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CREW Complaint Against Christine O'Donnell Dismissed by Delaware U.S. Attorney
ChristinePAC ^ | 07/16/2011

Posted on 07/16/2011 1:27:53 PM PDT by Rational Thought

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

DATE: July 16, 2011

CREW Complaint Against Christine O'Donnell Dismissed by Delaware U.S. Attorney

"I write to inform you that [the U.S. Attorney's Office] has closed its review and does not intend to pursue criminal charges...." - Charles M. Oberly, III, United States Attorney (July 15, 2011)

"The justice system should not be used as a political weapon, and we're going to keep fighting back." - Christine O'Donnell via Twitter (July 15, 2011)

WILMINGTON, DE - The United States Attorney for Delaware, Charles Oberly, III, late yesterday notified attorneys for Christine O'Donnell and Friends of Christine O'Donnell that his office has dismissed the complaint filed against them by Melanie Sloan and Citizens for Responsibility & Ethics in Washington ("CREW") last September.

"We are, of course, very pleased that the US Attorney's office has finally seen through the bogus CREW complaint and concluded it is without merit, because there was never any evidence to support their allegations," said Christine O'Donnell. "CREW interjected itself into the campaign within hours of my winning the Delaware GOP primary, even though CREW had no actual basis for its complaint. Even more troubling is that CREW, as a 501(c)(3) organization, is prohibited by law from intervening in political campaigns - but they more than intervened in the campaign, doing everything they could possibly do to sabotage my election."

Cleta Mitchell, attorney for the O'Donnell campaign said Friday, "the CREW complaint was nothing more than yet another partisan hit job by Melanie Sloan, an ultra-liberal Democratic operative and former Joe Biden staffer posing as a nonpartisan activist. This is not the first time a citizen has been unfairly maligned by CREW and Melanie Sloan, always to great press fanfare when the attacks are launched. However, my clients have always prevailed against CREW's attacks because CREW consistently and continually files false allegations. It is high time we put a stop to these unlawful, politically motivated CREW schemes that waste countless hundreds of thousands of taxpayer dollars being reviewed by federal authorities, only to ultimately be dismissed."

"We are absolutely confident the FEC complaint will also be dismissed because there are no facts to support any of CREW's allegations against Christine or the campaign," Mitchell added.


TOPICS: News/Current Events; Politics/Elections; US: Delaware
KEYWORDS: charlesmoberly; christineodonnell; crew; delaware; ethics; fec; melaniesloan; oberly

1 posted on 07/16/2011 1:28:00 PM PDT by Rational Thought
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To: Rational Thought
Like Roger Clemens, Melanie Sloan and CREW will held to account by Eric “my people” Holder for lying to the government,......(snicker).
2 posted on 07/16/2011 1:34:14 PM PDT by Navy Patriot (Holy flippin' crap, Sarah rocks the world!)
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To: Rational Thought

For those who don’t know who Melanie Sloan is:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Melanie_Sloan


3 posted on 07/16/2011 1:38:40 PM PDT by Rational Thought
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To: Rational Thought

They attacked Christine O’Donnell same as they attacked Sarah Palin in AK, with bogus charges and slanderous articles. If we keep allowing this character assasination we will surely suffer for it. Is it time for as new crime on the books...Political Mischief?


4 posted on 07/16/2011 1:51:09 PM PDT by ez ("Abashed the Devil stood and felt how awful goodness is." - Milton, "Paradise Lost")
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To: AdmSmith; AnonymousConservative; Berosus; bigheadfred; Bockscar; ColdOne; Convert from ECUSA; ...

Thanks Rational Thought.
"CREW interjected itself into the campaign within hours of my winning the Delaware GOP primary, even though CREW had no actual basis for its complaint. Even more troubling is that CREW, as a 501(c)(3) organization, is prohibited by law from intervening in political campaigns - but they more than intervened in the campaign, doing everything they could possibly do to sabotage my election... the CREW complaint was nothing more than yet another partisan hit job by Melanie Sloan, an ultra-liberal Democratic operative and former Joe Biden staffer posing as a nonpartisan activist. This is not the first time a citizen has been unfairly maligned by CREW and Melanie Sloan, always to great press fanfare when the attacks are launched. However, my clients have always prevailed against CREW's attacks because CREW consistently and continually files false allegations. It is high time we put a stop to these unlawful, politically motivated CREW schemes that waste countless hundreds of thousands of taxpayer dollars being reviewed by federal authorities, only to ultimately be dismissed."

5 posted on 07/16/2011 4:11:13 PM PDT by SunkenCiv (Yes, as a matter of fact, it is that time again -- https://secure.freerepublic.com/donate/)
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To: Rational Thought

Another political smear job by the Democrats.


6 posted on 07/16/2011 8:24:30 PM PDT by fortheDeclaration (When the wicked beareth rule, the people mourn (Pr.29:2))
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To: Rational Thought; Palladin

Obviously, they need Palladin to provide his wikipedia links. Whenever Palladin wants to trash O’Donnel, he goes straight to wikipedia.


7 posted on 07/16/2011 8:35:26 PM PDT by Grizzled Bear ("Does not play well with others.")
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To: SunkenCiv

In other words, CREW violated their tax-exempt 501(c)(3) status.

watch for coming attractions


8 posted on 07/18/2011 5:25:17 AM PDT by Moseley (http://www.defenseforvirginia.com/odonnell.html)
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To: Rational Thought

If you want to understand why the complaint was dismissed, listen to these clips from an interview with a journalist from Christine O”Donnell’s chief accuser David Keegan:

http://www.DelawareNewsCenter.com/KeeganAudioClips.html


9 posted on 07/18/2011 5:26:26 AM PDT by Moseley (http://www.defenseforvirginia.com/odonnell.html)
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To: Moseley

Thanks!


10 posted on 07/18/2011 6:27:28 AM PDT by Rational Thought
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