Poltroon Pulte's Fraud Charges Boomerang

 

"Conservatism consists of exactly one proposition, to wit, 'There must be in-groups whom the law protects but does not bind, alongside out-groups whom the law binds but does not protect'."  -- "Wilhoit's law"

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Well, let's look at today's example of that proposition, with a dose of hypocrisy, in the form of hypocritical millionaire ("in group") Bill Pulte's pursuit of ("out group") Federal Reserve Gov. Lisa Cook, at the behest of the Malignant Fascist:

Close relatives of the federal official who has accused a Federal Reserve governor of improperly claiming primary residence on two properties have declared the same status on two homes in two different states, public records show.

Mark and Julie Pulte, the father and stepmother of Bill Pulte, President Donald Trump’s appointee as director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency, since 2020 have claimed so-called “homestead exemptions” for residences in wealthy neighborhoods in both Michigan and Florida, according to the records. The exemption is meant to give a discount to homeowners on taxes for properties they use as their primary residence.

 

Local tax officials in both states told Reuters that claiming more than one home as a primary residence isn’t generally allowed in their jurisdictions and could be punishable by fines or back taxes. After Reuters contacted tax officials in Bloomfield Township, Michigan, to inquire about the dual claims, Darrin Kraatz, director of assessing, on Thursday said the township “as of today” would revoke the exemption on the Pultes’ residence there.

 

According to public real estate records, and a resident at the Michigan house on Thursday evening, the home was rented out by the Pultes this year, a move that also violates rules for the exemption. “Revised tax bills will be issued to the Pultes, including all applicable penalty and interest,” Kraatz said by email. He didn’t respond to a follow-up question about the value of any payment now due and Reuters couldn’t determine a precise figure for previous tax payments they have made.  [snip]

 

The claim of more than one property as a primary residence has been the basis for Bill Pulte’s accusations against Lisa Cook, the Federal Reserve governor Trump fired as a result and who has since filed suit against the president to fight the dismissal. Pulte referred the matter to the attorney general, prompting a probe of Cook by the Justice Department...

 

Trump's "attack dog" Pulte stands as yet another of the Malignant Fascist's bumbling minions in a regime whose hallmark is incompetent (but largely unpunished) criminality.  We don't expect any repercussions from this embarrassing revelation, of course, at a time when every day brings a new deluge of outrages, both greater and smaller. 

 

(Photo:  "attack dog" Pulte lookin' mean / Julia DeMaree Nikhinson, AP)