claim: jill stein was arrested and charged with embezzling money raised for 2016 recount efforts in order to throw a "marijuana dinner party."
question: jill stein caught embezzling recount funds for marijuana dinner party
origin: on 27 november 2016, the web site the american tribune published an article reporting that green party candidate jill stein had been arrested for “embezzling” money donated to her to fund a recount of 2016 general election votes:
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  in yet another crazy turn of events this election season, green party’s jill stein was arrested following a speech in los angeles this saturday. investigators received a tip from an anonymous source that stein had hosted a “marijuana dinner party for … some of the richest liberals in los angeles.”
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  when asked for comment, representatives for jill stein refused to respond. a spokesperson for the lapd only said that they are “taking the case very seriously, and will update the public with any major announcements.”
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  president-elect donald trump was quick to call out “two-face stein” for her “rude scheme” to “gyp the whiny liberals!” as of now, the guest list for the dinner party, which purportedly cost stein $75,000, has not been released. it is unclear whether stein obtained the marijuana legally or not — chances are some legal shortcuts were taken to supply a large amount of cannabis for an event where medical licenses were not verified.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  if found guilty, stein faces fines of up to $5 million (ironically, the amount raised for the recount), and a sentence of up to 2 years in prison.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  an “about” page linked in the american tribune‘s footer disclaimed:
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  the american tribune provides a satirical view of current events. our articles should be taken with a grain of salt.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  our articles are a parody of the terrible news coverage in 2016 and beyond.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  a reverse image search led to a page (which has since been disabled) on the official green party web site, bearing the caption:
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  photos from arrest [of jill stein] at the conestoga bank next to fannie mae august 1, 2012.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  the clothing worn by jill stein and the image’s august 2012 date matched a separate photograph documenting her arrest while protesting banking practices in philadelphia:
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
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comment: an old photograph of jill stein was used to claim that the green party presidential candidate had been arrested for using "recount funds" to host a "marijuana dinner party."
summary: the american tribune reported that green party candidate jill stein had been arrested for “embezzling’ money donated to her to fund a recount of 2016 general election votes. if found guilty, stein faces fines of up to $5 million (ironically, the amount raised for the recount), and a sentence ofup to 2 years in prison. president-elect donald trump was quick to call out "two-face stein" for her "rude scheme" to "gyp the whiny liberals!"