So Kris is getting out after the organization he represented got indicted. So let me guess, he can’t be running for Kansas Attorney General or the top cop in Kansas, while the organization he was involved in is under indictment? How well did he represent his organization, apparently not very well? Makes you wonder how well he will represent the state of Kansas. I assume that when defrauding people on the internet is allowed because you’re part of an organization that made that their main mission, then defrauding Kansans wouldn’t be too far a stretch either. After all, once a fraudster always a fraudster right?
Story below:
Former Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach, the Republican candidate for state attorney general, resigned Friday from the board of directors of We Build the Wall after the nonprofit organization was indicted on allegations of money laundering, conspiracy and fraud. New York state prosecutors unsealed an indictment against former Trump adviser Steve Bannon on Thursday, alleging he defrauded donors to We Build the Wall, which fundraised to construct privately funded strips of wall along the southern border. We Build the Wall was also indicted and accused of the same crimes. Both Bannon and We Build the Wall have pleaded not guilty. The indictment put Kobach in the potentially politically precarious position of helping lead an organization under indictment while running to become Kansas’ top law enforcement officer. Kobach’s campaign told The Star he had resigned from the board after the newspaper asked about his continuing involvement with We Build the Wall. Kobach had been the organization’s general counsel, in addition to serving on the board. He resigned both positions, according to state Sen. J.R. Claeys, a Salina Republican and Kobach’s campaign spokesperson. If Kobach had remained on the board, he would have been part of a small team of corporate directors in charge of the organization as it faces allegations of criminal conduct. Kobach was on the board during at least part of the time period in which prosecutors allege Bannon and We Build the Wall engaged in money laundering and conspiracy.
Source: https://www.kansascity.com/news/politics-government/article265553211.html#storylink=cpy
