And this doesn't even count the monies from deep pockets ghost-buying thousands of copies of books or donations to his favorite charities. Shitting on Obama PAYS - just ask Cornel and Tavis
Reports The New York Times:Mr. Carson, a retired neurosurgeon, earned $4.1 million from 141 speeches from early 2014 to April 2015, according to a personal financial disclosure he filed with the Federal Election Commission.
Mr. Carson planned to continue accepting speaking fees after he announced he was running on May 4, which risked putting him afoul of campaign finance laws.
Mr. Carson’s total reported income, along with his wife, Candy, was from $8.9 million to $27 million in the 16 months preceding his announcement, according to the disclosure.
Beside speeches, he reported income from $1.1 million to $6 million from book royalties, and from $2 million to $10 million from serving on the boards of two corporations, Kellogg and Costco. He was also paid from $100,000 to $1 million by the Fox News Network.