3 Things To Remember About The Mandel Scandal

Suarez's trial may be over, but the verdict is still out on Josh. There are still questions that remain unanswered in regards to the relationship between Mandel, his staff and that of Ben Suarez. Here are three.

Suarez and Mandel: Best Friends

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There is still the fact that Josh Mandel intervened on federal litigation for Suarez, after meeting personally on numerous occasions!

Mandel sent a letter to the California Treasurer asking him to back off charging Suarez’s company for deceptive advertising. The request seemingly went much further than a typical constituent request; not only did Suarez’s office write the letter that was copied virtually verbatim onto Mandel’s official letterhead, but literally within days of the letter being sent, over $100,000 in check arrived for Mandel’s campaign accounts. What's that all about?

The Deal with the Middle Man

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While we know that Mandel met with Suarez personally about contributing on at least two occasions, the relationship between Suarez and Mandel fundraiser Scott Guthrie is suspicious.

The timeframe surrounding Guthrie’s employment on both Mandel’s treasurer campaign and U.S. Senate campaign remains suspicious, and the fact that he acted as a middleman in drafting a letter with Suarez that ultimately went out on Mandel’s official public office letterhead raises questions. Who was he really working for?

The Untold Truth about the "damaging" information

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Mandel’s campaign spokesperson said that if Mandel would have to testify, ‘it would be damaging to the defense’.

While Mandel, as well as Kasich, DeWine, Husted, Renacci, and Jim Jordan were subpoenaed to testify by the defense, none of them ultimately ended up doing so. However, Mandel’s spokesperson in early August was quoted that if Mandel were to testify, then it would be ‘damaging to the defense’. It leads you to believe that there is more to the story than what we currently are aware. What is Mandel hiding about his deal with Suarez?

Josh Mandel's trial is just beginning, and he owes Ohioans the truth. Ohio deserves better in a state Treasurer.

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