This Internet cafe and Sweepstakes gambling ring, using Homeless Veterans as it's 'patriotic' grift bait, is growing well beyond the borders of Florida. Which caused in that state the resignation of that state's lieutenant governor and 57 people arrested in March on felony charges.
The effort to pass a sweepstakes legalization bill in North Carolina collapsed after Burns' arrest in Florida, triggered by probes into a homeless veterans charity prosecutors said was a front for collecting nearly $300 million in untaxed profits from sweepstakes cafes.
December 27, 2013 - A checking account used last year to make $235,000 in donations to the campaigns of dozens of North Carolina politicians contained the laundered proceeds of a criminal gambling enterprise, according to Oklahoma's top law enforcement official.
snip the same account used to send political donations to the campaigns of North Carolina Gov. Pat McCrory, state House Speaker Thom Tillis and Senate leader Phil Berger, among others.
snip The money was part of a well-funded lobbying effort by the sweepstakes industry with the aim of winning legalization for the games. Records show that nearly all of Burns' political giving was handled by the Charlotte offices of Moore & Van Allen, the law and lobbying firm where McCrory worked until days before he was sworn in as governor.
Documents show many of the sweepstakes checks were mailed to state lawmakers shortly before the November election, in envelopes printed with Moore & Van Allen's letterhead, postmarked from the firm's Charlotte ZIP code and containing the business card of a firm lobbyist.
snip Campaign finance watchdog group Democracy North Carolina filed a sworn complaint in late April urging the North Carolina Board of Elections to investigate the political donations made by Burns, as well as 10 other sweepstakes donors.
Nearly seven months later, Board of Elections director Kim Strach said she is still investigating whether the Burns donations violated the state ban on corporate contributions. She said she hopes to complete the probe early next year. read more>>>
Brings back memories of this scumbag who also used the recent wars and Veterans to scam millions and used some for political campaign contributions, from bush on down, to buy that patriotic status and legislative policy to boost the grifting con!!
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