The Dayton Daily Democrat told the whole story for a change. The far leftist rag Mother Jones accused Rep. Turner of failing to disclose an income source of his wife, which might have been a violation of the Ethics in Government Act. Unfortunately for Mother Jones, Jane Mitakides, and the Montgomery County Democratic Party, Rep. Turner DID properly disclose the relationship as this DDN excerpt shows:
In response, Turner sent the Dayton Daily News a letter from Turner's lawyer, Martin Foos of Faruki Ireland & Cox, confirming that Peebles Homes of Beavercreek was a subsidiary of Turner Effect.If those uber-liberals at CREW sign off on it, then the Montgomery County Democrats seriously blew the call...
He also solicited an opinion from Stan Simpson, counsel for the Committee on Standards of Official Conduct for the U.S. House of Representatives, indicating that Turner need not have disclosed the subsidiary.
"The manner in which "Turner Effect" is disclosed on your Member's report satisfies the disclosure requirements, even assuming that the company owns a subsidiary," Simpson wrote.
An ethics watchdog confirmed it.
"The rules don't require Congressman Turner to disclose his wife's subsidiary," said Naomi Seligman, a spokeswoman for Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington, a government watchdog group.
As usual, this is another in a series of actions undertaken by Ohio Democratic parties that overplay the Culture of Corruption angle. Note to Chris Redfern and pals (like Jack Zettler): This isn't 2006...
