It’s beginning to feel like certain allegations of criminal behavior are a necessary condition for being chosen for a high position in the administration of the president-elect’s 34 felony convictions.

CNBC has the latest on who Trump wants to put in charge of implementing and enforcing his tariffs:

Securities and Exchange Commission On Thursday, a global financial services company was indicted Singer Fitzgerald with break the laws related to regulatory disclosures made by so-called blank check companies before they raise money from the public.

Chairman and CEO of Cantor, Howard Lutnickwas recently appointed by the president-elect Donald Trump to lead the Department of Commerce. Lutnick is co-chair of Trump’s transition team.

Cantor agreed to settle the SEC charges by agreeing to pay a Civil fine of $6.75 million and agree not to violate the securities laws at issue in the matter.

No wonder Trump thinks Lutnick is his kind of crook, I mean a good choice to lead an important federal department. More than CNBC:

The cantor regulation echoes an $18 million settlement from another blank check company, Digital World Acquisition Corp.., agreed to pay to the SEC in July 2023 after being charged with fraud for failing to disclose to investors that DWAC had extensive merger discussions with Trump’s then-private social media company, Trump Media. DWAC merged with Trump Media earlier this year.

Lutnick joins ranks of Trump’s questionable picks Matt Gaetz, Pete Hegseth, RFK Jr. and of course, the big kahuna of criminal, fraudulent and predatory behavior, Donald Trump himself. Dishonorable mention goes to probable illegal immigrant Elon Musk (a Lutnick defender) and Pam Bondi who, to our knowledge, “only” engaged in unethical behavior. Did I forget someone?

To my knowledge, Howard Lutnick has not yet been accused of sexual assault or misconduct.