Contact: Peter E Waldron
TAMPA, Fla. Jan. 10, 2013 /Christian Newswire/
-- Representative Michele Bachmann (R-MN), former presidential
candidate and a leader of the Tea Party Caucus in the House of
Representatives in Washington, has yet to pay some of her Iowa
presidential campaign staff after one year and in spite of the fact
that over $2,000,000* sits in bank accounts at her disposal.
It
is only recently that a few Iowa small business owners, most of whom
are heads-of-household, received payment in full for services rendered
through the 2012 caucus month.
The remaining staff members
were promised payment several times by Michele's Finance Chairman,
James Pollack, but the payment never came.
Dr. Peter Waldron,
Bachmann for President National Field Coordinator, explained it this
way, "Recently Mr. Pollack demanded that each unpaid staff member sign
a non-disclosure agreement that prohibits any discussion of any
criminal, moral, and/or unethical behavior witnessed during Mrs.
Bachmann's campaign in Iowa. In fact, Mr. Pollack insists that each
staffer not speak to law enforcement and/or lawyers without first
speaking with Mrs. Bachmann's attorneys."
Dr. Waldron
continued by saying, "I feel a moral obligation to see that my
Christian brothers and sisters are paid for worked performed in good
faith. I've continually communicated by telephone and email with Mr.
Pollack for 1 year but he broke every promise made to me to pay the
staff. I appealed to Dr. Bachmann for help. I appealed to
Representative Bachmann's Chief of Staff Robert Boland to intercede
with Mrs. Bachmann on behalf of her loyal Iowa staff -- all of
whom are
married, all have children."
Rep. Bachmann currently is a defendant in a lawsuit filed in Polk County, Iowa. And, the Urbandale, Iowa, police department is investigating the theft of confidential data from a staff member's personal laptop computer and cover-up of the theft by her staff.
"It is sobering to think that a Christian member of Congress would betray her testimony to the Lord and the public by withholding earned wages from deserving staff," Dr. Waldron concluded.
*As of 11/26/12 (Post General Report) Bachmann for Congress reported $2,170,422.02 for cash on hand. As of 11/26/12 (Post General Report) Bachmann for President reported $53,451.03 for cash on hand and $169,588 as debt
As of 11/26/12 (Post General Report) MichelePAC reported $72,396.77 for cash on hand. If you add up all the cash at her disposal and subtract the debt she has $2,126,681.22 at her disposal.
According to her last Personal Financial Disclosure she has a net worth between $1,300,000 and $2,800,000.