Monday, August 01, 2005

Air Deadbeat Alert!

Al Franken took my lunch money!


The Continuing Scandal At Air America:
The New York Sun takes on the Air America story today and advances it by leaps and bounds, talking with the president of the non-profit which had its money taken by Air America founder Evan Cohen. It turns out that Cohen didn't just get money for the netlet, but also managed to get plenty for his own pockets...

Now we have potential wire fraud, forgery, and fraud by deception, and probably a host of other potential charges against Mr. Cohen for his actions with Gloria Wise and Air America. Ms. Graves also tells the New York Sun that AA has agreed to pay back $800K over the next two years, not just the $480K originally noted by the Bronx News.
And they weren't exactly reaching for their wallets before the story broke.

Update: Michelle Malkin: "Air America's pom-pom squad at the New York Times remains silent..."