Posted on 12/29/2010 2:05:58 PM PST by freespirited
Federal authorities have opened a criminal investigation of Delaware Republican Christine O'Donnell to determine if the former Senate candidate broke the law by using campaign money to pay personal expenses, according to a person with knowledge of the investigation.
The person spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity to protect the identity of a client who has been questioned as part of the probe. The case, which has been assigned to two federal prosecutors and two FBI agents in Delaware, has not been brought before a grand jury.
Matt Moran, O'Donnell's former campaign manager, did not immediately respond Wednesday to questions from The AP. He said earlier this month that the campaign had not been contacted about any investigation and criticized what he called "lies and false-attack rumors."
The U.S. Attorney's office has confirmed it is reviewing a complaint about O'Donnell's campaign spending filed by a watchdog group, but officials in the office and the FBI declined to say whether a criminal investigation was under way.
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Wall, kiss my grits!!!
ANOTHER surprise!!!
I hope the GOP House keeps that bastard Obama and his accolytes so busy in the next two years, they have no time to harass honest, law-abiding conservatives.
well then
Note strongly that the WarshPost did not activate the COMMENTS BOARD for this one.
Karl Rove?
Hmm, one wonders what she did to catch almost as much flak as Sarah Palin has.
I still think she tried to get him killed.
Your money probably made the difference in getting Brown into the Senate. Otherwise, you'd had another killer-pol in there.
“a complaint about O’Donnell’s campaign spending filed by a watchdog group”
Hmmmmm, pretty much sums things up.
So I guess she is a witch after all. Do you think she’ll float or sink?
Amazing how fast other MSM pick up AP stories when they involve Republicans.
I don’t remember Palin endorsing Brown - but I might be very wrong.
I contributed to O’Donnell, too. This is just the Soros machine causing trouble for her.
All they need to find is a receipt for 2 burgers and fries at Mac D’s, and it will be in the news for the next 2 weeks for sure.
That being said, I suspect she is being targeted because of her close association with Palin and the tea party movement. There are any number of politicians that have "mix-ups" in their bookkeeping. As a matter of fact it is practically a rite of passage among Democrats and most likely a prerequisite for admission to the Obama administration.
The more important question is: is she heavier than a goose?
/Sad that people used to take that question seriously...
Diversionary tactics, it keeps your mind off things like Rangel and what ever her name is, from CA. MSM uses this kind of stuff as a smoke screen to get your attention away from more important things.
Meanwhile, tax-cheat Rangel skates.
As of her 11/22/2010 FEC report, O’Donnell still had $924,745. The article says the campaign was advised to hold back some funds for possible legal fees. Conservatives wanted her to win, but there was never any shortage of reasons to be a little uneasy about her.
http://www.fec.gov/DisclosureSearch/mapHSCandDetail.do
Palin did not formally endorse Brown so you should retract your earlier statements.
BTT
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