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Old 09-09-2017, 11:03 PM
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ATF Ran Cigarette Racket, Raked-in Cash

Basically the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms 'took over' a branch of legit company, and funneled profits into a totally 'off-the-books' slush fund. Cash was then used for 'official travel,' extravagant cars 'for investigations,' and payoffs to ATF personnel inside the operation.

Finally, ATF's unwitting corporate partner investigated and shut down the operation. But ATF and the Justice Department swept it all under the rug. No one was prosecuted, or reprimanded, or anything.

I predict this will all change now that the NY Times is reporting on all this. This all happened on Obama's watch, not that there's much likelihood anyone in the White House knew anything about it. Still, the current administration will love a chance to give the Obama administration a black eye, and mess-up Obama's 'scandal-free' record.

https://www.nytimes.com/2017/09/08/u...pgtype=article
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Old 09-09-2017, 11:35 PM
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According to the article it started in 2006.
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Old 09-10-2017, 03:52 PM
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According to the article it started in 2006.
The same year as the Obama-phone program.
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Old 09-10-2017, 04:29 PM
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The business and the cover up ran way into the Obama term. This was all noise level as far as the White House was concerned, of course--they never would have heard a word about it. It's only the NY Times that may make it a thing now.
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The same year as the Obama-phone program.
"Obama phone"?
http://www.snopes.com/politics/taxes/cellphone.asp
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The same year as the Obama-phone program.
Didn't that start under Ronnie Raygun?
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Someone needs to explain to me why we really need the ATF as a separate law enforcement agency. Fold it into a division within FBI and be done with it.
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Someone needs to explain to me why we really need the ATF as a separate law enforcement agency. Fold it into a division within FBI and be done with it.
The reason is because the GOP and NRA want a small agency who they can pressure to not take gun enforcement too seriously. ATF is captive to their whims.
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