Posted on 10/28/2005 1:17:28 PM PDT by Brian Mosely
WASHINGTON (AP) — Rep. Cynthia McKinney must pay a $33,000 fine and reimburse as much as $72,000 to political donors after accepting excessive contributions in the 2002 election, the Federal Election Commission said Friday.
The fine was part of a conciliation agreement between the Georgia Democrat and the FEC. The amount will come out of her campaign coffers.
The allegations stem from McKinney’s 2002 re-election campaign, which she lost in the Democratic primary to Denise Majette. McKinney was out of Congress for two years before winning the seat back in 2004 when Majette left to run for Senate.
McKinney’s spokeswoman, Richard Searcy, said he hadn’t seen the report late Friday and had no immediate comment.
The eight-page agreement, signed by McKinney’s campaign treasurer, Joan Christian, says there were $106,425 in excessive contributions in 2002 — $42,950 for the primary and $63,475 for the general.
Because McKinney lost the primary election, all money collected for the general was subject for reimbursement.
The agreement says McKinney’s campaign reimbursed $34,199 of the excessive contributions but still must pay $72,226. An FEC spokeswoman wasn’t sure how much — if any — of that had already been paid since the agreement was signed Aug. 31.
call ronnie earle!
Paging Tom Delay. Paging Tom.....
Has she played the race card yet?
I'm shocked, shocked I tell ya!
RACISMMMM!!!
How bout they forfeit their seat in congress when caught in violation of the law. It would clean up this mess in a hurry.
Why isnt she being prosecuted like Rove and Libby?
check this out.
She's probably my least favorite lawmaker. She advocated charging Michael Chertoff and the DHS for manslaughter regarding the Katrina victims.
She can coax a Saudi Prince to pay the fine.
Obviously false charges brought against a mis-treated Cynthis McKinney by rich white guys who are tools of Bush-Cheney and the national GOP.
(sarcasm off)
Corruption in the Democratic party. The horror ... the horror.
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McKinney fined $33,000 for campaign violations
JEFFREY McMURRAY, Associated Press
WASHINGTON - Rep. Cynthia McKinney must pay a $33,000 fine and reimburse as much as $72,000 to political donors after accepting excessive contributions in the 2002 election, the Federal Election Commission said Friday.
The fine alone exceeds the total amount in McKinney's campaign account through Sept. 30. It was part of a conciliation agreement between the Georgia Democrat and the FEC.
The alleged illegal activity stems from McKinney's 2002 re-election campaign, which she lost in the Democratic primary to Denise Majette. McKinney was out of Congress for two years before winning the seat back in 2004 when Majette left to run for Senate. McKinney's spokesman, Richard Searcy, said he hadn't seen the report late Friday and had no immediate comment.
The eight-page agreement, signed by McKinney's campaign treasurer, Joan Christian, says there were $106,425 in excessive contributions in 2002 - $42,950 for the primary and $63,475 for the general. Because McKinney lost the primary election, all money collected for the general must be reimbursed. The agreement says McKinney's campaign reimbursed $34,199 of the excessive contributions but still owed $72,226 as of Aug. 31, the date of the agreement.
"If you're not in a general election, you can't raise money," said FEC spokeswoman Kelly Huff. "And if you took money, you really can't spend it, because if you lose, you're in a world of hurt." Huff said it was unclear how much - if any - of that $72,226 McKinney had already repaid. Through the reporting period ending Sept. 30, the FEC listed McKinney with $31,245 in her campaign account. For the same period, she listed $8,756 in campaign debts, although it wasn't immediately clear whether that was related to the excessive contributions.
First elected to Congress in 1992, McKinney has seen her share of controversy as an elected official. She once questioned the "Negro tolerance" of Democratic Vice President Al Gore. She also suggested on a radio show that Bush administration officials had advance knowledge of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks but kept quiet, suggesting a possible profit motive for defense contractors.
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“If you’re not in a general election, you can’t raise money,” said FEC spokeswoman Kelly Huff. “And if you took money, you really can’t spend it, because if you lose, you’re in a world of hurt.”
Huff said it was unclear how much — if any — of that $72,226 McKinney had already repaid.
Through the reporting period ending Sept. 30, the FEC listed McKinney with $31,245 in her campaign account.
For the same period, she listed $8,756 in campaign debts, although it wasn’t immediately clear whether that was related to the excessive contributions.
First elected to Congress in 1992, McKinney has seen her share of controversy as an elected official.
She once questioned the “Negro tolerance” of Democratic Vice President Al Gore. She also suggested on a radio show that Bush administration officials had advance knowledge of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks but kept quiet, suggesting a possible profit motive for defense contractors.
Her father probably wants to blame it on "The Jooooooooz". This couldn't happen to a more deserving person.
"McKinney’s spokeswoman, Richard Searcy, said he hadn’t seen . . . . "
Huh?
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