November 28, 2014 9:19 am (Breitbart) – A major story in the NY Times claims that Rev. Al Sharpton owes millions in taxes. When asked about this, White House spokesman Josh Earnest claimed not to have read the stories. Earnest was asked about the NY Times report by Fox News’ Ed Henry but claimed not to have read “those stories.” Pressed by Henry on whether White House advisers should pay their taxes, Earnest would only say, “I think every American should pay his or her taxes.” It’s no secret that Sharpton has been an adviser to the President. The White House reached out to Sharpton after the shooting of Michael Brown and one unnamed source told Politico, “There’s a trust factor with The Rev from the Oval Office on down.” That “trust factor” may be a little more strained since a story published by the NY Times last Tuesday revealed that Sharpton and his National Action Network currently owe $4.5 million in back taxes. And despite this outstanding debt, Sharpton continues to fly first class. The Times notes this is, “the kind of practice by nonprofit groups that the United States Treasury’s inspector general for tax administration recently characterized as ‘abusive,’ or ‘potentially criminal’ if the failure to turn over or collect taxes is willful.” Mr. Sharpton and the National Action Network have repeatedly failed to pay travel agencies, hotels and landlords. He has leaned on the generosity of friends and sometimes even the organization, intermingling its finances with his own to cover his daughters’ private school tuition. Last week after the story broke Sharpton emphatically denied it saying, “I have not owed a dime in current taxes.” But New York State verified to CBS New York that he personally owes $779,576 and $457,968 in corporate taxes. In the same news conference Sharpton also suggested that the NY Times story was politically motivated because of his connection to Mayor deBlasio and President Obama. breitbart/InstaBlog/2014/11/26/White-House-Claims-It-Missed-the-Story-About-Al-Sharpton-Owing-4-5-Million-in-Taxes
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