Limited Disclosures Prevent Public From Knowing Extent Of Romney Wealth

Posted by | July 10, 2012 16:45 | Filed under: Top Stories


Mitt Romney has worked to keep huge sums invisible from the public, including an offshore company that was not visible to the public for 15 years.

Based in Bermuda, Sankaty High Yield Asset Investors Ltd. was not listed on any of Romney’s state or federal financial reports. The company is among several Romney holdings that have not been fully disclosed, including one that recently posted a $1.9 million earning suggesting he could be wealthier than the nearly $250 million estimated by his campaign.

The omissions were permitted by state and federal authorities overseeing Romney’s ethics filings, and he has never been cited for failing to disclose information about his money. But Romney’s limited disclosures deprive the public of an accurate depiction of his wealth and a clear understanding of how his assets are handled and taxed, according to experts in private equity, tax and campaign finance law…

The mystery surrounding Sankaty reinforces Romney’s history of keeping a tight rein on his public dealings, already documented by his use of private email and computer purges as Massachusetts governor and his refusal to disclose his top fundraisers. The Bermuda company had almost no assets, according to Romney’s 2010 tax returns. But such partnership stakes could still provide significant income for years to come, said tax experts, who added that the lack of disclosure makes it impossible to know for certain.

This is the same Romney who spent almost $100,000 in taxpayer money replacing computers before he left the governorship of Massachusetts to erase his records.

 

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By: Alan

Alan Colmes is the publisher of Liberaland.

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