FPPC Fraud Complaint Against Ahmad Zahra
FFFF has been notified that a complaint against serial prevaricator and immigration fraud Ahmad Zahra has been lodged with the California Fair Political Practices Commission (FPPC).
Although I don’t have a copy of the complaint yet, the gist of it is that for years Zahra has been identifying the Capital One Bank in the City of Industry as a “payee” for all sorts of non-related campaign expenses. These include travel(?), web service and office expenses.
I decided to check out Mr. Zahra’s campaign expenses just for the first half of 2025. He listed only two payees:
Sure enough, there’s Capital One Bank. $2329, under the heading of OFC – Office Expenses. Office expenses? So where, exactly is Zahra’s campaign office? In his little apartment by the freeway? Someplace else? That’s a lot of paper clips and staples.
Comically, Zahra’s campaign “office expenses” brought him in exactly $0 in the first two quarters of this year, a fairly damning indictment of his business acumen, at best. Zero.
So I went back a few years for fun. Here’s an entry from 2020:
Sure enough, here’s Zahra using Capital One, City of Industry as a payee for IT expenses. Here are some more:
The Bank is listed as payee for IT expenses, and meeting attendance? Huh?
When he was running for re-election in 2022 Zahra was really casting his campaign bread on the waters. But a lot of the water was murky. One example listed the bank as payee for civic donations! To whom? What for? Who Knows? Big secret.
All of Zahra’s other Capital One “expenses” in 2022 were split among various FPPC codes, including more expensive travel, hiding the true nature of these expenses, and who he really paid.
A cynical person might conclude that Zahra has been deliberately hiding his real campaign financial activity for almost seven years. But why? Have any of these payments gone to personally support Zahra himself? Maybe the FPPC can find out.
And maybe Young Elijah Manassero, the young ethics crusader will dig deep into this mess.
And by the way, who is “Tammi McIntyre” who is signing off on this as Zahra’s treasurer and why on earth is she submitting this junk to the City Clerk? Is Tammi McIntyre in on something, um, untoward? Could be.
By the way AI coughed up this when I inquired about Capital One Bank, City of Industry:
AI says: Capital One has a presence in the City of Industry, California, specifically for auto loan payments. The address for mailing auto loan payments is: Capital One Auto Finance, P.O. Box 60511, City of Industry, CA 91716.
How can a bank be the payee? Something smells bad. It might be the laundry plumbing has backed up.
Well, well, well, looks like “Dr.” Zahra has been caught with his hand in the cookie jar, or should I say, his hand in the campaign funds? This is a classic case of “do as I say, not as I do,”. He’s been busy lining his own pockets with donations meant for his campaign, treating it like his personal piggy bank. Talk about a politician who’s all talk and no walk! What a loser.
It will be interesting to see his explanation. But it won’t be in the Fullerton Observer.
He’s been using it to build political influence, that’s for sure.
Sweet young Elijah is already delving into this misfeasance and will be writing a story/editorial in the Fullerton Observer, beacon of objective journalism. Sharon Kennedy will DEMAND action. Diane Vena will weep tears of indignation. Karen Lloreda will DEMAND transparency.
You forgot Saskia will worship at the altar of Jung and Bushala hate. She does that now. Obsessed.
No, she will write a mea culpa about “Dr.” Zahra and question how chummy our Syrian political refugee was with the Assad clan; ask about his marriage to woman in Arkansas; demand to see his “exculpation” notification from the DA; apologize for Zahra’s serial plagiarism in the Observer; admit that the Wank on Wilshire was a disaster and the Trail to Nowhere will be a $2,500,000 waste; acknowledge that the Bushala lease at the depot is actually a good deal for the City; and will, along with her older sister, begin a deep dive into the conspiracy behind Scott Markowitz’s perjury.
Who is Tammi McIntyre? I don’t know, but how she could go along with this needs an explanation, pronto. Referring to a bank as a payee for campaign travel, IT, and office expenses can only be called shady – at best.
And what is “travel” for a Fullerton city council campaign? This is not some sprawling, rural seat in the legislature.
This isn’t going to surprise anybody. His followers will just ignore it.
His following is not as big as he makes it out to be. This is why he is forced to publicly signal them all the time. So he seems like he holds any kind of weight in this town. He’s a scumbag loser. Grifter of the highest order.
I thought this was going to be about his sham marriage to stay in our country. From the picture it looks like he is closer to coming out of the closet. Trust me he will be much better off when he is honest with himself and everyone else.
“From the picture it looks like he is closer to coming out of the closet.”
He’s not in the closet.
But he was when he married a woman in Arkansas to get a green card.
I’m up for hire.
“AI Overview
Capital One’s payment processing center for the City of Industry, CA, is located at PO Box 60599, City of Industry, CA 91716-0599. This is the address to use for mailing payments, including those for Walmart credit card bills sent to Capital One.”
Guessing he’s putting expenses on a credit card, and then he pays that payment processing center.
Seems odd to list the credit card company as the payee, but who knows. It’s literally true but I don’t know what the required practice is.
Yeah, right.
No itemized list. Shame. Shame. Shame Ahmad. He will play it off like he always does. “It didn’t work out” will be his excuse. Sad he already used that one on his fake wife.
I like that. “I tried to fake my personal expenses, but it didn’t work out.”
This is the most reasonable explanation I have seen, that all expenses were identified by the payee because a credit card was used, but that isn’t the way it’s supposed to work. Expenses are supposed to be listed by vendor, not method of payment. It surprising that a professional treasurer allowed a form to be submitted that way.
Of course. It’s so obvious. What better way to obscure what you are really paying for. The first half of this year Zahra spent $2300 on something he codes “office expenses.” Whom did he pay? What was paid for? Those costs netted him -$2300.
Tammi a professional? What does she do between elections?
Guessing as usual. Your friend has his tit in a wringer.
That tool, JRH, is a fool.
It’s a better theory than any of you came up with.
He’s not my friend, and it’s not clear that anyone showed “fraud” or wrung tits.
No, it’s very clear. But you defended Markowitz, too.
I did not defend him. I took issue with your lack of hard proof while making accusations.
There is a difference.
I do not know markowitz and his failures are his own.
No, his failures were created by the Democrat operatives trying to get Cannabis Kitty elected.
Anyone who knows him, knows Zahra’s never had a real job, so he obviously got carried away with the perks and lost sight of his responsibilities. He either thought he was above the rules or couldn’t resist to be himself. A true diehard fraud. It’s a slap in the face to everyone who trusted him. This whole mess is a wake-up call about why transparency and accountability matter in politics. Zahra needs to face the consequences, and Fullerton needs to demand better from its leaders.
Has there ever been a worse human being than Ahmad Zahra?
I saw Elijah has an open case against Fullerton Taxpayers for Reform?
Probably. He’s an eager and compliant young pupil of Zahra.
Looks like Daddy Bushala spent some money on a private investigator.
Doesn’t take an investigator to read Zahra’s 460 forms. They didn’t even try to hide the fraud. He’s paying his personal expenses with campaign money.
True. Anyone can look them up on the city’s website.. Surprising no one noticed this one before. So much for professional services.
“He’s paying his personal expenses with campaign money.”
You didn’t show that any of the expenses are improper.
People get sued for far less than what you just did. Do you really thing the anonymity afforded here is worth anything?
JRH, shut the F-up. You’re an idiot.
Haha. Then let Zahra sue!! While he’s at it his lawyer can explain the assault and battery, the plagiarism and the phony marriage in Arkansas.
Bring it on!!!
“McIntyre & Barcelona LLC was founded to provide access to high quality financial and compliance strategy to federal, state and local candidates and elected officials.”
Well, eliminate “high quality” and it’s sort of true.
Only in Fullerton could such a pair of ass’s be taken seriously, and even more astonishingly, rise to become leaders of the masses. I guess that says it all about the masses.
The collective intellect of the masses in Fullerton appears to be as sharp as a marble, much like the fictional character Jethro Bodine from ‘The Beverly Hillbillies.’ It seems that in this town, charisma and physical attributes can overshadow substance and intellect, allowing individuals with little to offer in terms of wisdom or leadership to rise to the top. This phenomenon highlights a troubling trend where the masses are easily swayed by superficial qualities rather than seeking out genuine competence and intelligence. It’s a stark reminder that in Fullerton, perception often trumps reality, and the ‘leaders’ they choose may be more about show than substance, leaving one to wonder about the true depth of the community’s critical thinking and discernment.
“In the minds of our citizens perception is reality”
Doc heeHaw Jones
Ah, the good old days. Doc hee Haw, Blankhead, and Pat McPension. Seems like forever ago.
Hey dude, those two aren’t leaders of anything
This is Tammi McIntyre’s firm. Tammi apparently manages the money for Dem candidates.
http://www.mcintyre-barcelona.com/
Ye Gods.
How to contact ICE:
Call 1-866-DHS-2-ICE to report suspicious activity.
It all makes perfect sense on why Zahra’s been working overtime trying to keep ICE out of Fullerton.
Zahra is a creature of little power but many acquaintances.
JRH defends the indefensible, again.