Democrat Rep. Gregory Meeks (NY-6) has had a secret $40,000 loan for three and a half years. He made no payments until the FBI started asking questions. No wonder Rep. Meeks is a cosponsor of a bill that would rein in the new Office of Congressional Ethics. Barack Obama endorsed Rep. Meeks in 2008.
The NY Daily News reported:
Queens Rep. Gregory Meeks finally fessed up Friday night about why he decided to wait three years to pay back a $40,000 secret loan.
It was the economy, stupid.
Meeks claimed he suddenly made his first payment last month to get a better interest rate.
"When Ed Ahmad loaned me $40,000 in January 2007....
The Queens Democrat had been refusing to explain why he made no payments on the loan from Ahmad, a local businessman, until the FBI showed up...
It was a no-interest loan with no due date, the sources said, and Meeks made no payments on it over the next 3-1/2 years...
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The most ethical Congress evah! Where is Nancy Pelosi???
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