September 19, 2008 - 14:28
News: Ohio

Schmidt camp warns Wulsin to 'correct false information' on financial disclosure or 'face formal charges'

The campaign of U.S. Rep. Jean Schmidt (R-Loveland) is calling on opponent Dr. Victoria Wulsin (D-Indian Hill) to "correct false information on her federal financial disclosure documents of face formal charges."

The campaign said that Wulsin has been required by law to file personal financial disclosure statements since she first ran for Congress in 2005. The Schmidt camp says there are "several inconsistencies in those reports with assets appearing in some and not in others."

"This is the third election that Ms. Wulsin has made an issue of corruption and cleaning up Washington, but apparently her words are nothing more than empty rhetoric," said Schmidt spokesperson Bruce Pfaff.

Pfaff said that Ms. Wulsin has violated the law and her oath in her own personal financial disclosure documents.

The Schmidt campaign said that a 1,100 acre farm Wulsin owns in Pike County suddenly appeared in a financial disclosure report this year even though she has owned it since 1993. The Schmidt campaign went on to say that "even though it appears to be a working farm, no income has ever been reported from its operation."

"It's time for some real honesty from Ms. Wulsin," Pfaff said. "More importantly, it is time for some honest answers. When you sign these disclosure forms you swear under penalty of law they are correct. That is clearly not the case."

The Schmidt camp said that Wulsin "has not, according to her discloser documents, held a job since 2004 when she left the Heimlich Institute; a claim she has also made in the media and on her resume, yet her financial disclosure filings list no income."

"If Ms. Wulsin did work for the Heimlich Institute as she claims, how much did she make and who paid her? It's the only job she has had in four years-surely she hasn't forgotten," Pfaff said.

"In an effort to be fair, we will not file a complaint with Federal authorities for 10 days," Pfaff said. "That ought to give Ms. Wulsin enough time to sort out what untruths have been reported and amend all of her disclosures. If she fails to do so, she leaves us with little choice."

Wulsin is challenging Schmidt for the second time for representation of Ohio's 2nd Congressional District.

David DeWitt is a PolitickerOH.com Reporter and can be reached via email at noreply@politicker.com.

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