The politically connected solar firm that announced its impending bankruptcy last week was raided by federal agents this morning as part of a joint investigation between the FBI and the Energy Department Inspector General’s office.
The company, Solyndra Inc., had received significant favorable treatment from the Obama administration. One of the company’s primary investors, Oklahoma oil man George Kaiser, was also a major donor to the Obama campaign – a fact that raised concerns of political favoritism in the $535 million loan the company received from the federal government.
The San Francisco Chronicle reported on the raids Thursday morning:
FBI agents are serving search warrants this morning at Solyndra, the Fremont solar company that abruptly closed last week, an agency official said.
The search is part of a joint investigation involving the FBI and the Department of Energy’s Office of Inspector General, said FBI spokeswoman Julianne Sohn, who declined to elaborate.
Solyndra closed its doors on Aug. 31. It did so without warning and without WARN, a state and federal law requiring advance notice of a large layoff or shutdown. The company has said it was most likely exempt from notifying its 900 full-time and 200 contract workers ahead of time under a loophole in the law, officially known as the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Act.
Read More at Heritage By Lachlan Markay, Scribe
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Well, I guess Obama's buddies pulled another hoax on the government, huh? It's not surprising that they felt they needn't notify anyway of their impending closure. No one connected with Obama thinks they have to abide by the law. And I will wager that there is no sign of any such business,, they just took the money and ran.
You can bet Obama was rewarded for his backing before they shut down. Something about this really smells of corruption.
While the FBI goes through the motions of a criminal investigation, rest assured that the DOJ is already planning to bury any findings in order to protect one of BO's largest contributors. The real intent of BO's stimulus programs was to do nothing more than stimulate the personal wealth of those that put his corrupt, socialist / marxist arse in the WH! This phony "green" business endeavor of a "take the money and run" scam on the American people is a perfect example of how these thieves operate. There will be more…..stay tuned…..the stench is just beginning to surface from this cesspool of an administration! But then, this is just the opinion of one enlightened patriot…………
I just wonder if George Kaiser is going to give to Barry's campaign this time or run with the money?