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brooklynite Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri May-01-09 07:08 AM
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Ex-Congressman (Chris Shays-CT) Says Campaign Manager Embezzled Funds
In late November, Christopher Shays was still absorbing the shock of having lost his bid for re-election after 22 years in Congress when he made a troubling discovery: Tens of thousands of dollars had disappeared from his campaign treasury.

The news got worse, according to an adviser to Mr. Shays: The man Mr. Shays entrusted to run his political operation for nearly a decade had been quietly draining the account and had spent nearly $200,000 on Red Sox tickets, limousine travel, mysterious withdrawals at the Foxwoods casino and a donation of more than $1,000 to his synagogue.

The campaign manager, Michael Sohn, has not been charged with a crime.

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/01/nyregion/01shays.html?ref=global-home


Its just one good news story after another for he GOP...
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Joe Bacon Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri May-01-09 07:13 AM
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1. That last sentence says it all
Another case of IOKIYAR! Republicans can do anything they want and they are above the law!
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malaise Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri May-01-09 07:18 AM
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2. $877 for a meal at a steakhouse in Washington
WTF???????????????????????
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