Capitol Hill's Criminal Underground Quotes

“Monsters exist, but they are too few in number to be truly dangerous. More dangerous are the common men, the functionaries (government bureaucrats) ready to believe and to act without asking questions.” — Primo Levi”
― Richard Lawless, Capitol Hill's Criminal Underground: The Most Thorough Exploration of Government Corruption Ever Put in Writing

“as well as the engineering reports issued in accordance with the 1974 Trust Agreement, as amended, (from here on “Trust Agreement”) which regulates PREPA and its relationship with the representatives of the bondholders and, of course, with the”
― Richard Lawless, Capitol Hill's Criminal Underground: The Most Thorough Exploration of Government Corruption Ever Put in Writing

“When they call the roll in the Senate, the Senators do not know whether to answer
‘Present’ or ‘Not Guilty’.”
— Theodore Roosevelt This is a famous quote that has been widely reprinted;”
― Richard Lawless, Capitol Hill's Criminal Underground: The Most Thorough Exploration of Government Corruption Ever Put in Writing

“Today I received a letter from the IRS. It appears they are notifying the State Department that I owe substantial taxes and that my passport should not be renewed!”
― Richard Lawless, Capitol Hill's Criminal Underground: The Most Thorough Exploration of Government Corruption Ever Put in Writing

“We know who they are; we can name them; we can look at their pictures. But unfortunately, our government has made sure we cannot hold them accountable; they are untouchable unless you are willing to take the law into your own hands. Yes, we know them: Robert Mueller and James Comey, FBI Directors, Mary L. Schapiro and Mary Jo White, SEC Commissioners, Eric Holder and Lorretta Lynch, Attorney Generals, Senator Chuck Schumer, Congressmen Paul Ryan and all the directors and executives at a dozen Wall Street firms. We can see them;”
― Richard Lawless, Capitol Hill's Criminal Underground: The Most Thorough Exploration of Government Corruption Ever Put in Writing

“The press should be not only a collective propagandist and a collective agitator,
but also, a collective organizer of the masses.” Vladimir Lenin
This is a famous quote that can be found reprinted in many places; you can find it at answers.yahoo.com”
― Richard Lawless, Capitol Hill's Criminal Underground: The Most Thorough Exploration of Government Corruption Ever Put in Writing

“wrote the editors at the Boston Globe and told them that Elizabeth Warren was likely fully aware that the fraud on Wall Street caused the collapse of Puerto Rico. Rather than run to the aid of the victims,”
― Richard Lawless, Capitol Hill's Criminal Underground: The Most Thorough Exploration of Government Corruption Ever Put in Writing

“The real reasons for the deplorable response to conditions in Puerto Rico are clear: the island’s lack of political muscle and the mainland’s lack of political will. As a U.S. territory, Puerto Rico has no U.S. senator, no vote in the House and no electoral votes in presidential elections — and so it is all too easy for the White House and Congress to turn a blind eye to the needs of its vulnerable population.”
― Richard Lawless, Capitol Hill's Criminal Underground: The Most Thorough Exploration of Government Corruption Ever Put in Writing

“Mick Mulvaney, director of the Office of Management and Budget, said in a CNN interview that investors shouldn’t take Trump “word for word.” He promised that there would be no Washington bailout of Puerto Rico. Hedge funds”
― Richard Lawless, Capitol Hill's Criminal Underground: The Most Thorough Exploration of Government Corruption Ever Put in Writing

“sent evidence of all this to the Wall Street Journal over a dozen times. I sent it to their executive editors, their news editors and their most well-known reporters. They all refused to report on this alleged criminal organization. A financial newspaper that will not report the theft of trillions of dollars by Wall Street firms! I sent this information to the New York Times at least a dozen times. I contacted their news editors and public editors. I sent this information to the Bond Buyer, the largest municipal bond publication I am aware of. I also called them and emailed them. They did touch superficially on this in some articles but never told the whole story.”
― Richard Lawless, Capitol Hill's Criminal Underground: The Most Thorough Exploration of Government Corruption Ever Put in Writing

“Nancy Patricia Pelosi salary is
$193,000 In 2009, Nancy Pelosi’s net worth was about $20 Million; in 2018 it was about $140 Million.
Any questions?”
― Richard Lawless, Capitol Hill's Criminal Underground: The Most Thorough Exploration of Government Corruption Ever Put in Writing

“big reason this criminal enterprise has been so successful is that it would require the press and the voters to “agree” both parties are thoroughly corrupt. Honest reporting about this “Criminal Underground”
― Richard Lawless, Capitol Hill's Criminal Underground: The Most Thorough Exploration of Government Corruption Ever Put in Writing

“The whole aim of practical politics is to keep the populace alarmed (and hence clamorous to be led to safety) by menacing it with an endless series of hobgoblins, all of them imaginary.” --H. L. Mencken”
― Richard Lawless, Capitol Hill's Criminal Underground: The Most Thorough Exploration of Government Corruption Ever Put in Writing

“Then President Obama puts in Eric Holder as Attorney General and Robert Mueller as FBI Director. The two of them were swimming in evidence regarding Wall Street. How disingenuous was our President? It takes a special kind of person to present himself as a Wall Street Crusader and then appoint people with apparent instructions to protect Wall Street.”
― Richard Lawless, Capitol Hill's Criminal Underground: The Most Thorough Exploration of Government Corruption Ever Put in Writing

“Charles Schumer (D-N .Y.)
Terms: 2 (9 in House)
Total raised: $62.2 million
Top donors: A major defender of Wall Street interests before the crash, Schumer has netted more big-bank money than any member of Congress who hasn’t run for President. Over one-hundred-million dollars was given to Chuck Schumer over the past decade!”
― Richard Lawless, Capitol Hill's Criminal Underground: The Most Thorough Exploration of Government Corruption Ever Put in Writing

“putting Preet Bharara in this key position, Senator Schumer was able to deliver for his Wall Street friends. I guess it is possible that Preet Bharara and the dozens of other political appointees that Senator Schumer recommended and supported, all independently decided that Wall Street executives should not be investigated or prosecuted? Or, were they following the instructions of their political benefactor, Senator Schumer?”
― Richard Lawless, Capitol Hill's Criminal Underground: The Most Thorough Exploration of Government Corruption Ever Put in Writing

“don’t throw praise around lightly but Senator Schumer’s apparent contributions to this alleged criminal organization make me think of him as the Godfather”
― Richard Lawless, Capitol Hill's Criminal Underground: The Most Thorough Exploration of Government Corruption Ever Put in Writing

“United States Attorney’s Office
New Haven Office
Connecticut Financial Center
157 Church Street, Floor 25
New Haven, CT 06510
Attention: John H. Durham - United States Attorney”
― Richard Lawless, Capitol Hill's Criminal Underground: The Most Thorough Exploration of Government Corruption Ever Put in Writing

“House of Representative’s Bill - H.R 4900 – April 12th, 2016 The new legislation known as “PROMESA” says the following: The Oversight Board shall consist of 7 members appointed by the President who meet the qualifications described in subsection (e), except that the Oversight Board may take any action under this Act (or any amendments made by this Act) at any time after the President has appointed 3 of its members. The Oversight Board, its members, and its employees may not be liable for any obligation of or claim against the Oversight Board or its members or employees or the territorial government resulting from actions taken to carry out this Act. There shall be no jurisdiction in any United States district court to review challenges to the Oversight Board’s certification determinations under this Act. AUTOMATIC STAY UPON ENACTMENT. (No civil Lawsuits) For a Time to be Specified by the appointed Board. Even before this Bill was passed politician’s like Chuck Schumer, Elizabeth Warren, Richard Blumenthal and Harry Reed moved quickly to cash in. They were among the first to propose a ban on civil lawsuits relating to the Puerto Rico financial meltdown. If you follow the money, it paid off terrifically for all four of them but not so well for millions of honest Americans.”
― Richard Lawless, Capitol Hill's Criminal Underground: The Most Thorough Exploration of Government Corruption Ever Put in Writing

“Shortly after that article appears, the editor at the Caribbean News Now, News Agency used his resources to speak with a completely unrelated Intelligence official within the United States Intelligence Community and wrote the following: Caribbean News Now!
April 2016”
― Richard Lawless, Capitol Hill's Criminal Underground: The Most Thorough Exploration of Government Corruption Ever Put in Writing

“According to the FBI’s website; The Securities and Financial Fraud Unit (“SFF”) focuses on the prosecution of complex and sophisticated securities, commodities, and other financial fraud cases. Working closely with regulatory partners at the SEC, CFTC, and other agencies, SFF has tackled some of the largest frauds in the financial services industry and a wide mix of market manipulation and insider trading cases. The SFF Unit also focuses on a broader array of financial fraud, including mortgage fraud, bank fraud, and government procurement fraud. Fraud Section, Criminal Division
U.S. Department of Justice
ATTN: Chief, Securities and Financial Fraud Unit
950 Constitution Ave., NW
Washington, DC 20530”
― Richard Lawless, Capitol Hill's Criminal Underground: The Most Thorough Exploration of Government Corruption Ever Put in Writing

“did an excellent job of discussing how Speaker Paul Ryan used his position to force additional votes for the PROMESA legislation. Forcing legislation that would cause innocent bond holders to take massive losses while the rating agencies and banks walked away from this”
― Richard Lawless, Capitol Hill's Criminal Underground: The Most Thorough Exploration of Government Corruption Ever Put in Writing

“New York City has 8.4 million people living in its boroughs. But when it comes to defending those charged with financial crimes, it’s a very small, clubby world of people who are either related to each other or have worked together in the past. And this clubby group has one more thing in common: most of its members seem to be lavishing huge campaign contributions on U.S. Senator Charles (Chuck) Schumer of New York – a man who is in a position to recommend Federal Judge appointments and the Justice Department’s U.S. Attorney who will prosecute the financial crimes – or not.”
― Richard Lawless, Capitol Hill's Criminal Underground: The Most Thorough Exploration of Government Corruption Ever Put in Writing

“Even powerful politicians, like New York Senator Chuck Schumer (much more later on this) were not enough to protect Mr. Madoff when the news about his fraud became a “national event.” Although Bernie contributed money to the New York Congressmen and Senators, he made relatively few contributions (payoffs) to national”
― Richard Lawless, Capitol Hill's Criminal Underground: The Most Thorough Exploration of Government Corruption Ever Put in Writing

“As I was researching the criminal act’s I noticed that there was a Securities and Exchange (SEC) Whistleblower Program. The SEC claims that their function as a government agency is the following: “The mission of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission is to protect investors, maintain fair, orderly, and efficient markets, and facilitate capital formation. As more and more first-time investors turn to the markets to help secure their futures, pay for homes, and send children to college, our investor protection mission is more compelling than ever. As our nation’s securities exchanges mature into global for-profit competitors, there is even greater need for sound market regulation.”
― Richard Lawless, Capitol Hill's Criminal Underground: The Most Thorough Exploration of Government Corruption Ever Put in Writing