2016 Postmortem
In reply to the discussion: Did Bernie's wife commit a felony when she secured a loan for Burlington College? [View all]MADem
(135,425 posts)of a million dollars that was credited as though the bequeather were already dead, when he was alive and kicking and that million bucks was NOT available, unless someone went and "offed" the guy. The bank was deceived on that score--that is quite plain by the documentation.
And none of those interviewed said "Well, I WAS going to donate that amount, but I got into hot water." They said the amounts were overstated. There is a reason that the VTDIGGER headline reads as it does--it's because the documents, linked at the bottom of the page, substantiate it. Sanders can't say she didn't know, her signature is all over those documents. She attested to their accuracy.
It wouldn't surprise me if that stunt caused the million dollar fellow to change his will. I would -- and I'd advertise it loudly, too. I'd be worried about someone wanting to knock me off for the cash!