Email, Eliza Vielma, director, Social & Digital Strategy, David Dewhurst campaign, April 17 and 24, 2014
3:43 p.m.
FACT: “You Walked Away From More Than $800,000 In Debts When You Declared Personal Bankruptcy.”
· Patrick “Listed More Than $816,000 In Debts And Just Over $104,00 In Assets” When He Filed For Bankruptcy. “In October 1986, Patrick filed for bankruptcy under his birth name, Dannie Scott Goeb. (He legally changed it to Dan Patrick, his on-air name, years later.) He listed more than $816,000 in debts and just over $104,000 in assets.” (Terrence Stutz And Robert Garrett, “Lieutenant Governor Candidate Dan Patrick Knows Struggles Of Going Broke,” Dallas Morning News, 9/19/13)
· In May 1987 Patrick Was Discharged From More Than 50 Debts Including “Local Businesses And Even The Hospital And Doctor Who Were Owed $10,000 For Medical Care Received By Patrick’s Son.” “In May 1987 a federal bankruptcy judge proposed to discharge him from his more than 50 other debts. They included banks, Dallas developer Trammel Crow, utility companies, local businesses and even the hospital and doctor who were owed $10,000 for medical care received by Patrick’s son, Ryan.” (Terrence Stutz And Robert Garrett, “Lieutenant Governor Candidate Dan Patrick Knows Struggles Of Going Broke,” Dallas Morning News, 9/19/13)
FACT: “You’ve Been Able To Loan Your Own Campaign Hundreds Of Thousands Of Dollars.”
· “Patrick Has Loaned His Campaign A Total Of $1.25 Million, According To State Filings.” (David Rauf, “GOP Lite Guv Candidates Spend Big To Open 2014,” San Antonio Express-News, 2/4/14)
FACT: “But You Haven’t Repaid The Bankruptcy Debts.”
· A Landlord For One Of Patrick’s Sports Bars Was Owed $384,000 And Said Patrick “Never Offered To Pay Any Part Of It.”“And while Patrick has moved on, his biggest creditor in the bankruptcy still seethes. ‘He was a problem. It was a hassle getting rent money from him,’ recalled Houston landlord and developer Victor Denenburg. Patrick owed him $384,000 in unpaid rent on one of the sports bars, in northwest Harris County, according to bankruptcy records. ‘He’s never offered to pay any of it,’ Denenburg said.” (Terrence Stutz And Robert Garrett, “Lieutenant Governor Candidate Dan Patrick Knows Struggles Of Going Broke,” Dallas Morning News, 9/19/13)
· Dallas Morning News Print Headline: “Patrick Walked Away From Big Debts” (Dallas Morning News, 9/19/13)
FACT: “Dan Patrick Also Got Caught Not Paying His Taxes…”
· Patrick’s “Businesses Were Slapped With More Than Two Dozen Tax Liens By Federal, State And Local Governments.”“[Patrick] also owed smaller amounts in property taxes to two Houston-area school districts, who later sued his companies for nonpayment. And his businesses were slapped with more than two dozen tax liens by federal, state and local governments.” (Terrence Stutz And Robert Garrett, “Lieutenant Governor Candidate Dan Patrick Knows Struggles Of Going Broke,” Dallas Morning News, 9/19/13)
FACT: “Pocketing His Employee’s Payroll Taxes…”
· Patrick Owed The IRS $13,186 “In Federal Income Taxes Withheld From His Restaurant Employees’ Paychecks.” “Among his (Patrick’s) debtors was the Internal Revenue Service, which Patrick owed $13,186 in federal income taxes withheld from his restaurant employees’ paychecks.” (Terrence Stutz And Robert Garrett, “Lieutenant Governor Candidate Dan Patrick Knows Struggles Of Going Broke,” Dallas Morning News, 9/19/13)
FACT: “Changed His Name From Dannie Goeb…”
· Patrick’s Given Name Is Dannie Scott Goeb. “Born Dannie Scott Goeb to a Baltimore newspaper vendor, Patrick has re-invented himself several times with a new name, new jobs, even bankruptcy.” (“Dan Patrick Is Again Looking For A New Job,” San Antonio Express-News, 2/11/14)
4:50 p.m.
April 24, 2014
And then there was there response from their own release:
Patrick Campaign Response:
“Bankruptcy and lien documents show Dan Patrick owed the federal government for unpaid payroll taxes. These documents do not prove that Patrick collected and pocketed the taxes. This is not a defense; however, it is a technical distinction. According to Patrick, these taxes were ultimately paid and the debt to the federal government was settled.”