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AP: Mahoney Also Had Affair with County Official While Lobbying FEMA for Aid
Rep. Tim Mahoney is not having a good week.
The AP is reporting that Mahoney was having an affair with another woman, a local county official, while simultaneously lobbying the federal government for FEMA aid for the county.
From the AP:
On Tuesday night, a person close to the Mahoney campaign told the AP that Mahoney also was having a relationship with a high-ranking official in Martin County in his Florida district around the same time of the purported affair with Allen.. . .The person said Mahoney was having the relationship with the official in 2007 while he also was lobbying the Federal Emergency Management Agency for a $3.4 million reimbursement for Martin County for damage caused by hurricanes in 2004. FEMA approved the money late last year.
Mahoney's congressional staff declined to comment on this alleged tryst, but noted Mahoney lobbies for FEMA funding throughout his district, and that Martin County has received $43 million from FEMA since 2004. Mahoney didn't take office until 2006.
Josh
Zachary
What can you say?
October 15, 2008 11:52 AM | Reply | Permalink
At least no one can say TPMMuckraker ignores Democratic scandals. Please, Democrats, pay attention. The liberal blogosphere is not like the conservative blogosphere. We will not reflexively defend you regardless of what crap you pull.
Just ask Richard Jefferson, right after you ask him why the f-- he won't resign.
October 15, 2008 11:57 AM | Reply | Permalink
A comment by Sebe posted in reply to a 9/28/08 Palm Beach Post story, "Democrats Get a Buzz" by Sally Schwartz:
"The hi-jinks continue:
Another Palm Beach Post article from a week prior recounts an altercation between Mahoney and Army Corps of Engineers bigwig, Paul Grosskruger, at a DC wine bar which was broken up by Florida State Representative, Michael DiTerlizzi. While everyone was mum about the cause of the fight, it appears that it was actually over Kathy Copeland, a representative of the South Florida Water Management District.
Allegedly, both men were seeing Copeland at the same time without the otherıs knowledge, and when Mahoney found out about Grosskruger, he accosted him at the DC establishment.
Finally, there is the case of Kim Roden, Martin Countyıs (FL) engineering department operations manager.
It appears that, currently, Mahoney is residing at her house in a development called the Villas in Palm City, Fl. While this in itself is clearly not ethical behavior, it is entirely legal.
However, Ms. Roden, with Congressman Mahoneyıs considerable assistance, was instrumental in securing substantial monetary relief from FEMA for hurricane battered Martin County. This skirts the boundaries of legality...."
October 15, 2008 12:42 PM | Reply | Permalink
Yep, time for Mahoney to go bye bye. What a tool.
October 15, 2008 5:11 PM | Reply | Permalink
It is hard to believe such a fool exists out there but live and learn.
October 16, 2008 1:40 PM | Reply | Permalink