{"id":7418,"date":"2025-06-27T23:52:52","date_gmt":"2025-06-27T23:52:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/negatius.biz\/?p=7418"},"modified":"2025-06-27T23:52:52","modified_gmt":"2025-06-27T23:52:52","slug":"gop-lawmaker-urges-bondi-to-probe-socialist-nyc-mayoral-candidate","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/negatius.biz\/?p=7418","title":{"rendered":"GOP Lawmaker Urges Bondi To Probe Socialist NYC Mayoral Candidate"},"content":{"rendered":"<p data-start=\"67\" data-end=\"483\"><strong data-start=\"67\" data-end=\"253\">Rep. Andy Ogles (R-Tenn.) has formally requested that Attorney General Pam Bondi begin denaturalization proceedings against Democratic New York City mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani.<\/strong> In a letter sent Thursday, Ogles alleged that Mamdani, who recently gained national attention for defeating former Governor Andrew Cuomo in the Democratic primary, may have misrepresented facts during his citizenship application.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"485\" data-end=\"863\"><strong data-start=\"485\" data-end=\"696\">According to Ogles, a June 21, 2025, <em data-start=\"524\" data-end=\"539\">New York Post<\/em> article revealed that Mamdani had previously expressed solidarity with individuals convicted of terrorism-related offenses before becoming a U.S. citizen.<\/strong> This included public support for Palestine in his past rap lyrics, which Ogles claims could reflect affiliations with groups considered a threat to national security.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"865\" data-end=\"1113\"><strong data-start=\"865\" data-end=\"944\">\u201cThe naturalization process depends on good-faith disclosure,\u201d Ogles wrote.<\/strong> \u201cIf Mr. Mamdani concealed relevant associations, that concealment may constitute a material misrepresentation sufficient to support denaturalization under federal law.\u201d<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1115\" data-end=\"1464\"><strong data-start=\"1115\" data-end=\"1280\">Meanwhile, in Massachusetts, Democratic State Representative Christopher Flanagan was arrested this week on federal charges of wire fraud and falsifying records.<\/strong> The 37-year-old lawmaker allegedly stole over $36,000 from the Cape Cod Home Builders Association (HBA), where he served as executive director in addition to his role as a legislator.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1466\" data-end=\"1841\"><strong data-start=\"1466\" data-end=\"1681\">Despite earning over $180,000 combined from both positions, prosecutors say Flanagan was under significant financial strain, with overdue credit card bills, missed mortgage payments, and numerous overdraft fees.<\/strong> According to the indictment, he funneled money from the HBA into his personal accounts via five separate wire transfers between November 2021 and January 2023.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1843\" data-end=\"2071\"><strong data-start=\"1843\" data-end=\"1944\">U.S. Attorney Leah Foley condemned the conduct, calling it \u201can appalling breach of public trust.\u201d<\/strong> She said Flanagan went to \u201cextraordinary lengths\u201d to hide his actions, even creating fake identities to mislead investigators.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"2073\" data-end=\"2330\"><strong data-start=\"2073\" data-end=\"2252\">Postal Inspector Ketty Larco-Ward echoed those concerns, saying, \u201cNo one is above the law, and elected officials will be held accountable when they betray the public\u2019s trust.\u201d<\/strong> Flanagan has pleaded not guilty and was released pending further proceedings.<\/p>\n<div class=\"twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered\"><iframe id=\"twitter-widget-0\" class=\"\" title=\"X Post\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/Tweet.html?dnt=false&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-0&amp;features=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%3D%3D&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=1936599502145593845&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fconservativebrief.com%2Fmamdani-92652%2F&amp;sessionId=a38e8ed40db31c87cdbc24b369ee3e3394fc8378&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=2615f7e52b7e0%3A1702314776716&amp;width=550px\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-tweet-id=\"1936599502145593845\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Rep. 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