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spooky3

(37,857 posts)
Fri Sep 5, 2025, 07:28 PM Sep 5

Michigan assesses back taxes on Pulte family, who claimed 2 homestead exemptions

https://www.reuters.com/world/us/bill-pulte-accused-fed-governor-lisa-cook-fraud-his-relatives-filed-housing-2025-09-05/

“ Close relatives of the federal official who has accused a Federal Reserve governor of improperly claiming primary residence on two properties have declared the same status on two homes in two different states, public records show.

Mark and Julie Pulte, the father and stepmother of Bill Pulte, President Donald Trump’s appointee as director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency, since 2020 have claimed so-called “homestead exemptions” for residences in wealthy neighborhoods in both Michigan and Florida, according to the records. The exemption is meant to give a discount to homeowners on taxes for properties they use as their primary residence.,,,(snip)

… After Reuters contacted tax officials in Bloomfield Township, Michigan, to inquire about the dual claims, Darrin Kraatz, director of assessing, on Thursday said the township “as of today” would revoke the exemption on the Pultes’ residence there…”
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Michigan assesses back taxes on Pulte family, who claimed 2 homestead exemptions (Original Post) spooky3 Sep 5 OP
Of course. Srkdqltr Sep 5 #1
No one does hypocrisy like GOPers. Nt spooky3 Sep 5 #2
Oh My! malaise Sep 5 #3
Thanks! I would guess, oh, maybe 95% of them? spooky3 Sep 5 #4
Trump Is Accusing Foes With Multiple Mortgages of Fraud. Records Show 3 of His Cabinet Members Have Them. malaise Sep 5 #5
How dare that "rag" call them out for doing the same thing, or worse, spooky3 Sep 5 #6
Naked vulgar partisanship malaise Sep 5 #7

malaise

(288,927 posts)
3. Oh My!
Fri Sep 5, 2025, 08:09 PM
Sep 5

These hypocrites are breathtaking with their audacity.
How many cabinet officials are in exactly the same situation?

Get thee to the greatest page.

malaise

(288,927 posts)
5. Trump Is Accusing Foes With Multiple Mortgages of Fraud. Records Show 3 of His Cabinet Members Have Them.
Fri Sep 5, 2025, 08:19 PM
Sep 5
https://www.propublica.org/article/trump-cabinet-mortgage-fraud

Underscoring how common the practice is, ProPublica found that at least three of Trump’s Cabinet members call multiple homes their primary residences on mortgages. We discovered the loans while examining financial disclosure forms, county real estate records and publicly available mortgage data provided by Hunterbrook Media.

spooky3

(37,857 posts)
6. How dare that "rag" call them out for doing the same thing, or worse,
Fri Sep 5, 2025, 08:42 PM
Sep 5

As what they accuse Democrats of doing.

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