APNewsBreak: Fiesta Bowl wants campaign cash back

[IDemo]

Source: Associated Press

PHOENIX (AP) — The Fiesta Bowl is seeking the return of thousands of dollars in campaign contributions made to U.S. Sens. John McCain and Jon Kyl and other Arizona politicians, according to documents obtained Tuesday by The Associated Press.

Bowl employees and their families made the contributions between 2000 and 2009, and were then reimbursed by the bowl. In all, the bowl wants $48,225.17 returned.

The documents from the bowl showed that the money was given to nearly two dozen other Arizona politicians. McCain received, by far, the most cash: $19,500 was given to three of his campaign accounts.

There was no indication the politicians knew the money they received was in fact coming from the bowl, a non-profit that is barred from making political donations.

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[rpannier]

1. That's damned nervey

They ought to be in jail.
They should feel lucky

The people who took the contributions (Except for the guy who had already announced he wasn't running again) out to be forced to give the money to a homeless shelter or some place like that.

I am rather curious, since ESPN noted one of them received these campaign contributions after he had announced he was retiring from office, how you contribute to a guy who isn't running anymore?

[SoapBox]

2. I'll just say DITTO to your post.

...skeezy, skeezy, skeezy.