Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington filed a complaint with the Federal Election Commission yesterday claiming Edward St. John illegally funneled more than $60,000 in contributions to the Maryland Republican State Central Committee and the 2006 U.S. Senate campaign of Michael Steele through his own company's vice presidents.
St. John is the head of St. John Properties Inc., a real estate company with several office parks in Anne Arundel County. Recently named a member of the state's...
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Hmm, unbiased "newspaper" - 2009-10-21 13:35:58
They print this, but they don't print Cohen trying to ram rezoning through for a developer who made contributions through his lawyer. The developer was unable to get rezoning through the proper channels so he gave his laywer money to contribute to Cohen campaign, and Cohen tried to slip it in without anyone noticing.
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You know - 2009-10-21 13:19:07
It also means that the politicians are also involved with campaign scandal. It takes both sides to play along.
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Big surprise - 2009-10-21 13:05:16
Developers involved in campaign contribution scandal?
Whoa! Hard to believe.
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