Tareq Salahi Gives Up Watch Over Landscaping Debt; Party Crashers Accused Of Bouncing $24k Check For Liquor

ROCKVILLE, Md. — The Virginia couple at the center of last week's White House security breach is now accused of bouncing a nearly $24,000 check for liquor purchased in Maryland.

The Montgomery County government, which conducts all the wholesale liquor sales on its territory, filed a lawsuit Thursday against Michaele and Tareq Salahi, the couple who got into a state dinner last week without an invitation. The Salahis purchased wine and beer for America's Polo Cup World Championship, a charity polo event they held in the county in May.

According to documents filed in Montgomery County District Court, the couple returned more than $10,000 worth of merchandise, but they still owe more than $13,000 from the bounced check.

A spokesman for Dewey & LeBoeuf, a law firm that represents the couple, declined to comment on the claim.

Meanwhile, at a Virginia courthouse Friday, Tareq Salahi was forced to give up a Patek Phillipe he was wearing to pay the couple's $2,000 debt to landscaper Mike E. Dunbar. The Salahis' lawyer said the watch would be worth far more than the debt. The judge ordered the watch held at the courthouse until the lawyers figure out how to sell it.

Virginia regulators said Thursday they are investigating the Salahis' fundraising practices. The couple says money raised through the polo tournament goes to their nonprofit Journey for the Cure. But state officials say the nonprofit didn't register with the state to raise money until last month.

Comments

[OMAguy]

I'll give em 2k for the watch--cash--right now--I live in NoVA.

[redsongia]

The cheapest Patek Phillipe I found online was 12k.

(But you know a tool like this wouldn't settle for the 12k model).

The court should hold that thing after the landscape debt is settled and pass it to the liquor store and then to which ever disgruntled creditor steps forward next. From the rumors, this dude isn't ever getting that watch back.

[Observer963]

Who's paying their lawyer?

[OMAguy]

Their lawyers should be wondering the same thing.

[Observer963]

Parasites.

[mmonarch]

This explains a lot. They HAD to get in the White House. Their livelihood depended on it. Grifters-R-Us.

[fitley]

Now that the lights are on I'm sure these two cockroaches want to head for the dark. The spotlight is a little too hot.

[Opygollopy]

These two are exactly what is wrong in today's society. If you are beautiful & charming you can get anywhere. It doesn't matter that you are a crud bucket or not. These two made a huge mistake. They did not realize that their lives (for the little game they played) were going to be put under a microscope. I would bet my last dollar that they really regret their little trick.

Sure goes to show they had no long term vision on the repercussions of their actions. Getting raked over the coals is no fun, but, when it happens publicly, it can destroy your life.

Looks good on them.

[johnnygoodwud]

'all foam, no beer'. desparate people do desparate things.

[BowlingForRevenge]

At first I thought these were the champagne taste but beer money type folks.
Now I realize they don't even have money for soda pop...they collect the bottles.
TOTAL POSERS.

[goldhillnv]

Grifters maybe?

[azxff]

Seems funny that in my state if you write a bad check for $24,000 it's not likely that you would be allowed to "return" part of the purchase and you would definately be in jail for it. We have folks around here going to jail for writing a bad check for a hundred dollars at the grocery store...Yet like trespassing at the W.H. these grifters just call their lawyers and no one is arrested.

[SantaFeStars]

Their charity, Journey for the Cure, reminds me of Jim and Tammie Faye Baker's Journey to the Bank!
Con artists can be the most believable people in the world!

[austin4]

These are the same people, the Republicans have defending all week. And I'm sure some will still defend them.. Typical

[Read Books]

I don't know anyone who is defending these losers.

[bccmeteorites]

Social climbers.

[phlashba]

You said it brother. I met many people like this during my years in Georgetown.

[iMissMollyIvins]

The Salahis and the Republican Party have much in common: they love the spotlight, they have nothing positive to contribute, and they love to live the good life by embracing a policy of deficit spending on unnecessary things.

[mmonarch]

Right, unlike Democrats. lol.

[Observer963]

... and instead of trying to find a real solution for their problems the decided to cheat. Yep, definitely the Repub way.

[walladem]

they must be related to Todd and Sarah, so similar ....

[TazoWolf]

More likely related to Richard and Mayumi Heene. Attention hounds.

[TazoWolf]

Well, I guess Sarah P fits too, but like the Heenes, these are reality TV wanna be's

[ywcachieve]

Sarah is living her own reality show right now.

[moveyourimage]

Grifters.