Think this might have some connection as to why DISHtv no longer carries Fox News....??????? Dont know if its true or not...just sharing.... As it turns out, Charles Ergen is a big-time donor to the Democratic Party. According to Open Secrets, Ergen donated a total of $64,000 to the Democratic Senatorial campaign Committee in 2014. In the 2014 cycle Ergen gave almost exclusively to Democratic candidates particularly to endangered Senate Democrats including Kay Hagen(NC), Mark Pryor (ARK.), Mark Warner (Va) and Mark Begich (Alaska). Of course, Mr. Ergen’s generosity to the Democratic Party in the last cycle does not necessarily mean that he is targeting Fox News due to a disagreement with the network’s content. But, Ergen may have a history of abusing his position of power to promote his political preferences. In 2012, a federal complaint was filed against Ergen in which several company executives alleged that he had intimidated them into making contributions to specific candidates, the majority of which were Democrats. The claim was filed by an unnamed company insider who accused Ergen of forcing Dish Network’s Chief Operating Officer Bernard Han to donate to a Democratic Party candidate in the 2009/2010 election cycle. The complaint also claimed that Han was “encouraged to attend Democratic functions and fundraisers and that other Dish employees were strong-armed by Ergen in a similar way. According to the insider, Ergen insinuated to Han that he would still have his job if he declined to make the contribution, but would suffer consequences if he refused. At this point, it is unclear as to whether the Federal Elections Commission has opened an investigation into the allegations.
Posted on: Wed, 14 Jan 2015 18:34:17 +0000
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