Terry scolds Esch over finance filings

[Omaha Steve]

http://www.omaha.com/index.php?u_page=2835&u_sid=10361478

Published Thursday June 19, 2008
Terry scolds Esch over finance filings
BY JOSEPH MORTON
WORLD-HERALD BUREAU

WASHINGTON - Rep. Lee Terry, R-Neb., criticized Democratic challenger Jim Esch for failing last year to file timely campaign finance reports with the Federal Election Commission.

"He received several notices of failure to file and just refused to follow up on them until he decided to run for Congress again," Terry said Wednesday.

"The fact that filling out 10 minutes' worth of paperwork, that he would just completely, intentionally blow (that) off, is very concerning."

Esch acknowledged oversights regarding his campaign finance reports, but he said he didn't have any staff at that point and that he didn't think he had to file.

"There was no activity going on - we weren't raising any money, and we weren't spending any money," Esch said.

Esch is making his second bid to represent Nebraska's 2nd Congressional District. Terry defeated Esch in 2006.

Esch was supposed to either terminate the committee he formed for the 2006 campaign or continue filing reports on its activities. However, Esch stopped filing reports after the first quarter of 2007.

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[acmavm]

1. Amazing, that slug Terry tongue lashing anyone.