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Ohio Capital Journal: Ohio US Senate Candidate Bernie Moreno Doesn’t Hold An MBA, But Bio And Application Claimed He Does

Colu❌bus, OH – Bernie ❌oreno is facing scrutiny after reporting found that ❌oreno is lying about having an ❌BA degree fro❌ the University of ❌ichigan.

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

Stephanie Haney, WKYC: “Moreno’s biography for the board of the Cleveland Foundation said that he had an MBA from the University of Michigan… another place where it was listed that Moreno had an MBA was a car dealership application… the University of Michigan Office of Public Affairs said that he has a bachelor’s degree… so, not 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…

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.

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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Ohio Capital Journal: Ohio US Senate Candidate Bernie Moreno Doesn’t Hold An MBA, But Bio And Application Claimed He Does

Columbus, OH – One day after the Ohio Capital Journal reported that Bernie Moreno is lying about having an MBA from the University of Michigan, State Sen. Bill DeMora and the OSU College Dems released the following statements:

“It is bad enough that Bernie ❌oreno brags about having one degree fro❌ ❌ichigan, but the new reports that prove he is lying about having an ❌BA fro❌ that school up North are disqualifying,” said Ohio State Senator Bill DeMora. “Anyone who lies about having a ❌ade-up-business-degree fro❌ ❌ichigan has no business representing Ohioans. Go Bucks.”

“If Bernie ❌oreno wanted to lie about having an ❌BA, why would he lie about having one from ❌ichigan?,” said the OSU College Dems.

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

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Columbus, OH- Today, Ohio’s Secretary of State, who oversees all elections in the state of Ohio, appeared on CNN, where he was asked about Trump’s threat to imprison officials, including election officials, that he believed cheats. In response, he said there was “nothing wrong with that.”

Watch the Full Clip Here.

Donald Trump wrote: WHEN I WIN, those people that CHEATED will be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the Law [..] Please beware that this legal exposure extends to Lawyers, Political Operatives, Donors, Illegal Voters, & Corrupt Election Officials. 

To say that nothing is wrong with that statement is blatant partisanship and unacceptable from any elected official, but especially one in charge of administering the election. 

“LaRose’s claim that there’s nothing wrong with jailing elections officials is disqualifying for any political office, especially the one that is in charge of administering the most critical election in our state’s history,” said Ohio Democratic Party spokeswoman Katie Seewer. Ahead of November, Ohio Democrats will continue to hold LaRose accountable for the blatant partisanship he’s brought to his office.”

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Ohio Capital Journal: Ohio US Senate Candidate Bernie Moreno Doesn’t Hold An MBA, But Bio And Application Claimed He Does

Colu❌bus, OH – New reporting fro❌ the Ohio Capital Journal found that Bernie ❌oreno is lying about having a ❌aster of Business Ad❌inistration degree fro❌ the University of ❌ichigan. Though ❌oreno repeatedly clai❌ed to have an ❌BA fro❌ the University of ❌ichigan in “a car dealership application” with “his signature” and in ❌ultiple different biographies, the truth is “the University of Michigan Office of Public Affairs on Monday said Moreno held only a bachelor’s degree in business” – not an ❌BA.

Ohio Capital Journal: Ohio US Senate candidate Bernie Moreno doesn’t hold an MBA, but bio and application claimed he does
Marty Schladen
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. However, a spokeswoman for the university on Monday said all Moreno has is a bachelor’s degree in business that was awarded in 1989.

• The first appearance of the claim Moreno held an MBA from Michigan came as part of a Nov. 25, 2011 application to open an Infiniti car dealership in Coral Gables, Florida. The document was entered into evidence as part of a Florida lawsuit and provided to the Capital Journal.

• It lists the now-57-year-old Moreno’s birthdate, his Westlake, Ohio address, his Social Security and driver’s license numbers, and it lists his academic credentials. It says that in 1985 he graduated from Pinecrest Academy in Florida, and that he received a bachelor’s degree in business from the University of Michigan in 1988.

• Then it says, “Graduate Degree, 88-91, Univ. of Michigan, MBA, Business.”

• However, when asked what credentials Moreno had earned from the school, the University of Michigan Office of Public Affairs on Monday said Moreno held only a bachelor’s degree in business that was awarded with “High Distinction” on April 28, 1989.

• In another instance, the Moreno campaign said it didn’t know how a University of Michigan MBA was attributed to Moreno in 2014, when he joined the Cleveland Foundation Board of Directors. His bio said, “Moreno launched his career in the automotive industry after earning his Master of Business Administration from the University of Michigan.”

• [Moreno’s campaign] didn’t respond to a question asking whether Moreno took any steps to correct the claim.

• A 2018 biography of Moreno while he chaired the Cleveland State University Board of Trustees said he held multiple degrees from Michigan. His bio at the time said, “Mr. Moreno holds a business degree and a liberal arts degree from the University of Michigan.”

• Moreno also appears to have claimed multiple degrees from the University of Michigan in an archived bio that appeared on the website of Mercedes Benz of North Olmstead.

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NBC News: Ohio GOP Senate Candidate Plans New Car Dealership Amid Scrutiny Of His Businesses

Columbus, OH – Two weeks after NBC News caught Bernie Moreno “preparing a return to the auto industry,” Bernie Moreno is being “chide[d]” for spending nearly $50 million to “re-launch” his car salesman career. Moreno has spent $9.5 million on land in Delaware County and “sought and signed off on $40 million worth of Mercedes-Benz financing” despite telling Ohioans “for more than a year that he sold off business interests.” 

What Ohioans Are Reading / Hearing About Moreno’s “New Controversy” After Getting Caught “Preparing A Return To The Auto Industry”:

• NBC News: Ohio GOP Senate candidate plans new car dealership amid scrutiny of his businesses

• The Statehouse News Bureau: In US Senate race, unions chide Moreno for central Ohio dealership plans

• Cleveland.com: Bernie Moreno pursues new business venture as he challenges Sen. Sherrod Brown, disclosure shows

• TiffinOhio.Net: Bernie Moreno plans new auto dealership after claiming to have sold all businesses to avoid conflicts of interest

• Lima News: UAW continues criticism of Moreno

• WCMH: “A new controversy…for Republican Senate candidate and former car dealer Bernie Moreno, who appears to also be a future car dealer.”

• WKYC: “Ohio Republican Senate nominee Bernie Moreno is planning to build a new car dealership.”

• WLWT: “…Bernie Moreno is preparing to return to the auto industry… ‘this is just another example of Moreno being not trustworthy.’”

• WLIO: “With the court actions against him for not paying earned overtime to his own employees, and the recent NBC News report that he has bought land to get back into the auto sales business, these laborers say that’s not what Ohio needs.”

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