Lawyer Accused of Defrauding BP Oil Spill Settlement Hosts Biden Fundraiser
Joe Biden attended a fundraiser hosted by a high-profile trial lawyer, once accused of defrauding the British Petroleum (BP) oil spill recovery effort, during a recent campaign swing through Texas.
The former vice president traveled to the Lone Star State on Friday for a series of events meant to bolster his standing ahead of Super Tuesday. Among the scheduled rallies and town halls was a little noticed fundraiser in San Antonio, Texas, with Democrat power brokers. The event, attended by a bevy of special interests, was hosted by Mikal Watts, a well connected trial lawyer.
Watts, who unsuccessfully sought the Democrat nomination for U.S. Senate in 2008 on a pro-life and anti-gay marriage platform, is a prolific campaign donor. Since 1992, Watts has steered more than a million to Democrat candidates and causes. Included on the list of elected officials he has backed are President Barack Obama, former Rep. Beto O’Rourke (D-TX), and Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA). Warren, in particular, benefited from a $25,000 donation the trial lawyer gave to a federal PAC supporting her reelection campaign in 2018.
Apart from being known as top-dollar political donor, Watts is also one of the country’s most sought after trial lawyers. Watts has fought and won numerous multi-million-dollar settlements against the giants of corporate America, like Ford Motor Company and TransUnion. One of those cases, however, nearly ended with the trial lawyer, himself, behind bars.
In September 2015, Watts was indicted by federal prosecutors on 66 charges of mail fraud, wire fraud, and identity theft. Along with his brother and several associates, Watts was accused of “fabricating” thousands of clients when filing a damages suit against BP in the wake of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill. The allegations stemmed back to 2013 when the oil company accused Watts in federal court of fraudulently conspiring to drive up settlement costs related to the spill.
https://www.breitbart.com/2020-election/2019/12/16/lawyer-accused-of-defrauding-bp-oil-spill-settlement-hosts-biden-fundraiser/
Sounds like Mikal Watts was willing to do anything for $$…
Another nail in the JB pres campaign…