Congressman’s $121,000 Payoff to Alleged Mistress
The Bear on Oct 14 2008 at 4:09 am | Filed under: Election 08’
Tim Mahoney Elected to Remove ‘Ethical Cloud’ of His Disgraced Predecessor, Mark Foley
West Palm Beach Congressman Tim Mahoney (D-FL), whose predecessor resigned in the wake of a sex scandal, agreed to a $121,000 payment to a former mistress who worked on his staff and was threatening to sue him, according to current and former members of his staff who have been briefed on the settlement, which involved Mahoney and his campaign committee.
Mahoney, who is married, also promised the woman, Patricia Allen, a $50,000 a year job for two years at the agency that handles his campaign advertising, the staffers said.
A Mahoney spokesperson would not answer questions about the alleged affair or the settlement, but said Allen resigned of her own accord and “has not received any special payment from campaign funds.”
Senior Democratic leaders in the House of Representatives, including Rep. Rahm Emanuel (D-IL), the chair of the Democratic Caucus, have been working with Mahoney to keep the matter from hurting his re-election campaign, the Mahoney staffers said.
SideBear: Normally I wouldn’t even bother posting a story like this but it is indicative of the arrogance that is prevalent in Washington.
Rep. Mahoney got elected to his seat in 2006 in a very safe Republican district because former (R) Rep. Mark Foley had to resign over a sex scandal. This is not news but rather a very common occurrence in Washington where bed hopping is common.
Rep. Mahoney promised the people of his district “a world that is safer, more moral.”
But Mahoney took his bed hopping episode one step father by using hush money from campaign funds to pay her off and the influence of his office to get her a job to keep her mouth shut.
And what is the most important thing about this scandal to the Democratic
Party…keeping this story quiet so that Mahoney can get reelected and keep his seat.
This is not just another story about a politician who can’t keep his pants on, it is a story of unbelievable arrogance and the betrayal of the public’s trust.
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