Congressman Graves & Jeff Roe's Axiom Politick Ponzi Scheme

Perspective given that the Kelce connection is what really makes this sordid tale interesting . . .

This political tidbit is probably embarrassing for EVERYBODY and might even inspire our progressive friends to clutch their pearls and forget about so many other cringe-worthy instances on their side. 

And so we ask . . .

Have our Democratic Party friends ALREADY forgotten Graham Platner's tattooed & scandalous hot mess??? 

And yet all of this is totes legal and part of the sketchy political game played by many sides.    

And so . . .

Here are the basics . . . 

"Weeks before a federal judge in St. Louis sentenced Siddharth Jawahar to 11 years in prison for running a $35 million Ponzi scheme, he hired a prominent Missouri political consulting firm to help generate favorable publicity and support for a lighter sentence.

"Jawahar’s $10,000 agreement with Axiom Strategies – obtained by federal prosecutors and later filed with the court – called for the firm  to help secure favorable media coverage and letters of support. Prosecutors this week said the arrangement showed he had commissioned Axiom founder Jeff Roe to obtain both in an effort to influence the judge.

"In the days after Jawahar hired Axiom in late August, U.S. Rep. Sam Graves, a Missouri Republican who has worked with Roe since the 1990s, sent the judge a letter urging him to sentence Jawahar to four years in prison . . ."

Read more via www.TonysKansasCity.com link . . .

MOIndie: Missouri congressman urged leniency for Ponzi schemer who hired longtime consultant