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Yet another legal controversy from the party of “law and order”
Thomas failed to disclose real estate deal with GOP donor who also paid for lavish trips: report
BY JARED GANS 04/13/23 03:43 PM ET
https://thehill.com/regulation/court-battles/3949237-thomas-failed-to-disclose-real-estate-deal-with-gop-donor-who-also-paid-for-lavish-trips-report/amp/
Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas failed to disclose a 2014 real estate deal he made with a wealthy Republican donor who also paid for lavish trips for him over the years, ProPublica reported on Thursday.
The outlet reported that a company belonging to Texas billionaire Harlan Crow bought a series of properties in a row on a residential street in Savannah, Ga., including a single-story home and two vacant lots. The company bought the properties from Thomas, his mother and his late brother’s family for $133,363, according to a state tax document and a deed dated Oct. 15, 2014, that the outlet obtained.
Thomas’s mother was living at the house, and contractors implemented renovations of a new carport, a fixed roof, a new fence and new gates soon after the sale was completed. The renovations cost tens of thousands of dollars.
Federal law requires certain officials, including Supreme Court justices, to disclose information about most real estate transactions worth more than $1,000, but Thomas never listed the deal on his annual disclosure documents.
Four legal experts told ProPublica that Thomas appears to have violated the law by not disclosing the deal.
Thomas failed to disclose real estate deal with GOP donor who also paid for lavish trips: report
BY JARED GANS 04/13/23 03:43 PM ET
https://thehill.com/regulation/court-battles/3949237-thomas-failed-to-disclose-real-estate-deal-with-gop-donor-who-also-paid-for-lavish-trips-report/amp/
Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas failed to disclose a 2014 real estate deal he made with a wealthy Republican donor who also paid for lavish trips for him over the years, ProPublica reported on Thursday.
The outlet reported that a company belonging to Texas billionaire Harlan Crow bought a series of properties in a row on a residential street in Savannah, Ga., including a single-story home and two vacant lots. The company bought the properties from Thomas, his mother and his late brother’s family for $133,363, according to a state tax document and a deed dated Oct. 15, 2014, that the outlet obtained.
Thomas’s mother was living at the house, and contractors implemented renovations of a new carport, a fixed roof, a new fence and new gates soon after the sale was completed. The renovations cost tens of thousands of dollars.
Federal law requires certain officials, including Supreme Court justices, to disclose information about most real estate transactions worth more than $1,000, but Thomas never listed the deal on his annual disclosure documents.
Four legal experts told ProPublica that Thomas appears to have violated the law by not disclosing the deal.
