by Bob Quasius

D.A. King is Georgia’s biggest xenophobe and immigration blowhard, making some of the most outrageous claims in his crusade against illegal immigration. His immigration rantings are often posted in Georgia’s newspapers, and much to our chagrin some GOP organizations raise funds for D.A. King and give him a podium for his immigrant bashing.

One favorite topic of the anti-immigrant lobby is to excoriate undocumented immigrants for ID theft and terrify U.S. Citizens that their identity will be stolen. Under federal law, using someone else’s identity is considered identity theft, even if the other person allows it. Ask most immigration attorneys, and they’ll tell you most immigrants who use someone else’s identity bought or rented the identity from the owner for drug money, etc., but of course that part is left out in the fear mongering about identity theft. Note that we don’t condone illegal immigration or using another person’s identity in order to work, neither do we demonize undocumented immigrants as D.A. King and other anti-immigrant activists do incessantly.

Now look at this photo from Mundo Hispanico (reposted with permission):

DA King Photo Holding Fake Matricula Consular ID Cards

Now it appears that D.A. King has crossed some red lines. D.A. King recently showed off two fake Matricula Consular ID cards, one with his name, and the other with “Al Qaeda Gonzalez.” King thinks he’s being cute by showing how easy it is to forge government-issued ID cards, but what he’s really showing is that he’s a hypocrite. You see, it’s illegal in Georgia to forge government-issued ID cards, not just ID cards from state and federal governments, but foreign-issued ID cards as well!

From the 2010 Georgia Code

TITLE 16 – CRIMES AND OFFENSES
CHAPTER 9 – FORGERY AND FRAUDULENT PRACTICES
ARTICLE 1 – FORGERY AND RELATED OFFENSES
§ 16-9-4 – Manufacturing, selling, or distributing false identification document; penalty
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(3) “Government agency” means any agency of the executive, legislative, or judicial branch of government or political subdivision or authority thereof of this state, any other state, the United States, or any foreign government or international governmental or quasi-governmental agency recognized by the United States or by any of the several states.
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(b)(1) It shall be unlawful for any person to knowingly possess, display, or use any false, fictitious, fraudulent, or altered identification document.
(2) It shall be unlawful for any person to knowingly manufacture, alter, sell, distribute, deliver, possess with intent to sell, deliver, or distribute, or offer for sale, delivery, or distribution a false, fraudulent, or fictitious identification document or any identification document which contains any false, fictitious, or fraudulent statement or entry.

(3) It shall be unlawful for any person to knowingly manufacture, alter, sell, distribute, deliver, possess with the intent to sell, deliver, or distribute, or offer for sale, delivery, or distribution any identification document containing the trademark or trade name of another without the written consent of the owner of the trademark or trade name.

(4) It shall be unlawful for any person to knowingly possess, display, or use any false, fictitious, fraudulent, or altered identification document containing the logo or legal or official seal of a government agency or any colorable imitation thereof in furtherance of a conspiracy or attempt to commit a violation of the criminal laws of this state or of the United States or any of the several states which is punishable by imprisonment for one year or more.

(5) It shall be unlawful for any person to knowingly manufacture, alter, sell, distribute, deliver, possess with the intent to sell, deliver, or distribute, or offer for sale or distribution any other identification document containing the logo or legal or official seal of a government agency or any colorable imitation thereof without the written consent of the government agency.

(6) It shall be unlawful for any person to knowingly possess, display, or use an identification document issued to or on behalf of another person without the permission or consent of the other person for a lawful purpose, unless the identification document is possessed, displayed, or used with the intent to restore it to the other person or government agency or other entity that issued the identification document to the person.
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(2) Except as provided in paragraph (3) of this subsection, any person who violates the provisions of paragraph (1), (3), or (6) of subsection (b) of this Code section for the second or any subsequent offense shall be guilty of a felony and shall be punished by a fine of not more than $25,000.00 or by imprisonment for not more than three years, or both.

Now just what part of “illegal” don’t you understand D.A. King?

Tax Evasion?
D.A. King’s organization, the Dustin Inman Society (DIS), also uses a questionable fund raising tactic. DIS claims to be a 501(c)4 tax exempt organization, but according to the Internal Revenue Code contributions to 501(c)4 organizations are not tax deductible. The main difference between a 501(c)4 (advocacy organization) and a 501(c)3 charity is that charities are prohibited from engaging in substantial lobbying activities. D. A. King was a registered lobbyist in Georgia in 2011 and before, according to the Georgia Government Transparency and Campaign Finance Commission. From the IRS:

The elimination of the lobbying deduction was one of the budget proposals put forth by President Clinton in February of 1993. Treasury’s explanation of the change reasoned that “the deduction for lobbying expenses inappropriately subsidizes corporations and special interest groups for intervening in the legislative process.” The proposal was intended to “level the playing field” for the many interests that pay for lobbying with aftertax dollars. For example, a citizen who was interested in water quality legislation that affected his or her home might lobby personally or join a local IRC 501(c)(4) that represented his or her views, but could not deduct contributions to the organization or the payment of personal lobbying expenses.

The Clinton proposal was enacted in section 13222 of OBRA 1993, 107 Stat. 477, which disallows the deductibility of direct legislative lobbying expenses at the Federal and state (but not the local) level. It also disallows deductions for contacts with certain federal officials. In addition, OBRA 1993 included pass-through provisions affecting exempt organizations, so taxpayers could not indirectly do what was disallowed directly. The costs of attempting to influence legislation through affecting the opinions of the general public or any segment of the general public (“grass roots lobbying”) and participation in political campaigns for or against any candidate for public office continue to be nondeductible. IRC 162 (e)(1)(B) and (C).

However, the Dustin Inman Society website donation page states:

Since our inception in 2005 and because DIS is a 501 (c) (4) non profit corporation, your contributions have not been tax deductable.

That has now changed.

You can now donate to the Dustin Inman Society through a foundation that is a 501 (c) (3) non profit – and your contributions will be qualified as tax deductable by the IRS.
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TAX DEDUCTABLE CONTRIBUTIONS CAN NOW BE MADE TO D.A. KING AND THE DUSTIN INMAN SOCIETY THROUGH U.S. INC; A NOT FOR PROFIT CHARITABLE, EDUCATIONAL ORGANIZATION UNDER IRS REGULATIONS.

You will receive receipt for use as a tax deduction in the amount of your donation to the Dustin Inman Society.

In our opinion and belief, if not illegal this practice certainly skirts the tax laws, and raises questions about U.S. Inc’s legitimacy as a 501(c)3. U.S. Inc. is the financial hub of John Tanton, which enables Tanton to control the network of organizations he either founded or controls, much like a puppeteer controls a puppet.

Tanton is notorious for his racist and xenophobic remarks, and his writings about eugenics. Anti-immigrant activists like D.A. King keep insisting race and ethnicity has nothing to do with their agenda, but their sources of information – and often funding – are usually tied back to John Tanton founded organizations.

Again, what part of “illegal” don’t you understand D.A. King???