Lateef money prompts concern
Prince William County Chairman Corey A. Stewart wants his opponent, Babur Lateef, to explain why he and his business were contributing money by the thousands to political candidates less than a year before his home went into foreclosure.
An ophthalmologist, Lateef has repeatedly said that his plight was similar to many small business owners during the height of the recession, leading ultimately to a foreclosure on his $1.2 million midcounty home in the spring of 2010. According to the Virginia Public Access Project, Lateef gave $5,200 in cash contributions to various Democratic candidates in 2009. He also contributed $4,800 in in-kind contributions in 2009 and $1,000 in cash donations in December 2008 to Brian Moran’s campaign for governor.