County Supervisor Kristin Gaspar has joined the race to replace Rep. Darrell Issa in California’s 49th Congressional District, and the decision is likely to split GOP loyalties in San Diego and Orange counties.
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Assemblyman Rocky Chávez and state Board of Equalization chair Diane Harkey wasted little time in throwing their hats in the ring for Issa’s seat. Harkey’s senior adviser has said she assembled a campaign team with the backing of House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy of Bakersfield.
In a statement, Issa said he “strongly” supports Harkey’s candidacy.
Monday, January 22, 2018
Gaspar joins crowded Congressional race
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Is Mikey going to be her manager or will she seek professional help?
ReplyDeleteThe Harkey family are so corrupt... total fraudsters. Dan Harkey should be in jail.
ReplyDeletehttp://www.danapointtimes.com/point-center-investors-awarded-more-than-10-million-in-damages/
Diane Harkety is divorced
DeleteHello Brian,
DeleteShe may be divorced, but the marital assets were largely created by fraud, and there was a court judgement ordering millions of dollars to be returned to the victims. Her pay as an assembly member was garnished, but that's a drop in the bucket of what's truly owed.
Has she complied with the court order and returned her share of the marital assets to the victims of the fraud?
http://www.orangejuiceblog.com/2015/07/harkey-versary-two-years-after-judgment-criminal-power-couple-has-paid-their-victims-nothing/
Here’s a Tea Party take on Diane’s fight to keep money that was stolen from elderly victims.
Deletehttp://octeapartyblog.com/2014/08/14/assemblywoman-diane-harkey-fights-paying-judgement-from-husbands-investment-fraud-case/
I have read all of the stories about Dan Harkey's legal issues and reviewed a lot of the source material behind those stories.
DeleteI could write pages about Dan Harkey's successes and failures but it would make me sound like a Dan Harkey apologist (and I am not a Dan Harkey apologist-- I am glad that his real estate license was revoked)
I am judging Diane on her voting record and policy achievments. Her business experience in corporate finance was accomplished.
She married a man who made some really stupid decisions at the height of the real estate boom.
They're divorced
Brian,
DeleteYou are ignoring the point that she doesn’t get to keep the profits of his illegal acts.
A court has ruled, and she is ignoring a court order to return assets to the victims of fraud. Even if she knew nothing and did nothing, the proceeds of the fraud do not belong to her.
She and her ex are trying to run out the clock on elderly folks collecting what is rightfully theirs.
No track record of policy or votes can justify your willful blindness to immoral and illegal acts by Ms. Harkey (not the fraud, but possession of stolen property).
I just don't know that she ever received those profits. I think that's why the plaintiffs removed her from the suit.
DeleteIt's easy to make her a villain by association. It's harder to look into the source material.
If I secured a judgement against Dan Harkey, I'd probably want to go after anyone with the same last name for my money, too. I might be wrong but I'd try it
Brian,
DeleteShe was removed from the suit because the suit was about breach of fiduciary responsibility and fraud on the part of her husband. As you probably know, California law doesn’t protect her from collection action based on the fraud ruling. In fact, the garnishment of her wages as an assembly member happened AFTER she was removed as a party from her husband’s case.
It’s very simple, Brian. If I defrauded you out of your life savings, and my wife took half of your money in divorce court, does she get to keep it, or do you think you’d deserve your money back?
Let me restate this; I'm not defending Dan Harkey.
Delete"The garnishment of her wages as an assembly member happened AFTER she was removed as a party from her husband’s case. "
Yeah, that could be seen as a political. John Chiang enjoyed making her life difficult.
N.B-- he didn't apply that "policy" equitablty.
"and my wife took half of your money in divorce court"
That's where I think we are at an impasse. I don't think Diane got any of Dan's money in divorce court
Yeah. I don’t get that.
DeleteCA is a no fault divorce state. She automatically gets half of the marital assets, and the marital assets included the fraud money.
I think you are practicing situational ethics because you like her votes and policies.
"I think you are practicing situational ethics because you like her votes and policies."
DeleteI'm not. The point I am making is that there was no money to distribute when she filed; Dan Harkey was (and is) bankrupt. Keep in mind that Diane had a pretty successful career in corporate finance before she entered politics.
I could see your point if Dan raised $10 million from investors, stole it, and gave Diane $5 million but that's not what happened.
Dan raised money from investors and placed their money into second-position trust deeds. When the real estate market tanked, those trust deeds were worthless.
I want to restate that I am not defending Dan. He misrepresented investments in second position trust deeds to investors who had neither the liquidity nor suitability to handle the risk associated with them.
I just have a hard time punishing his ex-wife for his misdeeds and can't see how she financially benefited from those misdeeds
Brian, if he rolled all the investor money into second-position trust deeds, then how did he collect a fleet of super cars, and an ocean view home in the Ritz enclave?
Deletehttp://www.orangejuiceblog.com/2015/12/you-could-own-one-of-criminal-harkey-power-couples-exotic-cars/
If he put all the investor money into bad debt instruments, then how did he buy all of those Porsches, Ferraris, and Benzes, and how did he purchase an ocean view home in the Ritz enclave? And how was Diane able to afford loaning her campaign $100K, and how did Diane plan to survive if her bid to suspend her assembly pay had worked?
DeleteBrian, they had marital assets. She is holding on to money that was taken from victims of her husband’s fraud.
"If he put all the investor money into bad debt instruments, then how did he buy all of those Porsches, Ferraris, and Benzes, and how did he purchase an ocean view home in the Ritz enclave?"
DeleteDan earned fees for placing those debt instruments; big fees. I think if you read the source documents (as well as look at the county recording documents), you'll see that the investors' money did go into the trust deeds.
Dan had a 40 year career in the biz and he made a lot of good loans. His fraudulent practices came when he started misrepresenting the risk to latter investors.
"And how was Diane able to afford loaning her campaign $100K, and how did Diane plan to survive if her bid to suspend her assembly pay had worked?"
I said it earlier but I'll say it again; Diane had a pretty successful career in corporate finance before she entered politics.
"Brian, they had marital assets. She is holding on to money that was taken from victims of her husband’s fraud."
A judge found the opposite to be true.
Again, I am not defending Dan. I am pointing out that women can (and do) work, succeed, and accumulate assets all on their own. Diane is one of those women
Sounds like you should fit right in the US Congress. So are you saying we should vote for her!!
ReplyDeleteIt is the era of political leap frogging. Gaspar isn't satisfied with Supervisor - now she wants to make Congress?! Make America ghastly again.
ReplyDeleteSo we've got know-nothing Gaspar, military rep Chavez,and tainted by scandal Harkey? That's a great start for the Republican field.
ReplyDeleteGaspar would be a disaster. Chavez is the best chance for the Republicans, although if he goes up against Applegate, it's Gyreen vs. Gyreen....
It just shows the desperation of the American political system when someone like Gaspar can move up the ladder so quickly.
DeleteGaspar had my vote when Issa endorsed Harkey (aka; Harssa)!!!
ReplyDeleteTurds always float to the top.
ReplyDeleteGaspar solved SDs homeless problem with her 1-2-3 program (ignore, abandon, call sheriff) so it should not be a surprise that she is moving on to more important things.
ReplyDeleteThat appears to be the truth with $tock$ in the race for Rockys' old seat.
ReplyDeleteThe political machine is working to put up a candidate that could challenge Col. Applegate.
Kristin? Sheesh. High heels and short skirts has gotten her this far, but Congress? If she has to relinquish her Supervisor position to run, would she? If only.
That should be part of the deal (relinquish the Supervisor position) - it is a travesty to use political positions as stepping stones.
DeleteDid you tell that to Tasha Hovarth???
Delete9:17 PM Same should apply. She is clueless. It seems gross political ineptitude is rampant in every level of American politics.
DeleteHasha Tovarth hasn't really had any experience has she?
ReplyDeleteWhat was she a planning commissioner like one year ago.
She sold out in that year and is riding that gravy train all the way to a pension. She is no champion of any cause but did push prop T with BS “facts” which says a lot about her. She is part of the problem, not a solution. Any Dem but her and a moderate republican governor would be win for CA in my book.
DeleteANYONE EXCEPT TASHA AND JEROME!
ReplyDeleteElizabeth Warren. San Diego's Elizabeth Warren that is, has the heart that the others are missing.
ReplyDelete