Another dirty Czar

Maryland state records show that a Vivek Kundra pleaded guilty to a theft of less than $300, for which he received supervised probation before judgment and a fine of $500, $400 of which was suspended.

The Hot Air blog wondered if this was the same Kundra nominated by Obama. Wonder no more: A search of public records reveals that the Gaithersburg, Md. address listed in the case record matches a previous address for Kundra himself and a business, Kundra Consulting. Press biographies report that Kundra, who was born in New Delhi, moved with his family to Gaithersburg, Maryland, when he was 11. [...]

There are two equally disturbing possibilities here: Either the army of White House lawyers vetting candidates just didn’t bother to check Kundra’s criminal records. Or they agreed that Kundra’s probation-before-judgment maneuver meant the crime he admitted committing in court was nothing to worry about.

It certainly casts a new light on the accusations against Acar, who bragged to a government witness [see below] about bilking $6 million from the D.C. tech budget.