plunkett@rlgvax.UUCP (S. Plunkett) (08/10/84)
o Currently under Senate investigation for illegal campaign
contributions, and possible Justice Dept. investigation on
disclosure matters if the House Ethics Committee doesn't
act within 30 days.
o $134,000 of illegal campaign loans from her husband (1978)
were partly repaid by a property transaction with her partner.
The Manhattan property was valued at $325,000 5-months after
buying it for $175,000. Conclusion: If the property was
undervalued at time of purchase, she's up for IRS tax charges
for failing to pay gift taxes; if the $325,000 is an over-
evaluation, she gets hit with an illegal campaign contribution
charge--again.
o Failure to disclose spouse holdings--repeatedly violating the
Ethics in Govt. Act.
o New York Housing Dept. lists 106 code violations on Mr Zaccaro's
rental properties (e.g., steam heat being cut off at night during
mid-winter).
o The Zaccaro's lease and manage a building that is the distribution
point for pornographers--with known connections to organized
crime.
o Another Zaccaro building is known as a Chinatown gambling house,
repeatedly raided by the police.
o ...And we all know how Fritz stands up for his friends.
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..{ihnp4,allegra,seismo}!rlgvax!plunkettrkp@drutx.UUCP (Pierce) (08/15/84)
Someone made a good point about her husband having to disclose his finances. How come we never have heard about any female spouses of VP candidates having to disclose their holdings? Maybe it was always done, and it just never got this much publicity. I really don't have an opinion about Ferraro's husband, but it seems like he's getting picked on a little bit. Then again, if he really has all those holdings in some questionable businesses, it will have a real impact on Ferraro's credibility to the average voter. Russ Pierce Denver CO
david@fisher.UUCP (David Rubin) (08/16/84)
The history of revealing tax returns:
Every Presidential and Vice-Presidential candidate and their spouses
has voluntarily revealed their income tax returns since 1976 (that's
six couples). Law does not require it, but some of the entries in
Nixon's tax returns has created an understandable desire on the
public's part to see them.
If Ferraro isn't going to reveal her husband's tax returns, she'd
better come up with a REAL reason (or at least explain what
competitive benefit Zaccaro's competitors can possibly derive from his
income tax return).
David Rubin
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