FEC Finds Misreporting by DeLay Committee

[johnfunk]

I'm shocked... shocked!.. to read about more misbehavior from Tom DeLay...

FEC Finds Misreporting by DeLay Committe
By SUZANNE GAMBOA
The Associated Press
Thursday, August 11, 2005; 11:31 AM

WASHINGTON -- A federal audit of a political fundraising committee founded by House Majority Leader Tom DeLay found that it failed to report more than $300,000 in debts owed to vendors and incorrectly paid for some committee activities with money from another DeLay-connected political committee.

The Federal Election Commission's report didn't indicate whether it would pursue enforcement action against Americans for a Republican Majority Political Action Committee.

ARMPAC's executive director, Jim Ellis, was indicted in Texas in connection with a separate DeLay-connected committee, Texans for a Republican Majority. In that case, Ellis is charged with money laundering and accepting illegal political contributions for state legislative campaigns. DeLay has not been accused of any wrongdoing in the case.

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[WCGreen]

1. The FEC usually levies fines in these cases....

But it would be great if they could get some kind of action against this prick going....

But two dems two republicans....

Yada Yada Yada

[Supersedeas]

3. this smells of compromise

[WCGreen]

8. But that, unfortunately, is the way the system is set up....

[loudsue]

2. "didn't indicate whether it would pursue enforcement action "

WHAT?????? We should just look the other way if congressmen are CROOKS???

Is there ANYONE in Washington that cares about our Democracy anymore? Fair elections?

This is what we get when the republican party is in control of the country. Crooks. Constantly ignoring the criminality of CROOKS!

:kick::kick::kick:

[PurityOfEssence]

4. Lest we forget, this gave Texas Republicans a HUGE advantage

With all this illegal money at their disposal, they were able to outspend and outfight Texas Democrats so they could seize the legislature and ram through their ILLEGAL redistricting.

This should put ever Texas Republican who took this money under investigation. If it means taking criminal action against half of the Texas House and Senate, it SHOULD be done, and will cast a well-deserved pall over the whole rotten party.

[gratuitous]

5. The official gratuitous Republican response

Provided to you as a gratuitous public service, here is the official Republican response:

(1) Nuh uh!

(2) It wasn't misreporting.

(3) Even if it was misreporting, what are YOU gonna do about it? Huh?

End of response.

[sonias]

6. I'm shocked too johnfunk, I can't believe it.

Well I'm not really shocked by the rule breaking, money laundering and other ethical lapses of the bugman DeLay and his henchmen. That the media picks up on 1/100 of his sleaze is surprising. Imagine what he really gets away with.

Do we want to take bets on the FEC doing anything about it?

Tom "mired in controversy" DeLay.

Sonia

[lumpy]

7. Kick

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