Posted on 05/05/2016 12:56:06 PM PDT by Olog-hai
Three campaign advisers to 2012 presidential candidate Ron Paul were convicted Thursday in a federal case alleging they conspired to cover up the campaign’s payments to a former Iowa state senator who had agreed to endorse their boss.
Prosecutors said it is illegal to cause a campaign to file inaccurate spending documents. They’ve pursued charges since July 2015 when a grand jury first indicted the men.
Paul’s campaign chairman Jesse Benton, campaign manager John Tate and deputy manager Dimitri Kesari argued they broke no laws when they paid a video production company, which passed on $73,000 to former Sen. Kent Sorenson. He dropped support for in the presidential race for Michele Bachmann and endorsed Paul six days before the 2012 Iowa caucuses. …
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They paid off a politician? That’s absolutely unheard of!
Imagine if they ever went after the Clinton Human Fund
Lemme guess, Paul is claiming he’s totally clueless to any of this?
Note to current and future politicians...stay away from the Pauls, their followers and paid staff/consultants.....Far away.
Ron Paul, who testified at the trail, said the men didn't try to hide anything. He has long contended the prosecution was politically motivated toward the men, who have been active in political action groups and conservative tea party efforts.Benton also managed the successful 2010 U.S. Senate campaign for Paul's son, Rand Paul, in Kentucky. Benton took a leave of absence from America's Liberty, a super PAC supporting Rand Paul's presidential run, when the legal fight against the charges began last year. Rand Paul suspended his presidential bid in February.
Benton also served as campaign manager for Sen. Mitch McConnell's 2014 re-election, but resigned that summer as the Iowa investigation intensified.
I think it’s like the IRS.
We’re all guilty - it’s just a question of whether or not the government decides to prosecute us.
The Paulistas better pray for a Trump win.
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