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More than half of the contributions Delegate to Congress Donna Christensen has received in the current election cycle are linked to a Washington contractor who is the subject of a federal inquiry.
According to an article today in the Washington Post, Christensen has received at least $37,000 from contractor Jeffrey Thompson, who is suspected of using “straw” or phantom donors to evade contribution limits that are set for candidates running for office. His operations have drawn the attention of Federal authorities.
According to the article, Thompson’s accounting firm Thompson, Cobb, Brazilio and Associates, has 189 contracts with the federal government, worth $17.1 million. The company has done some business in the Virgin Islands, auditing grant funds awarded by the U.S. Department of Education and the Federal Highway Administration. TCBA recently advertised for an accounting position based in Saint Thomas, Virgin Islands.
Recently, Christensen has urged the Federal Election Commission to investigate the election system of the Virgin Islands, citing public discontent with the way the Board of Elections in operating. Perhaps this current development will hasten their acceptance of her request.
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Michael,
Thanks for pointing me to your website a wealth of information here.
Happy Birthday and the next time I see you at Blue Moon a drink is on me.
Take Care.
Luke Fashaw
Appreciated the comments you made this morning, and they were on point however again when a concerned citizen makes stinging points to a V.I. official administration worker they break out in verse “of how hard we have worked,” and all the sleepless nights” well as i see it our officials pay themselves well, which they made sure of” along with all the perks that come along with the job, they do a piss poor job of Legislating or Governing our own nation.
well here we again
i think we need to forget about chucky and focus on the govenor because he flying with our money to kentucky us last week with bodyguards for what they need to lock him up
Appreciated the comments you made this morning, and they were on point however again when a concerned citizen makes stinging points to a V.I. official administration worker they break out in verse “of how hard we have worked,” and all the sleepless nights” well as i see it our officials pay themselves well, which they made sure of” along with all the perks that come along with the job, they do a piss poor job of Legislating or Governing our own nation.
+1
That’s right!