Representative Taylor Investigation Taken To Prosecutor
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Today, we formally requested an investigation into whether or not State Representative Mary Taylor is guilty of violating the Hobbs Act (18 U.S.C 1951). The Hobbes Act makes it illegal for a public official to promise an official action in exchange for a campaign contribution or personal benefit. Given the report in the Akron Beacon Journal recently, there is question as to whether or not this was going on after a letter Representative Taylor sent to colleagues requesting support for demands of large Republican donors. In addition, Taylor's husband stood to gain as his Welty Building Company had signed a letter of understanding in July of 2004.
The issue here is twofold. Representative Taylor both appears to have been appeasing big donors as well as family interests through her actions as a public servant. You begin to ask yourself how deep it is and when will it stop!?
A copy of our request, her letter, the letter of understanding, and relevant press articles are including in the following pdf file:
Call for Taylor Investigation (pdf 7MB)
The issue here is twofold. Representative Taylor both appears to have been appeasing big donors as well as family interests through her actions as a public servant. You begin to ask yourself how deep it is and when will it stop!?
A copy of our request, her letter, the letter of understanding, and relevant press articles are including in the following pdf file:
Call for Taylor Investigation (pdf 7MB)
One measure of a woman is the company she keeps and Taylor's company proves she's not fit to watch the books.
End the corruption tax now.
"The letter was for program funding and the other was private capital funding. They are not related at all. They're grasping at straws here."
They are related. If the program received no state money there would be no need for a building to house the program. So when Rep. Taylor tried to get the funding restored, she was indirectly helping her husband's business.