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.

FBI raids Obama's new computer chief's office

WASHINGTON (AP) -- An aide to President Barack Obama is on leave from his White House job after the FBI raided his old District of Columbia government office Thursday, arresting a city employee and a technology consultant on corruption charges, a White House official said.

The charges were lodged against the two men at a federal court hearing as the FBI finished searching the city's technology office, which was led until recently by Obama's new computer chief, Vivek Kundra.

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