Posted on 02/18/2011 5:36:05 PM PST by Libloather
Kucinich must pay $50,000 for improperly using campaign expenses
By Daniel Strauss - 02/18/11 10:29 AM ET
The Federal Election Commission has ordered Rep. Dennis Kucinich (D-Ohio) to repay more than $50,000 that that the agency says was improperly used for campaign expenses in 2004.
In a ruling issued Thursday, the FEC said Kucinich used $52,443 in public matching funds to pay for campaign expenses after he was no longer a candidate for president.
The Ohio Democrat was given 30 days to pay back the funds to the U.S. Treasury.
"The Commission reaches this conclusion because the Commission found that [Kucinich for President] received an insufficient amount of private contributions after the candidate's 001 to pay for all of its continuing to campaign expenses. KFP, therefore, paid some of those expenses with matching funds," the FEC's decision reads.
The FEC decision is the second time in as many months that Kucinich has had to deal with costly legal battles. Last month, he sued the Longworth House building on Capitol Hill for $150,000 over an olive pit he claimed caused him serious dental damage that required surgery. Kucinich settled the lawsuit on undisclosed terms.
Prior to the ruling, lawyers for Kucinich for President issued a letter saying that they would disagree with an FEC ruling on paying back the funds but would comply with it.
"Kucinich for President, Inc. is willing to raise additional contributions and voluntarily agree to make a repayment to the U.S. Treasury and not exercise its right to appeal," the letter read.
What the heck is THAT?
Maybe he can pay it back with his ‘settlement’ funds from the House cafeteria ;) Or maybe that’s why he forced that issue.
NO WONDER he needs to sue that restaurant for 150,000 HE really needs the money!!
Did he do what DeLay did?
I hate him! I want his wife!
“”was improperly used for campaign expenses in 2004. “”
They don’t have much of a backlog, do they? Is this why we pay the high salaries to government pukes? So they can take 7 years to complete a job?
Why isn’t he being charged with money laundering like Tom Delay was, hounding by a DA for years, tried by an all GOP jury, and given 5 years in prison?
Another Democrook gets caught with a hand in the till. Thanks Libloather.
I wonder ... to whom does Mr Kucinich pay the 50 large? Is it returned to the donors who’s money was misappropriated, or ... some branch of the gubmint?
So he’ll be sentenced to jail. Like Tom DeLay.
Right?
RIGHT???
I resent this headline.... You mean HUGE,right?
I'll give ya a break on this one since you're kinda new to this series subject. A QUICK FR search for a few headlines (You're just gonna have to get used to it) -
'Tsunami' of obesity worldwide: study (HUGH increase in obese numbers since 1980)
Self-loathing, Part 1 (Hugh and series barf alert)
Braking News: Hugh Series spotted in Humptulips, Washington
Braking News: Hugh Series Spotted in Ding Dong, Texas
The 800-Pound Mama Grizzly Problem (Her Internet footprint is Hugh & Series!]
White House says stimulus package exceeds jobs goal ("Recovery Act" Hugh Succe$$ by some measures?)
Space tourism to accelerate climate change (This Is Hugh!)
I'm stuned.
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