Christine O'Donnell: OK to use $20,000 in campaign funds to pay her rent?

Christian Science Monitor ^ | September 21, 2010 | Ben Nuckols

[Zakeet]

Republican Senate candidate Christine O'Donnell used more than $20,000 in campaign funds to pay her rent and other personal expenses, according to a complaint filed Monday with the Federal Elections Commission.

Backed by tea party activists, O'Donnell upset longtime Rep. Mike Castle in Delaware's GOP Senate primary and will face Democrat Chris Coons in the battle for Vice President Joe Biden's former seat.

The complaint filed by Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington, a nonpartisan watchdog group, is the latest in a series of allegations of financial irregularities involving O'Donnell, a conservative Christian activist and frequent candidate who has not had a steady job in years.

O'Donnell dismissed the allegations, saying they were the work of opponents trying to derail her campaign.

"The momentum surrounding this campaign is obvious; that's why they're creating baseless accusations to try to stop it," she told reporters after a candidate forum Monday night in Middletown, Del.

"I am confident that we have been ethical," O'Donnell said. "We have not, I personally have not, misused the campaign funds. We have our FEC lawyer, a great attorney, answering those charges if it ever goes anywhere."

[Snip]

This year, she continued to use the campaign treasury to pay rent at her new residence in Greenville, Del., which doubles as her campaign headquarters, as well as utility and wireless phone bills. The questionable 2010 expenses total more than $20,000.

O'Donnell has also been subject to an IRS tax lien and has been accused of leaving a trail of unpaid bills.

[Zakeet]

This bad lady took a deduction for her home office, writes off business expenses like everybody else, and successfully defended herself against an IRS audit ... which obviously disqualifies her for elected office ... that, plus the fact she is a conservative

[dalebert]

well i am getting tired of the surprises.

[Freddd]

To answer the question.

Yes it’s o.k. It’s legal.

But you never asked that of the other candidates, all these years, eh?

[dalebert]

” i personally have not”....sounds like a politician

[MNJohnnie]

Yes, next lie please?

[AppyPappy]

I’m getting tired of the Democrats

[Freddd]

They are counting on the ‘stupid’ citizens not to know that it’s perfectly legal and fine to do this.

[yldstrk]

“Christian” obama monitor
has become a white house
organ

[Big Bureaucracy]

[MNJohnnie]

Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics

Leftist Soro funded propaganda front group who has YET to file one ethics change against any Leftist Democrat. It is just another lie.

[texan75010]

Barney Frank ran an all male brothel out of his house. Was that legal?

[Mr. K]

OMG That’s Terrible!

Let’s implement Socialism instead!

[MNJohnnie]

Sound like a real RINO Soreloser.

Get over it. You lost this time.

[MNJohnnie]

You want to explain to us why you are accepting a lie being pushed by a George Soro funded Democrat Party propaganda front group like CREW?

[EternalVigilance]

a nonpartisan watchdog group

Now that's funny right there.

[SoFloFreeper]

Look at who the insane left targets: it’ll let you know who they fear.

C’mon Christine: just keep talking to the people of Delaware. Ignore the other stuff.

[dalebert]

hey I wasn’t for her opponent..I just dont like all the crap thats hitting the air.

[Zhang Fei]

Liberal hedge fund trader George Soros and Quark founder Tim Gill are the financial backers for this far left Democratic slush fund masquerading as a nonpartisan group. From Wikipedia:

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Roll Call reported in January 2008 that CREW files most of its complaints against members of Congress, and “all but a handful... have targeted Republicans”. The article stated that CREW had issued press releases against Democrats but usually had not filed complaints against them, with the exception of Senator Mary Landrieu, a conservative Democrat.

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Melanie Sloan serves as CREW’s Executive Director. Prior to starting CREW in 2003, she served as an Assistant U.S. Attorney in the District of Columbia, after having worked for Congressional Democrats John Conyers, Charles Schumer, and Joseph Biden.[13] As a lawyer she represents Valerie Plame in her lawsuit against former Bush administration official for their alleged role in the public disclosure of her classified CIA status.

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In 2005 the “Most Corrupt” list consisted of 11 Republicans and 2 Democrats.[7][8] The September 2009 list had 7 Republicans and 8 Democrats.[9] Their 2010 list of “Corrupt Candidates” includes 9 Republicans and 3 Democrats (including fringe Democratic candidate for U. S. Senate Alvin Greene).

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[silverleaf]

NO!

She should have used campaign donations to pay obama’s legal fees to hide his berf certificate, or the living expenses of John Edward’s mistress, or to buy liquor for Nan Pelosi’s family quarters on the AF VIP jet - like a loyal patriotic democrat

[TSgt]

Yeah and the United States Secretary of the Treasury failed to pay taxes.