Dan “Fraudimer” Fails Transparency Test, Doesn’t Respond Eight Times When Asked for Comment
As Dangerous Dan Rodimer tries to get Nevada voters to forget about his long and sordid criminal record, he has instead focused on his supposed small business record, but now Rodimer can’t even come clean about that.
This weekend, it was reported in the Nevada Independent that Rodimer had ignored deadlines for months for failing to disclose the details of his businesses, their interests and clients as required by federal law.
Rodimer served as president of two companies, Gemini Holdings LLC and Big Pain LLC, both of which provided him earned income through 2018 and 2019 including a reported $297,000 from Gemini and an additional $40,125 from Big Pain, but he appears to have willfully ignored the legal requirement to provide details of his clients and business interests.
According to Federal law, the penalty for Rodimer’s failure to properly disclose his income can be up to $60,517 in fines in a civil case as well as up to one year in prison in a criminal case, a penalty that can be reserved for those willfully falsifying a statement or failing to file one at all.
But when asked EIGHT separate times about his hundreds of thousands of dollars in business interests and his lack of Federal compliance regarding those businesses, Rodimer NEVER responded for comment.
Statement from DCCC Spokesperson Andy Orellana:
“Dangerous Dan Rodimer couldn’t come clean with voters on his criminal past, now he won’t be honest with Nevada’s families as to the nature of his numerous shady business interests. While Nevada families are looking for leadership, Dan Rodimer’s history of business fraud and criminality leave a lot of questions as to what Rodimer is hiding now.”
Read more about Dangerous Dan Rodimer’s latest failure to comply with the law, HERE or below.
By Jacob Solis // July 11th, 2020
More than a month after the campaign for Nevada’s 3rd Congressional District has pivoted toward a general election contest between incumbent Democrat Susie Lee and Republican challenger Dan Rodimer, records show more than eight weeks have passed since Rodimer was required to file a personal financial disclosure form.
Those same records also show that no attempt has been made to request a filing extension, as Rodimer did when he filed an initial financial disclosure in late 2019.
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Schrager explained that there are ways to request an extension for such filings, and that a failure to file does not necessarily imply a violation of filing laws. But records show no such request on file, and the Rodimer campaign did not initially respond to eight requests for comment, including messages left over email, phone and text.
The Nevada Independent did eventually reach a campaign spokesperson and supplied questions in writing, but the campaign did not return a response.
The penalty most often handed down for late reports is a $200 fine, though harsher punishments — up to $60,517 in fines in a civil case as well as up to one year in prison in a criminal case — can be reserved for willfully falsifying a statement or failing to file one at all.
The pro-Trump Rodimer, a one-time professional wrestler, garnered support from the Republican establishment, including an endorsement from House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy in March.
He has since staked much of his campaign on more than a decade in business, where he has participated in or managed operations in real estate, restaurants and more.
That business record includes a more recent history as president of two companies, Gemini Holdings LLC and Big Pain LLC, both of which provided him earned income through 2018 and 2019 through “consulting fees.” That includes a reported $297,000 from Gemini and an additional $40,125 from Big Pain — a company that was dissolved in 2018 and did not conduct business activities since 2015, according to a dissolution filing with the Nevada Secretary of State.
House ethics rules dictate that, should candidates or members receive income through a business that serves clients, they “must identify each of those clients.”
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