We noted earlier this year that the closeness of Newsmax’s Ronald Kessler to former American Conservative Union chief David Keene — now head of the National Rifle Association — would likely keep Kessler from telling his readers that Keene’s ex-wife, in an accusation highlighted by WorldNetDaily, had allegedly embezzled money from the ACU.
Now, the Associated Press is reporting that the ex-wife, Diana Carr, has pleaded guilty to a count of mail fraud in federal court. Court documents say she took $120,000 to $400,000 from the ACU over a period of several years.
Meanwhile, Kessler has said nothing about Carr’s crimes, even as he has continued to fluff Keene in his new job at the NRA and spin away other controversies at the ACU.
The AP article also contains this interesting tidbit:
It is not the first time a Keene family member got into legal trouble while working at the ACU. In 2003, David Keene’s son, David M. Keene, was sentenced to 10 years in prison for discharging a firearm in a crime of violence after he shot at the driver of another car from his BMW on the George Washington Memorial Parkway in northern Virginia. Police said the shot missed the other driver’s head by inches. At the time, the younger Keene, then 21, was serving as ACU’s director of online communications.
Will Kessler report on Carr now that she has entered a guilty plea? Or will he wait for guidance from Keene on how to spin it?