Trump Fed pick was held in contempt for failing to pay ex-wife over $300,000

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2019/mar/30/trump-stephen-moore-federal-reserve-board

Trump Fed pick was held in contempt for failing to pay ex-wife over $300,000
Records obtained by Guardian show Stephen Moore reprimanded by judge for not paying alimony, child support and other debts

Stephen Moore owes $75,000 in taxes, IRS alleges

Stephen Moore, the economics commentator chosen by Donald Trump for a seat on the Federal Reserve board, was found in contempt of court after failing to pay his ex-wife hundreds of thousands of dollars in alimony, child support and other debts.


Trump’s Federal Reserve pick owes $75,000 in taxes, US government alleges

Court records in Virginia obtained by the Guardian show Moore, 59, was reprimanded by a judge in November 2012 for failing to pay Allison Moore more than $300,000 in spousal support, child support and money owed under their divorce settlement.

Moore continued failing to pay, according to the court filings, prompting the judge to order the sale of his house to satisfy the debt in 2013. But this process was halted by his ex-wife after Moore paid her about two-thirds of what he owed, the filings say.

In a divorce filing in August 2010, Moore was accused of inflicting “emotional and psychological abuse” on his ex-wife during their 20-year marriage. Allison Moore said in the filing she had been forced to flee their home to protect herself. She was granted a divorce in May 2011.

Moore said in a court filing signed in April 2011 he admitted all the allegations in Allison Moore’s divorce complaint. He declined to comment for this article.