Wyclef Jean to Run for President of Haiti

good luck!

whats sad is that if arnold could become mayor of CA, then for sure wyclef can too

I hope he get a fair shot. I think he wont be as currupt as the present president so hey we just have to wait and see. Btw im also running for an office. Im trying to win a hosting job for Logitech's new TV devise. So as fellow Current user and views please vote for me to win host with the most contest for logitech revue @ http://tinyurl.com/2e8xay3. you wont regret it.

Wyclef Jean Accused of Gifting Mistress with $105,000 of Yele Haiti Money in 2008, and of His Connections to Right-Wing Haitian Politics

MARCH 11–The latest tax return for Wyclef Jean’s foundation has been filed, and while it reveals that the musician is still paying himself from the group’s funds, the charity reports that it has just instituted a written conflict-of-interest policy. So that must reassure prospective donors, right?

As TSG has previously reported, Jean and a business partner personally received more than $400,000 from the Wyclef Jean Foundation between 2005 and 2007. The organization’s 2008 tax return, which is excerpted below, shows that the group reported gross receipts of $1.8 million, more than 20 times what it disclosed in 2007. More than $1 million of that sum was wired to a Haiti-based group that reportedly provided food and relief services in the country, and also organized a free outdoor concert in Port-au-Prince starring Jean himself. Based on prior practices, it seems likely that Jean, a pay-for-play kind of humanitarian, would have pocketed an appearance fee for that gig.

The 2008 tax return shows that the group, again, paid $31,200 in rent for space inside a Manhattan recording studio owned by Jean and his cousin Jerry Duplessis, who is also a foundation board member (that “space” was actually a cafe table in the studio’s kitchen). It is unclear whether the rent deal was the extent of such insider dealings, since the tax return notes, “there were business transactions involving interested persons, but the payments did not exceed the reporting thresholds.”

The IRS filing also reveals the establishment of a conflict-of-interest policy that requires foundation officials to annually disclose “interests that could give rise to conflicts.” The tax return also reports that an unnamed donor made an in-kind contribution of stock valued at $534,660 (the securities were quickly sold by the foundation). Additionally, Jean’s organization reported having no employees, “only three consultants,” the highest paid of which was Zakiya Khatou-Chevassus, who banked $105,000. In addition to working closely with Jean, Khatou-Chevassus does a little acting/modeling.

http://thisblksistaspage.wordpress.com/2010/03/17/wyclef-jean-accused-of-gifting...

If Wyclef wants to create change. Let him try and let the people of Haiti decide.

I'm all for the bettering of your own country and the
pride and obligation Wyclef feels for Haiti,
I just hope he actually is doing this to help and not
just for the glory of "saving" everyone.

"Look into it- for the last ten years Wyclef Jean has done more for Haiti than any politician in any country. HE organized almost the entire relief effort, HE demanded coordinated aid among the 10,000 (not exaggerating) NGOs operating on the ground. He continues to be Haiti's largest advocate to the United States government and the United Nations. He's not political- which means no patronage or corruption, and he's not from Port au Prince- which means he can help with the country's biggest problems: overcentralization and the inability to say no to the US. If he wins, he'll be killed or ousted by a US-backed coup, guaranteed. But he could run the country better than it has been since we occupied it in the 30's." -Paul, polisci major who spent two months in haiti after graduating.

poor haiti, last thing they need is this man, who squandered the money for his haiti charity on his mistress.
Mind you I suppose that would actually make him a perfect candidate for some politics!