US Cori Bush’s Husband Indicted On Federal Charges - Bush was under criminal investigation in the past for allegations she misspent campaign funds by paying her husband to be her security guard.

The husband of former far-left Rep. Cori Bush (D-MO) was hit with federal charges this week alleging that he committed wire fraud related to the pandemic-era Paycheck Protection and Economic Injury Disaster Loan programs.

Cortney Merritts, 46, faces two counts of wire fraud for allegedly filing bogus applications in 2020 and 2021 with the United States Small Business Administration.

The indictment alleges that he obtained nearly $21,000 from the programs for his own benefit and enjoyment by lying on the applications about a company that he owned, including how many employees he had and the amount of revenue the company generated.

The Washington Post reported that while the indictment was signed by United States Attorney Ed Martin, President Donald Trump’s nominee to serve as permanent top prosecutor in D.C., the investigation was launched during the Biden administration.

Federal prosecutors ordered that he immediately forfeit to the United States any property connected to the alleged crime.

Merritts’ attorney Justin Gelfand responded to the allegations: “We look forward to litigating this case in the courtroom.”

Bush was under federal criminal investigation last year over allegations that she misspent funds meant for personal security when she paid Merritts tens of thousands of campaign dollars to be her security guard.

The current status of the investigation is not known. No charges have been filed and she has not been formally accused of any criminal wrongdoing.

Bush represented her St. Louis-area district since 2021 after she toppled Rep. Lacy Clay (D-MO) in the 2020 primary, and over the years, she has faced scrutiny over payments for private security despite her calls to defund the police.

Her campaign has spent more than $750,000 on security services since 2019, according to federal election data. The congresswoman has previously said she was doling out money for protection because of attempts on her life.

She lost her seat in 2024 when she lost her primary to then-St. Louis County Prosecutor Wesley Bell, a more moderate Democrat.

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[Twat in a Hat]

remember when these pussies were bitching about lawfare? lmao

 

[TowinKarz]

Wire fraud.

It's always fuckin' wire fraud.

Can you at least break the law in an interesting way?

I'm almost begging.

 

[Pure Soap]

Wire fraud.

It's always fuckin' wire fraud.

Can you at least break the law in an interesting way?

I'm almost begging.

He’s black. Just be thankful that it wasn’t some robbery that went wrong resulting in a homicide.

 

[smartypants302]

21,000$ is such a shitty amount to risk doing something so stupid. I'm sure there was more intelligent ways to make money as a politician. Least start a actual shitty do nothing NGO" Hearing aids for Puppies" and take out the loans then go bankrupts. I'm sure Cori could of easily made this amount during one speaking engagement for bunch of leftist white women about how oppressed she is.

 

[Harvey Danger]

Wire fraud.

It's always fuckin' wire fraud.

Can you at least break the law in an interesting way?

It's the easiest crime for a federal prosecutor to prove. If you submit anything over a "wire" that crosses state lines, there's a record, and wire fraud comes into play. It's harder to prove criminal intent, knowing false statements, intentionally disregarding finance laws, etc.

Also in some cases, the feds don't have real jurisdiction to prosecute until something does cross state lines. If he walked a paper form down to a local office, feds likely wouldn't have a good statute they can use, unless there's some specific law about lying to the SBA (unlikely).

21,000$ is such a shitty amount to risk doing something so stupid. I'm sure there was more intelligent ways to make money as a politician.

This is the crime they could prove, not the one(s) she is guilty of.

 

[DoomsdayElite]

Great photo, very unflattering. That fucking gorilla.

The indictment alleges that he obtained nearly $21,000 from the programs for his own benefit and enjoyment by lying on the applications about a company that he owned

PPP was the grift for niggers during the coof, with "businesses" like Lil Ray Ray Gettin PAID LLC getting gibs.

 

[Dagoth AMOGUS]

Oh the wrong Bush family….

 

[30+GameOvers]

That is a horrific looking orc. Please don't tell me someone actually married that thing.

 

[HeyYou]

remember when these pussies were bitching about lawfare? lmao

Investigations into their spending habits started under Biden you tard (as mentioned in the fucking article), they are hilariously retarded about their corruption to the point that even Biden's DoJ said something isn't right.

 

[Lone MacReady II]

The Americandan State - Occupied by Sodomites, Semites, and Shitskins.

 

[Super-Chevy454]

That is a horrific looking orc. Please don't tell me someone actually married that thing.

I'm afraid so, I feel sorry for the guy who married her.

 

[The Taco Santo!]

It must be humiliating to be generally regarded as the stupidest member of "the Squad". I mean, that's a fierce competition, and she won.

 

[Bland Crumbs]

I have this odd feeling that those pandemic loans are going to be a continual source of convictions for a minute.

 

[JosephStalin]

No surprise at all, just fucking grifters.