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demmiblue

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Thu Mar 24, 2022, 08:36 AM Mar 2022

Firm: Michigan AG hopeful Matt DePerno fired over 'padded,' false billings



KALAMAZOO—A Republican running to be Michigan’s top law enforcement official was fired from a law firm in 2005 after colleagues alleged he “padded” client billings for personal and professional benefit, according to court records reviewed by Bridge Michigan.

Matt DePerno, an attorney general candidate endorsed by former President Donald Trump, sued the firm over his firing and denied the allegations in court. But he told Bridge he cannot discuss details because of a confidential settlement.

DePerno is best known for defending former state Rep. Todd Courser after a 2015 sex scandal cover up and challenging Antrim County election results in a failed lawsuit that spawned ongoing conspiracy theories about the 2020 election.

The Antrim County case made DePerno a national figure in Trump’s campaign to overturn the election but prompted criticism from a Republican-led Michigan Senate panel that accused him of making false claims for personal profit, echoing allegations that marred DePerno’s legal career nearly two decades earlier.

https://www.bridgemi.com/michigan-government/firm-michigan-ag-hopeful-matt-deperno-fired-over-padded-false-billings



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Firm: Michigan AG hopeful Matt DePerno fired over 'padded,' false billings (Original Post) demmiblue Mar 2022 OP
Thanks for posting K & R...What do you know? ...another .."Crook" "fraud, deceit and dishonesty" Stuart G Mar 2022 #1
his kinda guy. mopinko Mar 2022 #2
About "Shoeless Joe" .....accepted a bribe during the 1919 World Series..... Stuart G Mar 2022 #3
you see that woman's stupid hat (Remember 2020) and sweater? Christ these people are awful CurtEastPoint Mar 2022 #4
This message was self-deleted by its author Chin music Mar 2022 #5

Stuart G

(38,726 posts)
1. Thanks for posting K & R...What do you know? ...another .."Crook" "fraud, deceit and dishonesty"
Thu Mar 24, 2022, 08:43 AM
Mar 2022

..............also: ..."Trump - endorsed candidate.

"What do you know? ...Say it ain't so, Shoeless Joe"

Stuart G

(38,726 posts)
3. About "Shoeless Joe" .....accepted a bribe during the 1919 World Series.....
Thu Mar 24, 2022, 08:52 AM
Mar 2022

meaning of: ..........." Say it ain't so, Shoeless Joe"....about Shoeless Joe Jackson:

........................from Wikipedia:

After the White Sox lost the 1919 World Series to the Cincinnati Reds, Jackson and seven other White Sox players were accused of accepting $5,000 each (equivalent to $75,000 in 2020) to throw the Series. In September 1920, a grand jury was convened to investigate the allegations.

Jackson's 12 base hits set a Series record that was not broken until 1964,[18] and he led both teams with a .375 batting average. He committed no errors, and threw out a runner at the plate.[19] However, the Reds hit an unusually high number of triples to Jackson's position in left field.[20]

During grand jury testimony on September 28, 1920, Jackson admitted to participating in the fix; some news accounts quoted this as:[21][22][23]

When a Cincinnati player would bat a ball out in my territory I'd muff it if I could—that is, fail to catch it. But if it would look too much like crooked work to do that I'd be slow and make a throw to the infield that would be short. My work netted the Cincinnati team several runs that they never would have had if we had been playing on the square.

Link to more information about "Shoeless Joe Jackson" Wikipedia:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shoeless_Joe_Jackson


so..you think I could not verify this? ".I ain't Shoeless Joe.(at least for today, I ain't)
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