Businessman, economist, cop, international S*x crimes expert? The stories of Congressman Andy Ogles

[WellPreserved]

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WTVF) — If you believe Middle Tennessee's newest congressman, he's not only a businessman, he's also an economist, a nationally recognized expert in tax policy and health care, a trained police officer, even an expert in international S*x crimes.

But an exclusive NewsChannel 5 investigation discovered that Andy Ogles' personal life story is filled with exaggerations, a story that's often too good to be true.

Not long after his election to Congress, the freshman Republican found himself in the middle of the drama over the House speaker — giving him a chance to introduce himself to a national audience.

Andy Ogles' stories: 'I'm an economist'

"Yeah, you know, I'm an economist," Ogles told a C-SPAN interviewer. Later, asked to name the committees to which he would like to be assigned, Ogles began: "So, I'm an economist."

On the TV show Washington Watch in January, he added to the claim: "I'm an economist. I worked in economics. I worked in health care."

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"Then, there are Ogles' claims to be a trained police officer and international S*x crimes expert.

During one GOP debate, the candidate prefaced one answer "as a former member of law enforcement, worked in international S*x crimes, specifically child trafficking....""

Obviously I need to rewrite my resume and then run for office?

[Lemons]

Real economists must get so annoyed. An economist is someone who has a PhD . Ogles does not have any type of economics degree. Probably not even a basic course called Economics 101.

They are shameless and that can be a dangerous thing.

[Della]

Alternative facts, of course!

[Deleted User 1990]

I dont know who he is or what he’s up for…

But you don’t need a PhD, and he is qualified to call himself an economist with his Master’s degree



Middle Tennessee State University, B.S. International Relations
•Vanderbilt University-Owen Graduate School of Management, Marketing ROI

•Dartmouth College-The Tuck School of Business, Marketing & Managerial Economics

https://ballotpedia.org/Andrew_Ogles

[Deleted User 1990]

I don’t think he was in law enforcement as much as worked with law enforcement, but this is the S*x crimes experience from being the COO of the group:


Founded in the UK in 2008, Hope for Justice is now an international charity working across five continents. We help victims and survivors directly and also bring about long-term change through our work with governments, law enforcement, the business community and the general public. Find out more about our four pillars of work and our model at our What we do page.

Our wholly owned social enterprise, Slave-Free Alliance, provides services to other organisations that wish to protect their own operations and supply chains from modern slavery.

Hope for Justice's vision is to live in a world free from slavery, and every step of the journey towards achieving this ambition is empowered by a global movement of supporters, campaigners, donors, fundraisers and freedom-bringers.

[Baconqueen13]

Are we surprised another GOP congressman is lying? That's pretty much all that party does anymore. Lie and try to "Stick it to the Dems".

[WellPreserved]

I dont know who he is or what he’s up for…

But you don’t need a PhD, and he is qualified to call himself an economist with his Master’s degree



Middle Tennessee State University, B.S. International Relations
•Vanderbilt University-Owen Graduate School of Management, Marketing ROI

•Dartmouth College-The Tuck School of Business, Marketing & Managerial Economics

https://ballotpedia.org/Andrew_Ogles

He never attended Vanderbilt or Dartmouth or received a masters degree from any institution.

"Western Kentucky says when he was there from fall of 1990 to fall of 1993, Ogles actually majored in English and Allied Language Arts.

In response to NewsChannel 5's questions, Ogles released an image of a diploma for a bachelor of science degree from Middle Tennessee State in 2007, when he was 36."

https://www.newschannel5.com/news/newsc ... andy-ogles

[WellPreserved]

I don’t think he was in law enforcement as much as worked with law enforcement, but this is the S*x crimes experience from being the COO of the group:


Founded in the UK in 2008, Hope for Justice is now an international charity working across five continents. We help victims and survivors directly and also bring about long-term change through our work with governments, law enforcement, the business community and the general public. Find out more about our four pillars of work and our model at our What we do page.

Our wholly owned social enterprise, Slave-Free Alliance, provides services to other organisations that wish to protect their own operations and supply chains from modern slavery.

Hope for Justice's vision is to live in a world free from slavery, and every step of the journey towards achieving this ambition is empowered by a global movement of supporters, campaigners, donors, fundraisers and freedom-bringers.

"Ogles did some work in 2011 for Abolition International, a non-profit founded by gospel artist Natalie Grant.

His congressional website claims Ogles, as chief operating officer, was responsible for "overseeing operations and investments in 12 countries."

"I began working volunteering my time," Ogles said on Washington Watch. "Then I ended up becoming chief operating officer. It was just one of those I didn't really intend to set out to be so heavily involved in the fight against human trafficking. It just kinda occurred."

Privately, people associated with the group dispute Ogles' characterization of his role, although they were reluctant to get into a war of words with a member of Congress.

In fact, the group's tax returns show Ogles held a part-time position that paid him a grand total of $4,000."

[Deleted User 1990]

I dont know who he is or what he’s up for…

But you don’t need a PhD, and he is qualified to call himself an economist with his Master’s degree



Middle Tennessee State University, B.S. International Relations
•Vanderbilt University-Owen Graduate School of Management, Marketing ROI

•Dartmouth College-The Tuck School of Business, Marketing & Managerial Economics

https://ballotpedia.org/Andrew_Ogles

He never attended Vanderbilt or Dartmouth or received a masters degree from any institution.

"Western Kentucky says when he was there from fall of 1990 to fall of 1993, Ogles actually majored in English and Allied Language Arts.

In response to NewsChannel 5's questions, Ogles released an image of a diploma for a bachelor of science degree from Middle Tennessee State in 2007, when he was 36."

https://www.newschannel5.com/news/newsc ... andy-ogles

I just get this when I click the link?

[Deleted User 1990]

I don’t think he was in law enforcement as much as worked with law enforcement, but this is the S*x crimes experience from being the COO of the group:


Founded in the UK in 2008, Hope for Justice is now an international charity working across five continents. We help victims and survivors directly and also bring about long-term change through our work with governments, law enforcement, the business community and the general public. Find out more about our four pillars of work and our model at our What we do page.

Our wholly owned social enterprise, Slave-Free Alliance, provides services to other organisations that wish to protect their own operations and supply chains from modern slavery.

Hope for Justice's vision is to live in a world free from slavery, and every step of the journey towards achieving this ambition is empowered by a global movement of supporters, campaigners, donors, fundraisers and freedom-bringers.

"Ogles did some work in 2011 for Abolition International, a non-profit founded by gospel artist Natalie Grant.

His congressional website claims Ogles, as chief operating officer, was responsible for "overseeing operations and investments in 12 countries."

"I began working volunteering my time," Ogles said on Washington Watch. "Then I ended up becoming chief operating officer. It was just one of those I didn't really intend to set out to be so heavily involved in the fight against human trafficking. It just kinda occurred."

Privately, people associated with the group dispute Ogles' characterization of his role, although they were reluctant to get into a war of words with a member of Congress.

In fact, the group's tax returns show Ogles held a part-time position that paid him a grand total of $4,000."

I think that just means they asked some people but won’t say who, those people said they didn’t thinks so but they didn’t want to bring it up as such…

I don’t know if that’s solid proof.