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BAD NEWS BERNIE: Bernie Moreno Under Scrutiny For Fundraising With Individuals Condemned For “Comments About The Nazis And The Holocaust”

Columbus, OH – It’s been another bad week for Bernie Moreno as new reporting caught Moreno associating with a “member of a Nazi reenactment group” and an Ohio State Representative who suggested “that the Holocaust should be taught in part ‘from the perspective of a German soldier.’” Plus, Moreno continues to face scrutiny for the “slew of lawsuits for workers’ wages and workplace discrimination” he has faced and his support of a national abortion ban that would overturn the will of Ohioans.

NEED-TO-KNOW THIS WEEK:

💰MORENO FUNDRAISED WITH WHOM?: After reporting uncovered Bernie Moreno “campaigned with” a “member of a Nazi reenactment group” and an Ohio State Representative who suggested “that the Holocaust should be taught in part ‘from the perspective of a German soldier,’” Moreno owes Ohioans answers as to why he accepted thousands in donations from “individuals who have been condemned for their comments about the Nazis and the Holocaust.”

  • Jewish Insider: “Bernie Moreno, the Republican candidate for U.S. Senate in Ohio, has attended two fundraisers in recent months co-hosted by individuals who have been condemned for their comments about the Nazis and the Holocaust.”
  • WKYC: “[Bernie Moreno] campaigned with two people who had made Nazi comments.”

😾 FAT CAT CAR DEALER: On the one-year anniversary of the UAW Stand Up Strike, Ohioans were reminded of the “slew of lawsuits” Fat Cat Bernie Moreno has faced over  “workers’ wages and workplace discrimination.” UAW President Shawn Fain and UAW Local 1219 President Jeff Adams called out Moreno for being “nowhere to be found” on the picket line and saying workers’ demands “were ‘unreasonable’” – showing Ohio workers he “sided with corporate greed.”

  • The Toledo Blade: “Mr. Moreno’s record as a car dealership owner has been scrutinized throughout his campaign. Mr. Moreno has faced a slew of lawsuits for workers’ wages and workplace discrimination.”
  • Shawn Fain, UAW President: “For Moreno, stiffing workers and retaliating against them isn’t a one-time thing. It’s a pattern that makes it clear workers can’t trust him to fight for their interests.”
  • Jeff Adams, UAW Local 1219 President: “We never heard Moreno say anything in solidarity with striking workers. Instead, Moreno sided with corporate greed and showed no respect for the sacrifices auto workers have made over the years to save the auto industry.”

🚫 “CRYSTAL, CRYSTAL CLEAR, HAS NOT CHANGED”: Ohioans know that Bernie Moreno’s “crystal, crystal clear, has not changed” position on abortion includes supporting a national abortion ban that would overturn the will of Ohioans and that he is “100% pro-life with no exceptions.” In fact, Moreno has already voted to support an abortion ban without exceptions for rape or incest.

  • FACT: As a candidate for U.S. Senate, Moreno voted against Issue 1, a vote to uphold Ohio’s abortion ban that had “no exceptions for rape or incest.” Moreno even donated $100,000 of his own money to the campaign to defeat Issue 1.
  • FACT: Moreno is endorsed by an organization that pledged to only support candidates who committed to support a national abortion ban.

🚘 SNOLLYGOSTER ALERT: Bernie Moreno has been dubbed WOSU’s “Snollygoster of the week” for lying to Ohioans “for more than a year that he sold off business interests.” Despite claiming he “sold off all of his businesses to avoid conflicts of interest,” Moreno is spending nearly $50 million – $9.5 million on land in Delaware County and $40 million in financing – to open a new Mercedes-Benz dealership.

Visit MercedesBenzofSunbury.com to learn more.

🗞️ WHAT OHIOANS ARE READING THIS WEEK:

  • Jewish Insider: Bernie Moreno campaigned with two individuals condemned for Nazi, Holocaust comments
  • Jeff Adams, UAW Local 1219 President: “Moreno has a record of stiffing his workers and has been sued over a dozen times for wage theft. In one case, Moreno shredded evidence he was legally required to keep just to weasel his way out of paying his workers the overtime wages they had earned.”
  • The Toledo Blade: “When Mr. Moreno started hitting the campaign trail, he said he did not sell the China-made Buick Envision, which was later disproved.”
  • WOSU: “Snollygoster of the week… Bernie Moreno has said he has divested from all his business interests as he seeks a U.S. Senate seat. However, on a recently filed personal financial disclosure statement, he indicated he has invested in a planned Mercedes-Benz dealership in Sunbury—just north of Columbus.”
  • Politifact: “We rate [Moreno’s] statement Pants on Fire!”

🐤 TWEET OF THE WEEK:

🎶 CODA: “[Moreno’s] proved that he cares only about himself, and we can’t trust him to fight for us.”

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Bernie Moreno Caught Ripping Off Ohio Business,  “Refus[ing] To Pay” What He Owed AGAIN

Mother Jones: Bernie Moreno Owed a Contractor $300K—Then Ignored Legal Rulings to Promptly Pay Up

Columbus, OH – New reporting today revealed Bernie Moreno “refused to pay” an Ohio contractor over $300,000 and “forc[ed] the construction firm to file a legal claim” to make Moreno pay them what they were owed. This is “just the latest example of past legal disputes involving Moreno” and follows reports that Moreno refused to pay his employees what they were owed multiple times and even “shredded company documents that he and his lawyers ‘were required to preserve’ and ‘knew or should have known [were] relevant’ to get out of paying them.

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Mother Jones: Bernie Moreno Owed a Contractor $300K—Then Ignored Legal Rulings to Promptly Pay Up
Abby Vesoulis
September 20, 2024

  • Before Bernie Moreno was the 2024 Ohio Republican candidate for Senate, he was the owner of numerous luxury car dealerships… in December 2007, Moreno hired the firm Welty Building Company (WBC) “for the design and construction of a Porsche dealership and a Mercedes-Benz dealership” in the Cleveland area, according to a 2014 court document.
  • But legal documents obtained from Cuyahoga County’s clerk of courts show Moreno’s company M1 Motors failed to promptly pay Welty hundreds of thousands of dollars upon completion of the work. After an arbitrator declared in July 2014 that Moreno’s company owed WBC $313,058, Moreno still didn’t pay, forcing the construction firm to file a legal claim in September 2014 seeking a court to confirm the arbitrator’s decision.
  • As a result, the court scheduled a conference meeting to discuss. Even after that meeting was scheduled, WBC had to file a “Motion to Enforce” before Moreno finally fulfilled his financial obligations…
  • This saga, not previously reported, is just the latest example of past legal disputes involving Moreno. A litany of cases from Moreno’s pre-politics days of building a car dealership empire—lawsuits claiming racial, gender, and age discrimination, as well as wage withholding—have clouded Moreno’s attempt to portray himself as a self-made entrepreneur…
  • This is at least the second example from Moreno’s past in which he did not promptly comply with official legal renderings: Amid proceedings over a case in which he was ultimately found liable for withholding overtime wages from his employees in Massachusetts, Moreno shredded company documents that he and his lawyers “were required to preserve” and “knew or should have known [were] relevant.”
  • A Moreno campaign spokesperson declined to comment for this story.
  • “Despite the arbitration award itself and numerous requests from Welty’s counsel seeking payment, Ml refused to pay Welty,” a November 7 motion said.

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“Crystal, Crystal Clear, Has Not Changed:” Bernie Moreno Would Overturn The Will Of Voters With A National Abortion Ban, Is “100% Pro-Life With No Exceptions”

Columbus, OH – Ohioans know that Bernie Moreno’s “crystal, crystal clear, has not changed” position on abortion includes supporting a national abortion ban that would overturn the will of Ohioans and that he is “100% pro-life with no exceptions.” In fact, Moreno has already voted to support an abortion ban without exceptions for rape or incest.

FACT: Bernie Moreno has made it clear he would support national legislation to ban abortion.

  • New York Times: “[Bernie Moreno] described his views as ‘absolute pro-life, no exceptions.’ ‘Life begins at conception’ and ‘abortion is the murder of an innocent baby,’ he said on social media… [Moreno] said he supported a 15-week national abortion ban.”
  • NBC: “Businessman Bernie Moreno favors a federal ban …Moreno was also visible in the fight and donated money to the campaign to defeat the ballot measure, known as Issue 1.”
  • Forbes: “…Moreno described himself in a 2021 Breitbart interview as ‘100% pro-life with no exceptions’ and said during a March debate he would support federal restrictions on abortions…”
  • Axios: “Moreno has said he would vote for a national abortion ban…”
  • Cleveland.com: “… Bernie Moreno argued for national legislation banning abortion… A Moreno campaign spokesperson said Tuesday that Moreno’s views are unchanged even as former President Donald Trump said Monday that Republicans should defer to the states when it comes to the issue.”
  • Cleveland.com: “[Moreno] would support a national law banning abortion…”
  • Cleveland.com: “[Moreno] expressed interest in passing national abortion legislation…During the debate this week, Moreno, as he has throughout his current Senate campaign, called for federal legislation banning abortion’”
  • Columbus Dispatch: “Moreno said he’s advocating for a 15-week federal ban that would allow states to go further, if they choose.”
  • WNBS: “Moreno said he still supports a ban on abortions…”
  • WEWS: “Moreno reiterated he would support in the U.S. Senate a federal standard for abortion. ‘I would vote for a national standard…’”
  • Ohio Capital Journal: “[Bernie Moreno] has said he would support a federal ban. ‘I would vote for a national standard…’”

FACT: As a candidate for U.S. Senate, Moreno voted against Issue 1, a vote to uphold Ohio’s abortion ban that had “no exceptions for rape or incest.” Moreno even donated $100,000 of his own money to the campaign to defeat Issue 1.

FACT: Moreno affirmed in July that his position on abortion is “crystal, crystal clear” and “has not changed,” said he is “100% pro-life with no exceptions,” called abortion “murder,” and called abortion care “depraved.”

  • MORENO: “My position is crystal, crystal clear, has not changed on abortion.”
  • MORENO: “I’ve given hundreds of thousands of dollars of my own money to pro life causes. I’m 100% pro-life myself, unapologetically pro-life.”
  • MORENO: “Absolute pro-life, no exceptions.”
  • MORENO: “I’m 100% pro-life with no exceptions.”

FACT: Moreno is endorsed by an organization that pledged to only support candidates who committed to support a national abortion ban.

  • Washington Post: “Dannenfelser pledged last year that SBA would not endorse any candidate who refused to embrace a national 15-week limit on abortion, which has led the group to endorse fewer candidates… it has endorsed only two Senate candidates in battleground states, Bernie Moreno in Ohio…”
  • Spectrum News: “Moreno was recently endorsed by Susan B. Anthony Pro-Life America, a group that opposes abortion rights.”

What Ohioans Are Saying About Moreno’s “Disrespectful” Support For A National Abortion Ban That “Flies Directly In The Face Of What Ohioans Voted For:”

  • Allison Russo, minority Ohio House leader: “[Moreno] called for a national abortion ban that would overrule the will of Ohio voters… Moreno has made it known he will overrule the nearly 2.2 million who voted to protect abortion rights if he is elected to the Senate.”

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RE❌INDER: Bernie ❌oreno “Falsely Claimed” To Have An ❌BA Fro❌ University of ❌ichigan

Colu❌bus, OH – One week since the Ohio Capital Journal found that Bernie ❌oreno is lying to Ohioans about having an ❌BA degree fro❌ the University of ❌ichigan, ❌oreno continues to face scrutiny for “falsely claim[ing]” to have an ❌BA ❌ultiple ti❌es.

What Ohioans Are Reading / Watching About ❌oreno’s Phony ❌BA:

WATCH MORE FROM WKYC HERE

Russ Mitchell, WKYC: “3 News has learned academic credentials attributed to Bernie Moreno are being questioned.”

WKYC: No, Ohio US Senate candidate Bernie Moreno doesn’t have an MBA from the University of Michigan, despite documents claiming he does: VERIFY
Stephanie Haney
September 12, 2024

  • 3News has found that at least two different organizations have listed that Republican nominee Bernie Moreno earned a Master’s degree in Business Administration after graduating from the University of Michigan.
  • Moreno served on the board of the Cleveland Foundation from 2014-18, and the organization’s Fall/Winter 2014 magazine included that Moreno had earned a Master of Business Administration from Michigan…
  • Prior to this, a 2011 application included in a lawsuit about his car dealership in Florida also listed that he earned an MBA from Michigan in 1991.
  • But the university registrar’s office confirmed to 3News that the only degree Moreno has earned from the school is a bachelor’s degree.
  • So we can VERIFY that no, Bernie Moreno did not earn an MBA.

MSNBC: Thursday’s Campaign Round-Up
Steve Benen
September 12, 2024

  • In Ohio’s U.S. Senate race, when Republican hopeful Bernie Moreno joined the board of the Cleveland Foundation, his biography claimed he held an MBA from the University of Michigan. He does not have an MBA from the University of Michigan…

Roll Call: At the Races: Recapping the season
Daniela Altimari, Mary Ellen McIntire and Niels Lesniewski
September 12, 2024

  • MBA blues: A claim that Ohio Republican Bernie Moreno holds an MBA from the University of Michigan appeared on both his car dealership application and a short bio when Moreno served on the board of a Cleveland charity. However, the Ohio Capital Journal reports that Moreno… earned a bachelor’s degree from Michigan but not an MBA.

Cleveland.com: Capitol Letter: Master’s of none
Jeremy Pelzer
September 12, 2024

  • As Marty Schladen of the Ohio Capital Journal reports, Moreno’s November 2011 application to open a Florida car dealership stated incorrectly that he held an MBA from the University of Michigan, as did Moreno’s Cleveland Foundation website bio when he first joined the foundation’s board in 2014.
  • A 2018 Cleveland State University bio, as well as the website of a Moreno-owned Mercedes-Benz dealership in North Olmsted, asserted he earned multiple degrees from Michigan.

Cleveland.com: Bernie Moreno MBA miscue: Darcy cartoon
Jeff Darcy
September 12, 2024

  • … U.S. Senate candidate Bernie Moreno doesn’t actually have an MBA degree from the University of Michigan, as had been claimed in his Infiniti auto dealership application and Cleveland Foundation bio.
  • It has been uncovered that Moreno was twice credited with having a Master in Business Administration from the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor that he does not hold.

The New Republic: MAGA Senate Candidate Caught Lying to Voters About His Money
Edith Olmsted
September 12, 2024

  • In addition to his future plans, it seems Moreno has also been lying about his past. When he applied to open an Infiniti car dealership in Coral Gables, Florida, a document submitted claimed that he had received an MBA from the University of Michigan. Moreno had even signed the application. However, the Michigan Office of Public Affairs told the Ohio Capital Journal Monday that Moreno held only a bachelor’s degree in business.
  • A 2018 biography of Moreno from when he chaired the Cleveland State University Board of Trustees claimed that he held multiple degrees from Michigan, but he only has one. The claim that he had received an MBA also appeared on the website for a car dealership he owned in North Olmsted, Ohio.

Political Wire: GOP Candidate Doesn’t Have the MBA He Claims
Taegan Goddard
September 11, 2024

  • “The claim that car dealer and Republican U.S. Senate candidate Bernie Moreno held an MBA from the University of Michigan has appeared in both a car dealership application and in a short biography of Moreno when he joined the board of the Cleveland Foundation,” Ohio Capital Journal reports.
  • “However, a spokeswoman for the university on Monday said all Moreno has is a bachelor’s degree in business that was awarded in 1989.”

SEE ALSO: NEW: Bernie ❌oreno Lying About Earning ❌BA Fro❌ University of ❌ichigan

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Five Times Bernie Moreno Lied To Ohioans By Claiming He Sold Off All Of His Businesses While Investing $50 Million To Open New Car Dealership

Columbus, OH – After NBC News caught Bernie Moreno “preparing a return to the auto industry,” Bernie Moreno is “under scrutiny” for lying to Ohioans “for more than a year that he sold off business interests.” Despite claiming he “sold off all of his businesses to avoid conflicts of interest,” Moreno is spending nearly $50 million – $9.5 million on land in Delaware County and $40 million in financing – to open a new Mercedes-Benz dealership.

Here Are Five Times Bernie Moreno Lied To Ohioans That He “Sold Off All Of His Businesses To Avoid Conflicts Of Interest” While Taking Steps to Open A New Car Dealership:

1. MORENO: “I sold my business interests, my kids are all grown and out of the house, so I spend all day making certain that the people of Ohio know who I am.” [1:01:27, 6/25/24]

2. MORENO: “I’ve sold all of my businesses, I’m fully unemployed, and this is what I do all day, campaign.” [01:54, 12/20/23]

3. MORENO: “Built 15 dealerships over 12 years. Sold all those… I’m fully unemployed.” [01:07, 12/5/23]

4. MORENO: “Yeah, over the last few years, I sold the car dealerships.” [22:28, 7/15/23]

5. MORENO: “… I have sold all my businesses. I didn’t have to, I could have kept my businesses and continue to have a fallback if this didn’t work.” [20:19, 2/5/24]

Visit MercedesBenzofSunbury.com to learn more.

SEE ALSO: NEW: Car Salesman Bernie Moreno Caught “Preparing Return To Auto Industry” After Claiming He “Sold Off All Of His Business To Avoid Conflicts Of Interest”; “New Controversy” For Bernie Moreno As He’s Caught Getting Back Into Car Dealership Business; Bernie Moreno “Under Scrutiny” One Week After Getting Caught “Preparing A Return To Auto Industry”; Bernie Moreno Caught Spending Nearly $50 Million On His “Return To The Auto Industry”

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