Daily Archives: January 28, 2010

Ka-ching! MT links $1.1 million from Matty to pols

By Joel Thurtell The more people look, the more they find Manuel “Matty” Moroun, Michigan’s billionaire bridge-owner, handing out money to politicians. Often, his family and employees are the givers, but the effect is the same — an attempt at … Continue reading

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Matty & money, again

By Joel Thurtell The pixels were hardly dry on my recent post assigning kudos to The Detroit News for publicizing billionaire Matty Moroun’s largesse to key political and judicial people when reality arrived in the form of a corrective note … Continue reading

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Best little political system Matty can buy

By Joel Thurtell Kudos to The Detroit News and reporter Tom Greenwood for their story today, January 28, 2010, about the influence-buying habits of billionaire Ambassador Bridge owner Manuel “Matty” Moroun. According to the News, in the past decade, Matty … Continue reading

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