From the LVRJ:
The legal woes of Scott Ashjian, the Tea Party of Nevada's U.S. senatorial candidate, have entered the criminal arena.
Ashjian was slapped with a criminal complaint dated Thursday alleging two felonies stemming from a bad check. According to the complaint, Ashjian on Dec. 7 wrote a $5,000 check to a man named Alex Hernandez, and it was returned unpaid.
Ashjian is charged with theft and passing a check without sufficient funds in a bank with intent to defraud. http://www.lvrj.com/news/nevada-tea-party-candidate-ashjian-facing-felony-charges-89307317.html
Ashjian responded by saying Harry Reid promised this all go away if he ran for Senate. (Well, not really) Ashjian really responded by saying this: "These charges are false. We cut a check to a company that we didn't know was unlicensed in the state of Nevada. When we found out that they were doing business illegally, we put a hold on the check. My company isn't going to promote companies that are operating illegally. Again, I have confidence that the facts will become clear."
All I can say is that Harry Reid needs to check out his surrogates before they run against him. Ashjian, in the past week, lost his contractor license, was sued in court alleging that Ashjein did not properly fill out his registration papers to run for U.S. Senate. Then he failed to show up at the hearing.
Unlike other Tea Party members, I don't Ashjian ill will. But I hope he drops out of the race because his personal and business life seems to be unraveling. He needs to have priorities and a futile run for the Senate should seem to be on the lowest rung, behind family and business and the law.
Pssst to Metro: If you want to arrest him, he will be at the Tea Party Express in Searchlight on Saturday.
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