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Federal auditors confirm Shelley misused funding
ASSOCIATED PRESS ^ | 12/22/05 | Jennifer Coleman

Posted on 12/22/2005 6:12:29 PM PST by RS

SACRAMENTO – Former California Secretary of State Kevin Shelley, who resigned under pressure in February, misspent or failed to document more than $3.8 million in federal election money, according to a federal audit released yesterday.

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Shelley, a Democrat, denied wrongdoing but resigned after he was accused of mishandling the money, bending state hiring rules to reward allies, and accepting questionable campaign contributions.

(Excerpt) Read more at signonsandiego.com ...


TOPICS: News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: corruptdems; electionfinance; kevinshelley; shmelleygate
... and people wonder why the Dems want public campaign financing ?
1 posted on 12/22/2005 6:12:31 PM PST by RS
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To: RS
Shelley, a Democrat...

NO!!! The hell you say.

2 posted on 12/22/2005 6:15:44 PM PST by infidel29 ("We are all born ignorant, but one must work hard to remain stupid." --Benjamin Franklin)
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To: infidel29

In Pelosi's home state no less.


3 posted on 12/22/2005 6:27:59 PM PST by ncountylee (Dead terrorists smell like victory)
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To: ncountylee

I would never expect a democrat to "misplace" a mere 4 million bucks... nope, no way!


4 posted on 12/22/2005 6:34:26 PM PST by WatchYourself
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To: RS

I wonder how much of the missing funds went into Pelosi's campaign.


5 posted on 12/22/2005 6:35:09 PM PST by jazusamo
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