Bernie wife under lens over real estate deal
Montpelier, June 26: Federal investigators are looking into the finances behind a real estate deal for a nowdefunct college put together by the wife of US senator Bernie Sanders, and she has hired a lawyer to look after her interests, a family spokesman confirmed on Monday.
The investigation, first reported by the news website VTDigger.org, is looking into allegations that Jane O’Meara Sanders made fraudulent claims and promises while seeking $10 million in financing for the real estate deal.
The complaint against Jane Sanders was filed in early 2016 by attorney Brady Toensing, who served as the Vermont campaign chairman for Donald Trump during his run for President as a Republican. In a separate complaint, Toensing alleged that Bernie Sanders’ senatorial office pressured a bank to approve the loan.
Mr Sanders, an independent, ran for president as a Democrat last year but was ousted in the primary by Hillary Clinton, who lost to Mr Trump in the general election. Asked about the allegations on Monday at a Washington press conference on expanding community health centres, Sanders sought to keep the questions on health care.