Senator Feinstein's husband stands to profit big (again) from government deal

[kpete]

Sen. Dianne Feinstein is showing how it’s done.

The US Postal Service plans to sell 56 buildings — so it can lease space more expensively — and the real estate company of the California senator’s husband, Richard Blum, is set to pocket about $1 billion in commissions.

Blum’s company, CBRE, was selected in March 2011 as the sole real estate agent on sales expected to fetch $19 billion. Most voters didn’t notice that Blum is a member of CBRE’s board and served as chairman from 2001 to 2014.

This feat of federal spousal support was ignored by the media after Feinstein’s office said the senator, whose wealth is pegged at $70 million, had nothing to do with the USPS decisions.

http://pagesix.com/2015/01/16/senators-husband-stands-to-profit-from-government-deal/?_ga=1.227124120.428140194.1421523474

[madville]

1. They've been sucking up billions the last few decades

They made a mountain of money off the wars the last ten years. Guess with the wars winding down they had to drum up a new scam.

[davidsilver]

2. Sure, she had nothing to do with her husband getting that contract.