the opposite of picking only the best, when in reality its been only the most corrupt , and criminal. He's surrounds himself with criminals , and corrupt people, and serial liars, and treasonous people, again the opposite of HIS claims. He'll be claiming he and Ross and his followers are the real victims here, and everything exposed is not the truth, his biggest enemy, when it is all true.

[dhol82]

11. $120 million? Is that all? Would have expected a much higher figure.

He had the whole Bank of Cyprus to diddle.

What’s worse than a cesspool?

[salin]

14. an abyss?

[dhol82]

44. That's not bad but doesn't connote the sewage aspect.

[salin]

49. it doesn't, but maybe a bottemless pit into hell is a decent replacement?

[panader0]

24. These charges seem separate from the Bank of Cyprus shenanigans.

He's a crook and he's toast.

[lagomorph777]

32. Septic tank

[dhol82]

45. Means the same as a cesspool

[lagomorph777]

50. Except underground with no oxygen.

[dhol82]

52. If only we could confine this administration underground with no oxygen.

[Duppers]

12. K & R

[milestogo]

16. He hires the best people.

[bucolic_frolic]

17. Usually casinos get milked, but other companies are eligible too

I recall the name Wilbur Ross being prominently mentioned - often - on the Nightly Business Report in the 1980s.

Nice if they could catch this thief

[Farmer-Rick]

18. Behind ever great fortune is a great crime......

But God gives them these vast stolen riches because they are so much more worthy than anyone else on earth.

[justhanginon]

19. Wilbur, Wilbur, Wilbur. What have you gone and done. you naughty boy.

With apologies to Mr. Ed, TV's favorite talking horse.

[Bengus81]

20. Another old fuck like Trump with a trophy wife and loads of cash.........

Bet she doesn't care how it all got there,as long as her name is on the checking account and credit cards. Gawd............

[Amimnoch]

21. Place your bets!

Select the stock modern tRumpublicon response, and place your bets:

1. "It wasn't grifting."
2. "It wasn't grifting, it was personal investing."
3. "Okay, it was grifting, but it wasn't actually illegal."
4. "it's a matter of executive privilege."
5. "It's not really a crime if it's someone working for the POTUS."
6. "We know him, and he's a good person."
7. "Fake News!"
8. "Hillary had emails!"
9. "The Democrats in congress allowed this to happen, it's their fault."
10. "The investigation is a crooked Democrat witch hunt!"


I'm betting 1 followed shortly by 3.

[lagomorph777]

33. The Democrats didn't stop me grifting, so it's THEIR fault!

[Dorn]

22. The rich are sick and must be drained of our money like puss from an infected wound

[PatSeg]

23. What a bizarre little man

He is like a Dickens character. How much money is enough for people like him?

[dixiegrrrrl]

38. He's 85 now..maybe this will give him a heart attack. n/t

[malaise]

42. Kissinger is still alive

[dixiegrrrrl]

43. Sigh.....

I did see a recent pic, he looked like he was melting, all big and saggy.

[PatSeg]

47. He already looks like walking death

What is it about mean, greedy people, that they seem to cheat death over and over again?

[llmart]

25. Lock him up!

Along with all the other swamp creatures who are criminals.

Trump was going to "drain the swamp". All he did was drain a swamp and ensconce them in his cabinet.

[Bleacher Creature]

26. That qualifies him for a promotion in this Administration!! NT

[Louis1895]

27. But don't forget his custom slippers!

Link to tweet

[lagomorph777]

34. Wilbur the ballerina?

[SharonAnn]

56. Now, that's weird.

[Dopers_Greed]

28. I wonder if this will even register with all the other Chump scandals going on

[zentrum]

30. Make That Swamp

.......Great Again!

[democratisphere]

35. The other shoe has dropped!

Thankfully!

[karin_sj]

37. Par for the course...

in this corrupt administration. I wonder how many months it will take to get him out (if this scandal does manage to oust him). And Trump will be saying that Ross is "such a great guy and is being treated very unfairly by the fake news." This administration is corrupt to its very core and just about everyone is there because either they're trying to game the system for themselves, tear down all the regulations they can for their corporate cronies, get their precious tax breaks, siphon money from public programs and benefits from the rest of us peons to the richest people in America, start a war, etc., etc. Everything they do hurts America and only helps a very select group of the richest of the rich.

This outrage upon outrage upon outrage is getting exhausting.

[TheBlackAdder]

39. Just say it was a computer virus. Didn't that work for Bob Patchett in the movie She-Devil?

[edhopper]

40. How low this Country has sunk

In any other Administration, this report alone would mean he resigns.
I don't expect anything to happen. Nothing from the Trump Shithouse, nothing from the GOP Congress.

[Sneederbunk]

41. All roads lead to Cyprus.

[rusty fender]

48. First time I saw him I thought he was a snake,

but then, snakes don’t grift.

Hope he goes to jail

[JHan]

51. LOCK HIM UP

[Panich52]

53. He should be convicted of lying to Congress. He's the

one who originated the citizenship question on census but 3 times told Congress it came from Homeland Security.

#MostCorruptAdminEver

[pecosbob]

54. So when will progressives start to realize that this is standard operating procedure

for American capitalism? They are all criminals. If they're rich enough they can afford to have laws changed for their benefit. If the books of the economic top ten percent were ever vigorously examined they would all be in jail.

[czarjak]

55. Donald Dumbass on his cabinet picks...

“They know how to make money”

[SunSeeker]

57. K & R for exposure.

[lame54]

59. Jeff Dunham should fire him

[rickford66]

60. Sweet'N Low ?? Now he's gone too far !!

[LisaM]

61. Sometimes I wonder to myself, "where does all the money GO?"

Other times, it's made blindingly obvious.

[Scurrilous]

62. K&R

[drray23]

63. So you steal 120 millions and you get a fec fine.

You are caught with a few ounces of marijuana and they throw you in jail. Nothing to see here, everything fine..

[blue-wave]

64. Only $120 Million?

Heck, that's peanuts for republicons. He must be a newbie at the whole stealing game. Thieves, the whole stinking lot of them.

[King_Klonopin]

65. He resembles "Charlie-In-The-Box" from Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer nt

(Don't know why, but I can't copy and paste a pic)