Subject: You thought Mitt Romney's business record was bad...
From: DNC Press <[email-masked]>
To: DNC Press <[email-masked]>
Date: Wed, 18 Mar 2015 22:09:10 +0000

...have you heard about Jeb Bush's?

As Jeb Bush ramps up a possible presidential campaign, his corporate record is just beginning to face scrutiny.

Here are the headlines from today alone:

AP<http://www.usnews.com/news/business/articles/2015/03/18/bush-served-on-board-of-florida-timber-firm-facing-lawsuits>: Before Jeb Bush resigned its board, a Florida firm faced 6 lawsuits from investors, nonprofit

Washington Post<http://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/jeb-bushs-tie-to-fugitive-cuts-against-savvy-business-image-he-promotes/2015/03/18/0a627a84-c804-11e4-b2a1-bed1aaea2816_story.html>: Jeb Bush's tie to fugitive goes against business-savvy image he promotes

The anecdotes are eye-popping:

1)      Lobbying his father's administration on behalf of a man who he had business dealings with and who would later become a fugitive for allegedly bilking Medicare for hundreds of millions of dollars.

2)      Allegations that a plant in Georgia rampantly polluted a river then made false statements.

3)      Allegations of a company overstating income to investors.

4)      Allegations of company executives manipulating stock for their own benefit.

5)      Federal charges for a Bush business associate who pled guilty to defrauding investors in a company that received federal funds to support Haitian earthquake victims.

Below is a statement on these revelations from DNC National Press Secretary Holly Shulman:

"With a record like this, it's no wonder Jeb Bush is cutting ties with his corporate connections faster than you can say 'scandal.' But the reality is that this is just the tip of the iceberg of Jeb's questionable business dealings and his long history of corporate entanglements. What we already know is that Jeb Bush - in business and in government - put the interests of himself, his wealthy allies and big corporations ahead of what was right for the middle class."

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