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Hortensis

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1. She was first quietly arrested by the FBI in 2019 and afterward, that unknown,

Reply to quaint (Original post)

Tue May 24, 2022, 08:38 AM

May 2022

ran for and was elected to state-level Democratic Party rank.

She's very wired in to Orange County politics, and some claim she's a small fish the FBI reeled in to turn into an informant against big targets since 2019. In any case, statewide fallout is expected from this. Some of the people she's involved with are reportedly Republicans, but this of course is a major gift for the Republican Party, who'll use it to the max against all California Democrats. Especially coldcocked candidates in a critical election year.

Which goes to the point: WHY is this coming out now? California's primary elections are June 7.

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A Top California Democratic Party Official Resigns After FBI Arrest Becomes Public [View all] quaint May 2022 OP

She was first quietly arrested by the FBI in 2019 and afterward, that unknown, Hortensis May 2022 #1

Her denial letter below...Rafiei resigns from CDP and DNC quaint May 2022 #2

Yes. I scanned it and also some of the FBI agent's report that was released. Hortensis May 2022 #3

Bribery is still a crime? TheRealNorth May 2022 #4

Lol, yes! For us it is. Hortensis May 2022 #5