Who is Morgan Shands?

Why did Thad Cochran/Haley Barbour and their ilk think they could welcome thieves like Morgan Shands into their camp and put him on payroll? Because for decades no one looked at things like FEC filings.

Those days are over.

Charles C. Johnson @ChuckCJohnson
FEC filing: Cochran camp paid operative (Morgan Shands) who stole $370,116 from American Legion!

Who is Morgan Shands?

THIS GUY.

From Kingfish1935Blogspot.com:

Billy Hewes’ former campaign manager Morgan Shands will have to repay $370,116 to American Legion Post 1776 in Cleveland, Mississippi over the next ten years, after reaching an agreement with Secretary of State Delbert Hosemann. The Secretary of State determined he spent several hundred thousands of dollars in American Legion funds for his own personal benefit.

The order states Mr. Shands:

*Spent $198,480 for his “own personal use” from 2008 to 2012. The funds were not “used for the charitable purpose”.
*Allowed prior adjutant (Shands) to use $56,991 in post funds for his own use in 2011 and 2012.
*Paid $104,893 to prior adjutant’s wife (Morgan Shands’ wife) from 2009 to 2010 to be a nurse for St. Stanislaus. The school never agreed to the arrangement and already paid her a part-time salary.
*Paid “Maverick Political Solutions” $3,275. The company is owned by Mr. Shands.

Mr. Shands made an “initial payment” of $5,000 to the division. The state also imposed a $17,000 fine on the American Legion post.

Kingfish note: They can call it spending money on something other than a charitable purpose, or spending money for his own personal benefit. Let’s just call it what it is: The sumbitch stole a bunch of money from the American Legion. That is not slander. That is not defamation. That is my opinion.