Jindal investigated on ethics charges
Jan 24th, 2008 by Daniel Z.
So far, all we know is that Bobby Jindal is being investigated for an alleged failure to report over $100,000 in campaign contributions by the ethics board.
$100,000 is not a simple oversight, so if he really did fail to report over $100,000 we definitely need to know who it came from and why it wasn’t reported.
And while these are not charges and not proof of anything wrong, Jindal did say that our states ethics concerns are more about perception than reallity. So, what will the perception be when a Governor, who ran on an ethics platform, is now suspected of ethics violations less than one month into his term.
Update: Bobby Jindal has agreed to pay the fine instead of disputing the ethics violation. What a great start for Bobby Jindal and ethics reform. I wonder how many eyes outside of Louisiana will be rolling their eyes and laughing at him and us.
Update #2: According to the T-P, “the violation is relatively minor”. Why am I not surprised the T-P would call a Jindal ethics violation minor? And Roger Villere wondered why Jindal had to pay the fine? Roger, it is a little thing known as “the law”. I guess Republican elite doesn’t feel that the law should apply to them.
Update #3: Jindal cannot pay the fine to get rid of this quickly. The ethics board says a full investigation has to take place and Jindal must allow the full process to take its course. So… sorry Bobby, but this wont be going away for a while.
Update #4: C.B. Forgotston compares Jindal’s campaign rhetoric to his actions. Thanks to Oyster for this to our attention.
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Wish the Greek guy had got me to run his campaign.
Just the facts about Jindal that seemed to elude the Picayune (What’s in a name) and local gnus readers/stenographers would have let people know what Jindal was really about.
Graded at the bottom for effectiveness in congress. ties to the Xtreme Right Wing Foundations and the Evangelical Xians, etc.
How did none of that surface during the campaign.
The unreported money in question came from Florida, which makes it even more sinister.
We should be so lucky as to have a hurricane season that detaches Florida from the mainland and have it float away to crash into Cuba.
Did he hide it in his freezer like William Jefferson, A Democrat Senator, also from Louisiana? Shoot, this guy has at least agreed to pay a fine, the FBI caught Jefferson red handed and he hasn’t even gotten a slap on the wrist.
Ahhh, the typical “point at other people that may have done wrong as an excuse” tactic.
Jefferson is going through legal procedings, and if found guilty should be punished. Landrieu has her allegations against her as well, but I have yet to see an actual ethics charge against her for any actions taken.
Neither of those things excuse Bobby Jindal from doing wrong. And you incorrectly state that Jindal has agreed to pay the fine. It will be the treasurer of the campaign who will pay the fine. I wonder how much of a salary he will get over the course of the year. We wont know until after this years campaign finance reports are due.
The man is a genius. Lets face it! He is phenominal!
Suuuuure.