08/30/2024 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 08/30/2024 16:37
Columbus, OH - This week, a new report caught Bernie Moreno "preparing a return to the auto industry" despite repeatedly claiming he "sold off all of his businesses" on the campaign trail. Ohio workers also called Moreno out across the state for "lying to [workers'] faces" and "stiffing his employees." Plus, Moreno faced scrutiny for lying about the dozen of times former employees sued him for refusing to pay them the wages they earned as ANOTHER fact check ruled his lies "false."
NEED-TO-KNOW THIS WEEK:
ONCE A CAR SALESMAN, ALWAYS A CAR SALESMAN: There's a "new controversy" for "former car dealer Bernie Moreno, who appears to also be a future car dealer" after NBC News caught Moreno "preparing a return to the auto industry." While claiming that he "sold every one of [his] businesses," public records show Moreno actually purchased $9.5 million of land in Delaware County and secured financing through a mortgage agreement with Mercedes-Benz for a new dealership, which will break ground in November.
MEGAMILLIONAIRE MORENO SOLD OUT WORKERS: One day after Moreno was caught "preparing a return to the auto industry," Ohio workers in Lima called out Bernie Moreno for "selling out workers" and "lying to [workers'] faces." From refusing to pay his employees what they were owed and deliberately destroying evidence to get out of paying them, to lying about selling Chinese-made cars that Ohio workers say "shipped Ohio jobs overseas," Ohio workers know Moreno won't fight for them.
WLIO: "Citing concerns for Ohio's labor force, local unions came out today against Bernie Moreno… speaking out about the concerns they have with the lack of respect they say Moreno has for Ohio workers."
⚖️ RETURN TO SHREDDER: This week Ohio workers in Athens "condemn[ed]" Bernie Moreno for his record of "stiffing his employees" and "shredding documents," citing one case where Moreno "stiffed [a former employee] out of money that Moreno personally promised him" and "improperly altered" documentation to try to get away with it. Read more here:
PANTS ON FIRE ALERT, AGAIN: A recent fact check from WKYC details the dozens of times Bernie Moreno has been sued by his former employees, "including the 13 that show up in Cuyahoga County alone," which is "much more than" what Moreno has falsely claimed on the campaign trail. Moreno has faced scrutiny for his record as a car salesman, which includes over a dozen lawsuits where Moreno refused to pay his employees what they were owed, including one case where he deliberately destroyed evidence he was legally required to keep to get out of paying them.
️ WHAT OHIOANS ARE READING / WATCHING THIS WEEK:
TWEET OF THE WEEK:
CODA: "Why doesn't [Moreno] actually pay his former employees instead of starting a new dealership?"
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