TJ Cox is a corrupt businessman who has already proven he is unfit to serve in Congress. He wants to take even more money out of your pocket to fund his socialist agenda. He is wrong for the Central Valley and wrong for America.
SUED FOR REFUSING TO ALLOW A TEENAGE AMPUTEE AND A CHILD WITH CEREBRAL PALSY INTO AN ICE RINK OPERATED BY HIS NON-PROFIT
According to the lawsuit, Megan McKeon, a 16-year-old amputee, and Laila Neal, a 7 year old with cerebral palsy, attended separate birthday parties held at the Fresno ice rink in 2016 and 2017. Each alleges she was told she could not use the ice during regular ice time due to safety concerns. Each was told she would have to return during specific times set aside for people in wheelchairs. (Fresno Bee, 4/11/19)
WANTS TO RAISE YOUR TAXES BUT WAS CAUGHT BY AUTHORITIES FOR NOT PAYING HIS OWN
Records obtained by McClatchy show two liens filed against Cox businesses within the past year — $20,700 in liens against a consulting company called California Customs Processing LLC by Madera County over unsecured property taxes and about $8,700 against Sierra Meadows Senior Living LLC by the California Franchise Tax Board. (Sacramento Bee, 4/16/19)
HID HIS FOREIGN GOLD MINE BUSINESS FROM VOTERS AND THE OFFICE OF CONGRESSIONAL ETHICS
Rep. TJ Cox, D-Fresno, failed to disclose several business interests during his most recent congressional candidacies, including the fact that he sits on the board of a for-profit Canadian mining company, according to public records obtained by The Bee. (Fresno Bee, 4/1/19)
REFUSED TO PAY WAGES TO HIS EMPLOYEES FOR TWO YEARS
One employee was owed $11,000, another $20,000 and the last $27,000. But neither Cox nor the company paid the agreed upon amounts for years, prompting government officials to attempt to seize his property and take liens against the company’s mining assets in the Yukon territory of Canada, according toJulianne McCaffrey, a spokeswoman for the director of Employment Standards of British Columbia. (Fresno Bee, 8/21/19)
LAW ENFORCEMENT REVIEWING AUDIT TIED TO COX’S NON-PROFIT, INCLUDING “NON ETHICAL” SPENDING
Personal loans, missing documents, spending that appeared “not ethical” and a lot of unaccounted money were all issues raised by a recent Fresno audit into a nonprofit charged with rehabilitating Granite Park. That nonprofit has ties to a newly-elected congressman and a high-profile developer. And now the Fresno County District Attorney’s Office is getting involved. Steve Wright, assistant district attorney, confirmed on Tuesday his office received the audit and is reviewing it. (Fresno Bee, 2/13/19)
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