Team of Felons
You do the crime, you do the time.
How does four years, with your own office, stationery, car and driver sound?
Vivek Kundra took a leave of absence from his new job as the Obama administration’s Chief Information Officer after the FBI raided the offices of his last position, Washington DC’s Chief Technology Officer, in a bribery and corruption sting. That, however, doesn’t appear to be Kundra’s first brush with the law. After getting a tip, I checked Maryland’s on-line database of criminal records and discovered an entry for a Vivek Kundra, born in 1974 and living in Gaithersburg, in Montgomery County’s criminal district court. According to the data, Vivek Kundra got convicted of misdemeanor theft (for less than $300) on July 31, 1997, in case #0D00031388.
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The comparison to Tim Geithner, who evaded paying tens of thousands of dollars in taxes, makes Kundra’s misdemeanor look like a merit badge.
I wonder what he swiped?
Crest whitening strips? Hair gel? It’s always so tempting to pocket a deodorant or toothbrush at the local CVS. Not because I can’t afford it—just the thrill of the hunt.
This guy’s a geek’s geek. What wouldn’t he steal?
President Obama said, “Vivek Kundra will bring a depth of experience in the technology arena and a commitment to lowering the cost of government operations to this position. I have directed him to work to ensure that we are using the spirit of American innovation and the power of technology to improve performance and lower the cost of government operations. As Chief Information Officer, he will play a key role in making sure our government is running in the most secure, open, and efficient way possible.”
Open? As in open the sealed files? Don’t leave it to our imagination, B-HO. We can make this sound far worse than it probably is.
Unless the truth is worse. FBI raids, theft raps—is he a tech nerd or Al Capone?