Asscroft campaign fined for illegal contributions

[theivoryqueen]

If this had happened to Janet Reno.......
(sorry if duplicative)

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FEC Fines Ashcroft's Senate Bid For Breach

By Thomas B. Edsall and Walter Pincus
Washington Post Staff Writers
Wednesday, December 17, 2003; Page A01

The Federal Election Commission has determined that Attorney General John D. Ashcroft's unsuccessful 2000 Senate reelection campaign violated election laws by accepting $110,000 in illegal contributions from a committee Ashcroft had established to explore running for president.

In documents released yesterday by the FEC, Garrett M. Lott, treasurer for the two Ashcroft committees, the Spirit of America PAC and Ashcroft 2000, agreed to pay a $37,000 fine for at least four violations of federal campaign law. Lott agreed "not to contest" the charges.

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http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A6339-2003Dec16.html

[LTR]

1. Dupe

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=104&topic_id=928556

But still worth mentioning.

[HuckleB]

2. Mr. Morality would never do something like that!

I'm sure he used the money to pay for linen to hide naked statues across the nation. If that's not a legitimate use of campaign funds, I don't know what is!

[GreenPartyVoter]

3. *snort*

Too funny! :)