Showing posts with label President. Show all posts
Showing posts with label President. Show all posts

Wednesday, August 18, 2010

Wyclef Jean has more troubles

First it was the IRS coming after him for his "charity", then Wyclef Jean decided he could be a good president for post earthquake Haiti.
Apparently, his fellow Haitians aren't all that enamored of him.
He has received death threats and is currently in hiding while he awaits a decision on his eligibility for the office.
Opponents to his run claim that candidates must be "habitual" residents and had to have spent the last 5 years in Haiti.
Jean insists that he has been a defacto ambassador for Haiti and, therefore should get a pass.

I hope they let him rum and defeat him soundly.
The man is not someone I would trust to run any country.

Thursday, August 5, 2010

Wyclef Jean owes IRS $2.1M

Singer and supposed altruist Wyclef Jean (AKA Nel Wyclef Jean) has tax liens against him totaling  more than $2M and spread over several years.
His charitable foundation has been operating at a deficit and, despite warnings concerning his trustworthiness, collected money for Haitian relief after the earthquake.
Jean is also apparently serious about a run for the Presidency in Haiti.

Yeah, I can see that.
He is already apparently corrupt, which fits with the stereotypical Haitian government official, and he can use the presidency to leverage his case with the IRS while looting the Haitian treasury.