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The Uneven
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Late summer 2010, Steve Moak was running for office when Ben Quayle came out with some dirt on the “non-profit” Not My Kid.
Moak was publicly busted red handed, moving millions leveraging his “non-profit”, to benefit himself personally, with self evident contradictions on tax forms.
Originally a call center business man from the 90’s, Moak’s desire to be a player in Arizona politics dwindled as a front facing force, after he was exposed.
Behind the scenes though, Moak and his wife have ingratiated themselves into the Ducey machine, feeding at the tax payer trough, grabbing one tax payer funded shady deal after another these last 8 years. This “non-profit” swindle was just a dress rehearsal.
More coverage on Moak/Ducey deals in a minute…
But first check out this article. Then notice the dates on this and the next few posts and you’ll see how Moak, Ducey and Penzone have been in financial bed together for more than 10 + years.
All roads lead back to AZ mafia boss, Doug Ducey. RINOS and DINOS all welcome into the fold. As long as you stay loyal, the reward will come.
Clip Artist Films wants to break up this mafia through good old fashioned hard work and investigative journalism.
@realKariLake - You claim you want to reform all the AZ corruption. This is the granular and process, uncovering the public needs to see.
I’m going to spend all summer making these connections to prove on paper the existence of Ducey’s mafia and all the players.
Can I count on your support Kari?
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Quayle claims Moak made millions off charity; Moak says not so
By: Evan Wyloge August 19, 2010
Businessman and philanthropist Steve Moak has been on the defense this week after political rival Ben Quayle claimed in a flyer that Moak used his nonprofit charity to make millions for his former company.
The two are running in the crowded Republican primary in Arizona’s 3rd Congressional District, and rhetoric between the well-funded campaigns has been fierce.
In addition to claims that Moak used his Not My Kid charity to enrich his former company, which he sold for $25 million in 2007, Quayle alleges Moak broke the law by failing to report to the IRS that he had an interest in both organizations.
“From the attorneys we talked to, this relationship needed to be disclosed. So, yes, this is illegal,” said Megan Rose, a Quayle campaign spokeswoman. “And if he profited to the tune of $25 million from this relationship, then this is unethical too.”
Moak’s campaign said the allegation is unwarranted and based on a lack of understanding about IRS reporting. Moak’s for-profit company was successful because of sound business practices and that Quayle is simply trying to smear Moak because he sees him as the latest frontrunner, said Jerry Cobb, a Moak campaign spokesman.
They finally woke up to the fact that we’re in first place,” Cobb said.
In 2000, Moak began Not My Kid to promote awareness of drug use in adolescents and to help parents prevent their kids from using drugs.
In 2004, Moak purchased First Check Diagnostics – a maker of drug-test kits and other medical test kits – while the company was going through Chapter 11 bankruptcy. In 2007, Moak sold the company for $25 million.
During the years that Moak owned First Check, his charity developed a separate program called the “7th Grade Program,” which included a presentation and a one-time free drug-test kit for any parents who wanted one.
The drug kits given out as part of the 7th Grade Program presentation were produced and donated by First Check. The Quayle campaign said this amounts to using the non-profit to push the drug kits into the hands of parents and creating a market demand for First Check’s product.
Moak’s campaign said this story doesn’t add up. Moak bought First Check because he saw a scarcity of affordable, easy-to-find home drug-test kits, which naturally fit into the Not My Kid curriculum, Cobb said, and because Moak felt he could turn the company around by instituting better business practices.
