Posted on 07/07/2009 6:37:13 PM PDT by Darren McCarty
LANSING, Mich. - The campaign of former Rep. Joe Schwarz and a Republican group have paid $5,000 in civil fines to settle federal campaign finance violations.
The Federal Election Commission said Tuesday that the Battle Creek lawmaker's campaign and the Republican Main Street Partnership PAC coordinated communications for radio ads during the 2006 primary. The FEC said coordinating the work meant the campaign accepted, but did not report, excessive in-kind financial contributions.
The Schwarz campaign and GOP group each paid fines of $2,500.
Tim Walberg defeated Schwarz in the August 2006 GOP primary and served one term in Congress. Democrat Mark Schauer defeated Walberg last year.
A May 27 agreement approved by the FEC involves the Main Street PAC's treasurer, Sarah Resnick, and the Schwarz for Congress treasurer, Robert Schuler. According to the agreement, Schwarz campaign director Matt Marsden sent an e-mail to Resnick suggesting an idea for an ad the Main Street PAC could run on behalf of Schwarz. An attachment to the e-mail contained a proposed radio ad calling Walberg a "fringe" candidate "bought and paid for by money from Washington special interests."
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Schwarz campaign, GOP group settle FEC violations
Haha, what a loser.
Next up: 0bama for his hundreds of millions of dollars of undocumented and illegal campaign contributions, right? Fair’s fair.
Or ACORN and their blatent partisanship by a 501c organization.
The piece of crap endorsed the socialist over Walberg in this last election. Interestingly enough that Schauer had to pay the largest fine ever levied in Michigan after getting elected. Unfortunately the GOP also tossed Walberg overboard.
Corruption is a big thing among liberals of both parties.
After his defeat Schwarz accused Walberg of campaign finance violations but nothing came of it. Now we have Schauer who had to pay something like a $250,000 fine.
Only in politics can you break the law to get a job, get caught and get to keep the job you broke the law to get.
Incredible!
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