Martinez says FEC auditing of his 2004 campaign

[DoYouEverWonder]

Aug 11, 6:48 PM EDT

ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) -- U.S. Sen. Mel Martinez acknowledged today that the Federal Election Commission is auditing his 2004 campaign financial records.

The Orlando Republican said in a statement issued by his campaign that he is cooperating with the F-E-C and blamed apparent accounting errors on the unexpected success his campaign had in raising and spending more than twelve (m) million dollars in a 10-month span.

A campaign lawyer said it was an accounting issue, not an investigation.

Martinez' public F-E-C file contains several letters from the agency questioning changes in the amount of debt listed in periodic filings. His lawyer acknowledged that was among the problems that emerged after the 2004 election.

Martinez defeated Democrat Betty Castor, a former state education commissioner.

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Martinez beat Castor by 1.1% of the vote. I will never understand why Castor didn't try to get a recount.

[saltpoint]

1. The FEC isn't REALLY auditing Mel's campaign books. Keep in mind

he's the jealous type, and with Katherine Harris atomizing the place with her disastrous campaign, well, Mel just threw a fit of jealous rage.

He makes stuff up when he's in a huff like this. Harris is doing her hysterical nutbag thing and grabbing all the attention, and that's more than enough to set Mel off into one of his make-believe crises.

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Betty Castor would have made an infinitely superior senator.