ICAC & The Entitled Liberals

[boris1gary]

http://www.smh.com.au/nsw/icac-liberal-party-official-john-caputo-admits-giving-cheques-to-chris-har... 

ICAC: Liberal Party official John Caputo admits giving cheques to Chris Hartcher

A Liberal Party official linked to Prime Minister Tony Abbott and Premier Mike Baird has come under fire at a corruption inquiry over thousands of dollars in cheques he gave to former state energy minister Chris Hartcher.

John Caputo, a fundraiser for Mr Abbott and Mr Baird and a former mayor of Warringah, admitted at the Independent Commission Against Corruption on Thursday that it was a "diversion" from normal practice to give political donations made out to the NSW Liberal Party directly to Mr Hartcher.

This included cheques handed over by donors at a March 2011 fundraising dinner attended by Mr Hartcher and former Attorney-General Greg Smith.

Junior counsel assisting the commission Greg O'Mahoney asked whether it "sounds a bit like a fraud" that cheques made out to the NSW Liberals were not given first to head office or its treasurer, as Mr Caputo said was the normal practice.

"No," Mr Caputo replied.

He said that Liberal Party donations were sometimes given directly to particular regions, but he struggled to recall other examples.

[cherry*135]

This is worth repeating.

"In a development that will send shockwaves through the Baird government, the Independent Commission Against Corruption heard on Friday that Mr Gallacher was intimately involved in setting up a scheme for Buildev to pay tens of thousands of dollars in illegal donations to a Liberal Party slush fund.......

..........He then sensationally put to Mr Williams: "The truth is you had a close, long-standing personal connection with the [then] shadow minister, Mike Gallacher, it was through him that the two of you hatched a corrupt scheme to make donations to the Liberal Party using the Eightbyfive business, correct?"

"No," Mr Williams said.

"By the end of this you are going to regret giving that answer," Mr Watson said.

Mr Watson said the shocking new evidence had come to light at midday on Thursday and an adjournment might be required because the "serious matters" warranted further investigation."

SMH

[cherry*135]

One wonders how MP's and business leaders can do their jobs properly when they have such a poor memory function.

[boris1gary]

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@am*3 wrote:
One wonders how MP's and business leaders can do their jobs properly when they have such a poor memory function.

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that's what i wonder, terrible memories, i wonder if they have to write down all their PIN numbers.

[boris1gary]

another one bites the dust......

  http://www.smh.com.au/nsw/mike-gallacher-had-to-resign-over-icac-claim-mike-baird-says-20140502-37mt...

  Mike Gallacher had to resign over ICAC claim, Mike Baird says

Premier Mike Baird says police minister Mike Gallacher had to resign after he was caught up in a corruption inquiry into cash-for-favours.

In a development that sent shockwaves through the Baird government, the Independent Commission Against Corruption heard on Friday that Mr Gallacher was intimately involved in setting up a scheme for Buildev to pay tens of thousands of dollars in illegal donations to a Liberal Party slush fund.

Mr Baird said in a statement that he had accepted Mr Gallacher’s resignation from the ministry and made it clear that Mr Gallacher could not just stand aside temporarily.

[catsnknots]

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@am*3 wrote:
One wonders how MP's and business leaders can do their jobs properly when they have such a poor memory function.

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I think they have the same memory function that some on the ALP have... I mean Thompson could not remember paying for sex on multiple accounts using union funds... And don't forget the ones that forgot they stayed at Obeids holiday pad.... 

and omg.. what about a 30 yr old woman setting up a slush fund for her boyfriend and not knowing what it was for.... she was so naive.. 

[donnashuggy]

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@catsnknots wrote:

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@am*3 wrote:
One wonders how MP's and business leaders can do their jobs properly when they have such a poor memory function.

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I think they have the same memory function that some on the ALP have... I mean Thompson could not remember paying for sex on multiple accounts using union funds... And don't forget the ones that forgot they stayed at Obeids holiday pad.... 

and omg.. what about a 30 yr old woman setting up a slush fund for her boyfriend and not knowing what it was for.... she was so naive.. 

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So who is better at pretending they forgot? 

[catsnknots]

Craig cried... so I say the ALP are better at it... 

but in reality they all are... I am sick of it... I want a party to be proud of and there is not one... 

The worst will be PUP party.... they will make all parties look like angels 

[lakeland27]

and omg.. what about a 30 yr old woman setting up a slush fund for her boyfriend and not knowing what it was for.... she was so naive..

and hows that going ? if there were any convincing proof or god forbid .. evidence. do you think that charges would have been laid by now if there was anything to those accusations ? you bet, but it hasn't happened and there is no investigation ongoing.. all cheap smear the lot of it,

[donnashuggy]

I think that was added as a bit of a smear Lakeland, Catmad knows that Julia didn't lie about it! Just makes her post  a tad less credible,

[lakeland27]

what i'm really interested in is abuse of the nsw electoral laws and how it affects a MP's standing.. if he or rather they are expected to vacate their seats . new elections .