The 'taco trucks on every corner' Trump surrogate has history of multiple bankruptcies, financial scams
The Trump surrogate of the hilariously misfired “taco trucks on every corner” fame has been mired in financial woes and shady business transactions.
Director of the so-called Latinos for Trump, Marco Gutierrez, has filed for personal bankruptcy with his wife, Jennifer, a whopping 14 times and has had his real estate license revoked once for shady client transactions.
A woman and former employee of Gutierrez who testified against the couple in court said they would file for bankruptcy but then delay the proceedings as a tactic to save his assets, according to court filings cited by the Quinton Report.
“They explained to me how they were using the bankruptcy court to prevent foreclosure on their home and to prevent other collection efforts, since they had no money,” the woman’s testimony read. “Ms. Gutierrez explained to us that the way they were preventing a foreclosure was by filing for bankruptcy and then not following up on a legal requirement and that case would be dismissed.”
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Gutierrez is not unlike the GOP nominee he supports in that Trump is no stranger to bankruptcy court. In 18 years, the GOP nominee’s companies filed for bankruptcy four times, a move he has described as a routine business model used by “many many others on top of the business world.”
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Gutierrez has also had his career in real estate compromised by at least two investigations into questionable transactions.
According to the Bay Area Mercury, the California Department of Real Estate revoked his broker’s license in 2012 after making two unauthorized charges to a client’s bank account. One charge was for $800.36 for a Sprint cell phone bill and $821.57 for a Comcast bill, the paper reported.Two years later, Gutierrez suspended a restricted broker's license following a second investigation.
The hilariously misfired line became a sensation online.
Gutierrez told The Daily News that he lost a lot of money during the recession and that the numerous bankruptcy filings were "in good faith." He says he suspended his real estate license in 2014 "because of the regulations of the state."
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"There were so many, I just didn't want to deal with it anymore," he said. Gutierrez says he still works in real estate, but in another capacity.
News of Gutierrez’s shaky background follows other similar discoveries regarding Trump surrogates who have entered the national spotlight to appeal to minority voters.
Last week, South Carolina pastor and Trump rally regular Mark Burns admitted to having falsified his military service and education during a cringe-inducing interview with CNN anchor Victor Blackwell.
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A genuine phony.
The Trump surrogate of the hilariously misfired “taco trucks on every corner” fame has been mired in financial woes and shady business transactions.
Director of the so-called Latinos for Trump, Marco Gutierrez, has filed for personal bankruptcy with his wife, Jennifer, a whopping 14 times and has had his real estate license revoked once for shady client transactions.
A woman and former employee of Gutierrez who testified against the couple in court said they would file for bankruptcy but then delay the proceedings as a tactic to save his assets, according to court filings cited by the Quinton Report.
“They explained to me how they were using the bankruptcy court to prevent foreclosure on their home and to prevent other collection efforts, since they had no money,” the woman’s testimony read. “Ms. Gutierrez explained to us that the way they were preventing a foreclosure was by filing for bankruptcy and then not following up on a legal requirement and that case would be dismissed.”
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Gutierrez is not unlike the GOP nominee he supports in that Trump is no stranger to bankruptcy court. In 18 years, the GOP nominee’s companies filed for bankruptcy four times, a move he has described as a routine business model used by “many many others on top of the business world.”
Some of Trump's surrogates have less-than polished backgrounds.
Gutierrez has also had his career in real estate compromised by at least two investigations into questionable transactions.
According to the Bay Area Mercury, the California Department of Real Estate revoked his broker’s license in 2012 after making two unauthorized charges to a client’s bank account. One charge was for $800.36 for a Sprint cell phone bill and $821.57 for a Comcast bill, the paper reported.Two years later, Gutierrez suspended a restricted broker's license following a second investigation.
The hilariously misfired line became a sensation online.
Gutierrez told The Daily News that he lost a lot of money during the recession and that the numerous bankruptcy filings were "in good faith." He says he suspended his real estate license in 2014 "because of the regulations of the state."
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"There were so many, I just didn't want to deal with it anymore," he said. Gutierrez says he still works in real estate, but in another capacity.
News of Gutierrez’s shaky background follows other similar discoveries regarding Trump surrogates who have entered the national spotlight to appeal to minority voters.
Last week, South Carolina pastor and Trump rally regular Mark Burns admitted to having falsified his military service and education during a cringe-inducing interview with CNN anchor Victor Blackwell.
'Taco trucks on every corner' Trump surrogate accused of scams - NY Daily News
A genuine phony.
