Nevada candidate facing felony bad check charges

[CatWoman]

LAS VEGAS — A Nevada asphalt contractor who is running under the Tea Party of Nevada banner to unseat Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid has been hit with felony theft and bad check charges in Las Vegas.

Court documents filed Friday show Scott Ashjian is accused of bouncing a $5,000 business check last year.

Other tea party activists have been distancing themselves from Ashjian. A lawsuit is challenging his candidacy, and an ad targeting Ashjian has been sponsored by the Tea Party Express, one of the most visible factions of the national tea party movement.

Public documents show Ashjian also faces foreclosure on home loans totaling almost $1 million, owes $200,000 to the IRS and faces several city nuisance actions and liens.

Ashjian hasn't responded to messages seeking comment.

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[bluestateguy]

1. Check bouncing?

He'd fit right in in Congress.

[Kingofalldems]

2. K and R for the teabaggers

[mikelgb]

3. Was trying to get in the Senate so he would just have to resign.

[lonestarnot]

4. We know what he wants to do with tax receipts.

Put them in his pockets.

[Bitwit1234]

5. Bet if you look into the policies of a lot of republicans you'll

find they have unsavory and illegal backgrounds. I just hope everyone keeps an eye on the dirtiest of the dirty bachmann.