Discussion: AP: Carson Profits From Ties With Felon Convicted Of Health Care Fraud

system1 · November 12, 2015, 1:55pm

Discussion for article #242757

yeahwhatever · November 12, 2015, 2:03pm

“Reduction of a sentence based on good works by a wealthy person can create the appearance that a defendant’s financial resources and prominent connections can skew the justice system in ways not available to persons of lesser means,” a prosecutor told the judge.

Yup, it sure can, and certainly does.

imkmu3 · November 12, 2015, 2:08pm

And Justice For All

(“All” meaning you other people, and not myself and my associates. “Justice” is measured by the inverse of your financial assets.)

rudesan · November 12, 2015, 2:10pm

“No. Actually my dentist is Dr. Robert.”

hallam · November 12, 2015, 2:12pm

Problem for the GOP here is that Carson’s bubble is probably going to take another month or so to deflate and it isn’t clear that his vote is going to Jeb? or Rubio*. So even though it is most likely Carson will be out of the race by Christmas, that will probably just leave Trump alone at the head of the field rather than allowing someone else to catch up.

bankerpup · November 12, 2015, 2:12pm

Gee, and Carson now says he won’t answer questions about his past. What a coincidence!

gulliver · November 12, 2015, 2:19pm

Carson’s Foundation gives $1000 scholarships? I put three kids through college, and $1000 is a token amount that makes almost no difference to a student who can’t afford college. It’s maybe 1/5th of the 1st semester costs of a public university, probably less. It’s tokenism, promoting the benevolence of the giver, not the success of a promising scholar. Carson gives Christianity a bad name.

ajm · November 12, 2015, 2:20pm

This is not his past… this is his present.

bankerpup · November 12, 2015, 2:21pm

Trump got booed at this week’s debate and he’s already sliding in the polls. Cruz and Rubio are the ‘new and shiny’ options. And we’re still over two months from primary season.

bankerpup · November 12, 2015, 2:24pm

Doesn’t matter, he’ll still call it a secular progressive witch hunt and compare it to Nazi Germany.

ajm · November 12, 2015, 2:26pm

Yes, but I doubt that the American public is as gullible as Carson is.

llamaspit · November 12, 2015, 2:27pm

Still searching for ANYONE in the list of TGOP candidates who is not a massive, self-serving hypocrite.

ajm · November 12, 2015, 2:27pm

Good luck with that!

maxaroo · November 12, 2015, 2:30pm

Thank god it’s Costa who was convicted! When I saw the header photo, I thought The Bus might be in trouble!

ajm · November 12, 2015, 2:30pm

The most amazing thing here is that Costa has graduated to the big league of property investment such that the Carsons are receiving significant income from their ‘joint’ investments but still felt it worth his while to commit relatively minor billing fraud.

llamaspit · November 12, 2015, 2:33pm

As they say, “Grifters gotta grift”.

ajm · November 12, 2015, 2:35pm

Can’t you imagine just what the GOP would be saying if Carson were a Democrat?

maxaroo · November 12, 2015, 2:35pm

“Why don’t people steal very often in Saudi Arabia?” Carson asked. “Obviously because the punishment is the amputation of one or more fingers. I would not advocate chopping off people’s limbs,”

Thank-you!! Thank-you, Dr. Carson!!!

kleah51 · November 12, 2015, 2:36pm

Put some butter on Dr. Ben…He’s toast.

jviscont1 · November 12, 2015, 2:38pm

“AP: Carson Profits From Ties With Felon Convicted Of Health Care Fraud”
I have never met the doctor.

Rick Scott