Barbara Boxer's son reportedly made as much as $8 million in a failed (so far) attempt to build an Indian casino on the outskirts of San Francisco. When we dig into the reported details, we have to wonder if this isn't old fashioned corruption.
In 1998, Lynn Woolsey introduced legislation reinstating an Indian tribe in the wine country of Northern California that had been declared defunct by the Bureau of Indian Affairs in 1958...
In 2000, Boxer helpfully picked up the Woolsey bill, but changed the prohibition against gaming, and designated any land that the group owned to be considered as a reservation...
After getting the provision allowing the newly reconstituted Indian tribe to build a casino, the tribe reportedly hired two firms Barbara Boxer's son was a partner in.
The tribe turned its fortunes over to two firms to make its dreams of wealth come true — Platinum Advisers, a political consulting/lobbying firm, and Kenwood Investments 2. Amazingly, and I’m certain quite coincidentally, Barbara Boxer’s son, Doug, was a partner in each firm...
According to Reference.com, Doug Boxer’s take from the project was a very Abramoff-like $8 million.
It sounds like there may be a swamp here that needs draining...
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