This wealthy aspiring politician running for Congress in a large state was questioned in a very recent interview about a convicted pedophile on his staff.

The candidate laughed, defended the pedophile and concluded the interview.

Carl Paladino – New York

Convicted pedophile: Joel Sartori

Hitler-Loving Republican Hires Convicted Sex Offender

Republican congressional candidate Carl Paladino has hired a convicted sex offender as the new “assistant treasurer” of his campaign, the New York Post reported on Wednesday.

Joel Sartori, a former controller of Paladino’s development firm, was convicted on charges related to possessing and promoting child pornography in 2017, and sentenced to 10 years probation. Paladino has kept Sartori on his payroll as assistant controller for Ellicott Development. “Joel has been with me for ages,” Paladino told the Post, ”He served his punishment for what he did. He’s a wonderful employee.”

Paladino, who is running for New York’s 23rd Congressional District and is backed by House Republican Conference Chair Rep. Elise Stefanik (R-N.Y.) was caught last year praising Adolf Hitler during a radio appearance.

“I was thinking the other day about how somebody had mentioned on the radio Adolf Hitler and how he aroused the crowds,” Paladino said in audio obtained by watchdog group Media Matters. “And he would get up there screaming these epithets and these people were just — they were hypnotized by him … I guess that’s the kind of leader we need today. We need somebody inspirational. We need somebody that is a doer, has been there and done it.”- Source

Carl Paladino taps convicted pedophile to aid congressional campaign

Congressional candidate Carl Paladino has a convicted sex offender on his company payroll who also now works as “assistant treasurer” of his campaign, The Post has learned.

Joel Sartori was controller of Ellicott Development when he was busted in 2013 for accessing child porn on a company computer.

Sartori was convicted of two felonies — possessing and promoting kiddie porn — and sentenced to 10 years’ probation in 2017, court records show.

Sartori, 63, is listed in the state’s Sex Offender Registry Level 2 with a mugshot.

Paladino confirmed to The Post that he gave Sartori — who’s worked for him for decades — a second chance and kept him on the payroll following his prosecution.

Sartori now serves as assistant controller for Ellicott, the development firm Paladino founded, the candidate said.

Paladino’s registration records for his congressional campaign for upstate District 23 list Sartori as “assistant treasurer” and “custodian of records.” – Source

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