Democrat Didn’t Fire Top Staffer, Who Earned $170K, for Tax Evasion Conviction

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Democrat Didn’t Fire Top Staffer, Who Earned $170K, for Tax Evasion Conviction

Luke Rosiak / @lukerosiak / October 19, 2017 / comments

Rep. Bennie Thompson, D-Miss., refused to fire his chief of staff after a court found the aide didn’t pay any tax returns for seven years. (Photo: Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call/Newscom)

The chief of staff to Rep. Bennie Thompson spends his days in the halls of Congress and his weekends in jail for tax evasion, after the Mississippi Democrat violated his pledge to fire his wealthy chief if the aide was found guilty of stiffing the Treasury of $150,000.

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