Former Representative Adam Kinzinger (RINO-IL) sat on the board of a Ukraine organization that scammed people out of millions of dollars. Kinzinger joined the board in September 2022.
Today, we'd like to announce that veteran, congressman and true friend of Ukraine, Representative Adam Kinzinger will be joining the Ripley's Heroes Board of Advisors.
Welcome aboard, Lieutenant colonel! https://t.co/tIdItKoUQ4 pic.twitter.com/biAAy7Gdoh
— Ripley's Heroes (@RipleysHeroes) September 26, 2022
James Vasquez, a former US soldier who often released wartime footage with over 400,000 Twitter followers, shared videos that appeared to show him fighting Russian forces in Ukraine. A self-proclaimed chief strategy officer for Ripley’s Heroes and a purported soldier for the Ukrainian Army, he has been accused of stolen valor, or falsely claiming military service or decorations.
VISIT OUR YOUTUBE CHANNELVasquez was revealed by Sarah Ashton-Cirillo, a soldier in Ukraine’s Armed Forces, to be lying about his military history in Ukraine.
Vasquez has since deleted his Twitter account. DOH!
Kinzinger’s favorite Ukraine hero just deleted his account after it came out he is a fraud pic.twitter.com/nZ1Ouc4xiv
— Jack Poso 🇺🇸 (@JackPosobiec) March 22, 2023
Substack author Jordan Schachtel took to social media to highlight a few things.
“There is now an ongoing federal investigation into Ripley’s, according to the NYT. Ripley’s donations were used to funnel cash from the non-profit into a for-profit venture. Doesn’t take a rocket scientist to figure out that this is fraud. What did Kinzinger know about it?”
There is now an ongoing federal investigation into Ripley's, according to NYT.
Ripley's donations were used to funnel cash from the non-profit into a for-profit venture. Doesn't take a rocket scientist to figure out that this is fraud.
What did Kinzinger know about it?
— Jordan Schachtel @ dossier.today (@JordanSchachtel) March 25, 2023
Schachtel followed up with another tweet:
“Was Adam Kinzinger a party to a massive fraud scheme? Sure seems cozy with these guys, who visited his office in September.”
Was Adam Kinzinger a party to a massive fraud scheme? Sure seems cozy with these guys, who visited his office in September. https://t.co/I9o2wj8XgY
— Jordan Schachtel @ dossier.today (@JordanSchachtel) March 25, 2023
Ashton-Cirillo accused Vasquez of lying about his military service, claiming that he “confirmed to [her] in writing that he does not and has not had a contract with the Armed Forces of Ukraine.”
“James Vasquez is not and has never been in ZSU,” she continued, referring to the Ukrainian Armed Forces. Ashton-Cirillo went on to describe the ZSU’s rigorous recruitment procedure, which includes background checks, physical and mental tests, and a contract for three years or until the conclusion of mobilization.
Ashton-Cirillo said that there are no special contracts with ZSU units, simply Legion Units. She added that, while Vasquez was at the front, he was not a military member. She also indicated that Vasquez could not legally embark on a mission because he was not a member of the ZSU.
According to The Post Millennial, Vasquez previously coordinated fundraisers for Ripley’s Heroes and will embark on a Sights of Freedom North American Tour in October 2022.
Vasquez’s LinkedIn page still describes him as Ripley’s Heroes’ top strategy officer and a Ukrainian Army soldier.
We reported that FTX, the fraudulent cryptocurrency firm, was a scam where FTX’s former CEO Sam Bankman-Fried sent money to a Ukraine fund, only to somehow get the government of Ukraine to invest heavily in FTX, and that money was allegedly funneled into the campaign coffers of Democrats running for office in the 2022 midterm elections. So, it’s not a stretch to wonder if Adam Kinzinger was not involved in receiving money from this scam. Or it could all be just a coinkydink, right?
Could this have been a payoff for allowing himself to be used as a token Republican on the infamous January 6 UnSelect Committee? I’m just asking a question. Why else would he remain on the J6 Committee after a year of reports that the committee and the majority of the people on it were lying and scheming ways to destroy former President Donald Trump?
We are going to look into an accounting of where the money donated on behalf of Vasquez went. It could be on the up and up and Vasqez just lied about serving in combat in Ukraine. But since Adam Kinzinger was on the board of Ripley’s Heroes, people might want to have a second look.
I bet CNN won’t ever cover this story honestly.
It seems more and more that Ukraine has been an ATM machine for Democrats and leftist scam artists.
