Conservative billionaire donor Harlan Crow bought three properties belonging to Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas and his family, in a land deal worth more than $100,000 that Thomas never reported, a new report says.
Citing state tax documents and property deeds, ProPublica reported that in 2014, one of Crow's companies paid $133,363 for the Savannah, Georgia, home of Thomas' mother, Leola Williams. The transaction also included two nearby vacant lots that belonged to Thomas' family members. After the sale, Thomas' mother continued to live in the home, which soon underwent tens of thousands of dollars in renovations.
and trips by Crow worth hundreds of thousands of dollars — including international cruises on Crow's mega-yacht, private jet flights and stays at Crow's invitation-only resort in the Adirondacks. But the 2014 real estate deal is the first public evidence of a direct financial transaction between the pair.
Crow and his real estate development firm have, according to Pro Publica, had no cases before the high court since Thomas was seated on the bench in 1991. Ethics expert Virginia Canter, the chief legal counsel for Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington , said that whether or not Crow has any case befor the Supreme Court,"he is invested in hedge funds, private equity and other holdings.
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