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"So a candidate could (if so inclined) take donations, receive matching funds, then take the donations plus the matching funds and give the total to others to be redonated as new money to receive double matching funds....?

In essense, the money grows by a 2^n factor. If anyone is doing this, I hope they are prosecuted to the maximum extent."

Yes, that is how it could work. Easiest would be to gather all the smaller individual donations, as they are the hardest to trace, then enlist some folks such as the Paws to send in the larger checks. The trace would then have to jump from the Paws back to the campaign, and I doubt if that would be easy.

This will likely turn out to be simply another unsubstantiated rumor of the campaign trail. No self-respecting Attorney General of these here United States of America is ever going to try to prosecute Hitlery. That will never happen.

Like this?
02/14/2007 Hsu sends money to candidate 1.
05/21/2007 Candidate 1 sends donations to Presidential candidate.
06/06/2007 Hsu agent sends next installment to canidate 1.
09/2007 Candidate 1 sends donations to Presidential candidate.

Let’s see what happens in Sept.

HSU, NORMAN
NEW YORK,NY 10012
NEXT COMPONENTS LTD./DIRECTOR
2/14/2007
$2,300
Gillibrand, Kirsten E

GILLIBRAND, KIRSTEN E
HUDSON,NY 12534
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES/U.S.
5/21/2007
$2,300
Clinton, Hillary

PAW, MARINA J
DALE CITY,CA 94105
ACTUATE CORP/FINANCE
6/6/2007
$2,300
Gillibrand, Kirsten E

PAW, WINKLE
DALY CITY,CA 94015
NEXT COMPONENTS LTD./MANAGING DIREC
6/6/2007
$2,300
Gillibrand, Kirsten E