Unholy Spending by Rev. Al Sharpton?
Rev. Al Sharpton #39;s finances are coming into question after a report by the New York Times. Plus, the fallout continues from the Gruber tapes!
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Al Sharpton said today that he is "on high alert" for the grand jury decision in the case of Michael Brown, the unarmed black teenager who was shot and killed by a police officer in Ferguson, Missouri.
Sharpton said that his civil rights group, the National Action Network, have been planning for "vigils and non-violent demonstrations" when the Ferguson grand jury hands down its ruling, which is expected to come any day.
"I have pledged to the mother and father of Michael Brown that I will be there with them when the decision is announced," Sharpton said at a press conference today.
FBI Warns Ferguson Decision Will Likely Lead to Violence By Extremists Protesters
Sharpton said he is also waiting for a grand jury ruling on the death of Eric Garner, a black man who died while being held in a choke hold by a New York City police officer. That incident was caught on videotape.
He said both grand juries appear to be going beyond the usual protocol of hearing enough evidence to determine whether there should be a trial.
"It is very suspect to us that the grand juries in both cases appear to be improperly expanded to where it is about to prove or disprove the accused rather than seeing if there is probable cause to go to trial," Sharpton said.
"That is not the proper use" of a grand jury, he said. Such tribunals are generally used to deem whether or not there is enough probable cause for a criminal case, while guilt or innocence should not be their focus.
Law enforcement officials fear that the protests could turn violent, as some did in August following the Brown's death. Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon has declared a state of emergency and deployed called the National Guard. The FBI has released a memo to all field offices warning that extremists "will likely" try to infiltrate the demonstrations not only in Ferguson, but elsewhere around the country, and may use the verdict as an excuse to hack public utilities and other sites.
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Rev. Al Sharpton is unhappy with one of his childhood idols Bill Cosby.
Im very disappointed with him, Sharpton said over hot tea and cigars at the Grand Havana Room Wednesday night. He broke through barriers [with] I Spy.
What has been reported thats new? Sharpton asked entertainment reporter Bill McCuddy of the multiple rape allegations that resurfaced this month.
I know him. I could make a call, Sharpton said, and added, I dont think its racially motivated.
Sharpton agreed that the women coming forward should have done so before the statute of limitations had run out.
He needs to talk to somebody. He needs to talk, Sharpton said repeatedly. He has to answer to someone.
Sharpton said he would welcome Cosby as a guest on his MSNBC show.
Meanwhile, though Cosby has refused this week to discuss the allegations that he drugged women and raped them, he told the National Enquirer in 2005: Nobody ever wishes for a situation [like this] ... But this is all about celebrity, period!
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By Ashley Killough, CNN
updated 5:08 PM EST, Wed November 19, 2014
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(CNN) -- Civil rights leader Al Sharpton sharply denounced an extensive New York Times report that he and his companies are subject to $4.5 million in current state and federal tax liens.
The MSNBC host said in a press conference Wednesday that the $4.5 million was the original figure he was ordered to pay back in 2008, but that he has been making regular payments since then and the amount is now less.
Sharpton did not give the outstanding balance owed by him and his for-profit companies --Raw Talent and Revals Communications.
Rather, he focused his remarks on how much money his nonprofit group, the National Action Network, has paid back. The liens against that organization, however, were not lumped into the $4.5 million figure reported by the Times.
The Times reported that Sharpton is still liable for personal federal tax liens of more than $3 million, and state tax liens of $777,657. The companies owe another $717,329 on state and federal tax liens.
But Sharpton argued that it wasn't possible that he still owed $4.5 million.
"If we owed $4.5 million in '08 then how could we owe this now, unless you're saying that everybody just went to sleep on this and just gave us a pass, which is ridiculous," he said.
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