Indicted Businessman Names Harry Reid as Alleged Recipient of Massive Bribe

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by Jason DeWitt | Top Right News

A Utah businessman is rocking both state and national politics after claiming Utah Attorney General John Swallow helped him broker a deal with Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid to make a federal investigation into his company quietly disappear, the Salt Lake Tribune reports.

Jeremy Johnson was allegedly told that the price would be $600,000, and claims to have made an initial payment of $250,000 when he was slapped with a federal lawsuit.  Now he says he wants his money back.

The Salt Lake Tribune points out that Johnson has no way of knowing whether the funds actually made it to Reid, even if he did make a massive payment to Reid’s alleged intermediary.

The Salt Lake Tribune continues, explaining how the bribe supposedly came to be in 2010:

At the time, Johnson was largely known in Utah as a wealthy philanthropist who spent hundreds of thousands of dollars to ferry supplies into Haiti after the devastating 2010 earthquake.

Then, with the FTC investigation continuing, Johnson said Swallow suggested Reid could make problems with regulators go away — for a price.

“I said, ‘OK, what do I need to do?’ He’s like, ‘OK, it costs money,’ ” Johnson said, who claimed Swallow was adamant he make a deal.

“I think he told me, ‘Richard Rawle has a connection with Harry Reid,’ ” Johnson said.

He said Swallow at first wanted $2 million to enlist Reid’s help. But [his company] I Works was no longer profitable and he did not have the money, Johnson said, so they eventually agreed on $300,000 upfront and $300,000 later.


Reid’s slimy reputation is starting to remind some of another Nevada
“Senator.” [Above: Sen. Geary from ‘The Godfather. Part II’]

Swallow put Johnson in contact with Rawle, whose company has operations in Nevada…

Rawle, who died of cancer last month, had contributed to Reid’s 2010 re-election bid andlater bragged to Johnson that the Nevada Democrat helped him delay new federal payday-loan regulations, Johnson said.

“Richard [Rawle] is traveling to LV tomorrow and will be able to contact this person, who he has a very good relationship with. He needs a brief narrative of what is going on and what you want to happen. I don’t know the cost, but it probably won’t be cheap.”

On Oct. 7, Johnson emailed Rawle, insisting there was “rock solid proof” the FTC allegations against I Works were false. “We will do whatever it take[s] to get Senator Reid on our side and hopefully you can help make it happen. Let me know.”

Johnson spent 96 days in jail and has released a number of emails and statements seemingly corroborating parts of his story.  However, Swallow insists that Johnson is making “false and defamatory accusations” and that any role he may have played was merely for lobbying purposes.

“There’s nothing wrong with that,” Swallow stated. “As long as I’m not interfering with a government agency as a government official, there’s nothing wrong with me being involved.”

But Johnson told a judge he’s felt guilty about the situation from the start: “The truth is the worst thing I think I’ve done was I paid money knowing it was going to influence Harry Reid…So I’ve felt all along that I’ve committed bribery of some sort there.”

Though the connection to Reid remains unverified, some are remembering how Reid claimed on the Senate floor that Mitt Romney hadn’t paid his taxes for ten years based on far less evidence.

A Las Vegas Review-Journal blog jokes about how Reid might address the situation, if looking in from the outside:

I have a “source” that says that Harry Reid takes bribes all the time. In fact, if you want anything done out of his office, you must come with a suitcase of cash just to get an audience. That’s how he’s gotten so rich on a senator’s salary. He stashes his money in an offshore bank account. And, as a sidebar for Salt Lake church execs, he hasn’t tithed on that bribe money.

Senator Harry Reid’s office has declined to comment.

More details at the Salt Lake Tribune and The Blaze.

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  • Gistine

    Quelle surprise!

  • Michael Lawrence

    Pretty sure, Harry is not going to admit that he was bribed. The guy giving the bribe is going to have to come out with some proof. I am not surprised that Reid is being implicated in a bribery scheme. There are certainly some shady dealings going on with the Bundy Ranch situation and I am sure that what we have seen or heard is just the tip of the iceberg.

  • http://aztommycat.wordpress.com/ Tommycat

    WHAT!!? A Democrat Senator from Las Vegas is corrupt? Say it ain’t so.

    • William Carpenter

      Take out the “from Las Vegas” part so you can reuse that sentence…over and over.

  • brownsfan32

    This kind of thing was described in Peter Schweitzer’s book “Extortion” He describes Harry Reid as a sort of Don, with business and industry people coming to pay “homage”. The guy is as corrupt as they come.

    • Tigerclaw1

      He’s a devil, and devils belong in Hell. The sooner the better.

    • Lorraine George

      The two key words-“Pay Homage” Do you think he meant that literally?

  • Dennis

    I think the current LDS Prophet (Thomas S. Monson) should have the Church look into these allegations from the standpoint of his continued membership.

  • Goofy1954

    It sounds like its time for an immediate recall in Nevada for the good of the country and for justice

    • Lorraine George

      Yes, yes, yes—great idea!

    • Cowboydroid

      When was the last time a Senator was recalled?

      • Goofy1954

        Does not hurt to hope that it will happen

        • Cowboydroid

          Like hoping to find El Dorado, I guess.

      • Rowwdy Colt

        In CO, they are on their 3rd recall. Who says it can’t happen in NV?

  • Chris Choina

    You need a wooden steak in that slime BASTARD HEART TO MAKE IT STICK.

    • Danny R Barnes

      Chris, would be a waste of meat, you did mean wooden stake…

      • Chris Choina

        Never reply when hungry

        • Gloria

          Good come back,Chris!! I agree wholeheartedly……

  • dawn

    Odds are this man too will ‘commit suicide’ and leap from a tall building…just before he can go public with damning, solid proof…just like the top exec bankers did. Things like that ‘seem to happen’ with this presidency crew.

  • old motorcycle enthusiast

    As many high ranking Demoncrats are SO found of saying, “It doesn’t MATTER if it is true or not. Voters will be left with a perception.”

    Delicious, love it! That is the very approach documented in the massive release of emails sent, received, and discussed on Journolist about Sarah Palin after her fiery VP nomination acceptance speech.

    See, to my dear friends on the other side, “What’s sauce for the Goose is sauce for the Gander.” Kisses!

  • Lorraine George

    Is anyone starting to see a pattern with Reid? Gee-just how far up the food chain can all of these terrible things be going? Boy, it is starting to fall apart big time for Reid and everyone around him.

    • margaretbugg

      I really believe they go to the TOP of the food chain.

  • lorie mynatt

    It doesn’t mater if he is guilty or Mormons vote in a block for Mormons or who the Church tells them to so they can’t get him out of office because he has voted for all of the Welfare programs that the polygamist live off in Utah and they wouldn’t have an economy without the government money.

  • dortalina

    I wrote a letter to Harry Reid to tell him I was praying that he would be more honest to the American people and since my prayers are answered, he should expect something to happen. I didn’t expect anything this big.

    • StillWatching2

      I have to say, Thank you ma’am – but I don’t want to take anymore of your time because SO MANY of them obviously need your prayers !

    • Curt Schwartz

      He sold his soul to the devil long ago,he’s not returning Dortalina

  • StillWatching2

    He has already called ME a liar over “Obamacare(sic)” Then he said he DIDN”T – Ladies and gentlemen of the jury, MY story is more consistent – how will he do if he has to testify about THIS mess now ? ? ?

  • RightInCali

    So what? He’ll weasel out of this. Democrats almost always do, especially someone as important as Harry.

    We can hope, but it won’t come to anything. It would only be meaningful if Harry was a Republican.

    • rick

      Amen to that….All you have to remember is Teddy and his girlfriend….no charges…no jail time…wonder how much they had to spend to cover that up

  • Brian Johnson

    A bit too much hearsay at this point. Not unbelievable, but I’ll wait ’til something more substantial gets proven before sharing this.

  • Lyndau123

    So, Reid is even MORE of a slime bucket than we even thought last week! I hope he gets nailed for AT LEAST this one illegal activity (along with his illegal gifts to his granddaughter out of his campaign funds, and his stonewalling of Congress of everything that Republican suggestions then LIED about them not having any! Yes, he needs to be held accountable and Jailed. No question now! Republicans should be totally and publicly vindicated from all wrong doing. It was Harry that is the devil all along. Voters please note!

  • Danny R Barnes

    It’s hard to understand why prostitution is against the law when every member of congress has been bought, sold & paid for so many times…

    • KayDeeBeau

      I’ve always thought that the difference between a politician and a prostitute is
      that a prostitute has limits on what she will do for money!

  • ace65

    This current system without term limits has created an oligarchy that is so confident their corruption will not affect them they aren’t bothered when the light shines upon it. We need Term limits!

  • OldTimerUSNCB

    Harry has been funneling money for years to his son to get control of Goverment lands for Solar and Wind Tax breaks and Goverment stemulas Money as Demacrate Supporters have got all over this Country since 2008.

  • Jody Hagar

    He’s been riding too high for too long. It’s time he gets knocked back down to reality. He’s not fit for duty anymore.

  • http://www.waynemcmichael.com batmanroxus

    DOJ won’t do anything. Reid is so entrenched with organized crime, Johnson will be lucky to survive.

  • Jason Bannochie

    Like that’s surprising,EVERY politician is corrupt one way or another and only care about thereselfs and there own group

  • DinoMack

    what im starting to hear more and more is that Harry is fighting for all this ranch territory because he is selling raw underground resources off to countries like the chinese. i wouldnt doubt it one bit. he is as rotten as they come

  • mary siedschlag

    Gives a whole new spin on the “dirt” in “Dirty Harry” How do slimeballs like this stay in office?

  • Lois Elmore

    He made 1.1 million on a land deal in Las Vegas. Wonder how much he will make on the land deal with the Chinese that his attorney son has put together…that is worth 5 billion. He will indeed get richer and richer.

  • Kirk Billingsley

    With these kind of crooked politicians, there is only one way to truly stop them.

  • bronx

    I guess what “happens in Vegas” doesn’t stay in Vegas.

  • rjlahr

    Oh! He would never do that!, all this other shtuff is just a smoke screen.

  • KatRos

    The church wouldn’t accept tithes from bribe money or gambling money if they knew that’s where it’s from.

  • Max Rugemer

    Democrat Reid is stupid & inarticulate but a multi millionaire which means he’s an Unindicted Criminal like most Democrat Pols.

  • gomurr

    The Reids are as corrupt as they come. I’m ashamed Nevada has to claim them.

  • BuckTard

    Harry Greed

  • another_engineer

    Google ” Tom Steyer indonesian coal” and Harry Reid

  • jkubin

    This was reported some fifteen months ago in the Utah Salt Lake Tribune. It is important, but old, news.

    Indicted businessman: Utah A.G. tied to alleged scheme

    BY TOM HARVEY AND ROBERT GEHRKE THE SALT LAKE TRIBUNE

    PUBLISHED JANUARY 12, 2013 10:10 PM

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