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Obama returning $200,000 tied to pardon request for Mexican fugitive
National Post ^
| Feb 7, 2012
| Reuters
Posted on 02/07/2012 9:19:21 AM PST by epithermal
WASHINGTON President Barack Obamas re-election campaign is returning more than $200,000 in donations from the family of a fugitive casino magnate linked to violence and corruption in Mexico who has been seeking a pardon, Obamas campaign confirmed on Tuesday.
More than 1.3 million Americans have donated to the campaign and we constantly review those contributions for any issues, Obama campaign spokesman Ben LaBolt said in an email after a New York Times report on the decision appeared late on Monday.
On the basis of the questions that have been raised, we will return the contributions from these individuals and from any other donors they brought to the campaign, LaBolt said.
(Excerpt) Read more at news.nationalpost.com ...
TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Government; Mexico; News/Current Events; US: District of Columbia; US: Illinois
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Tip of the iceberg
To: epithermal
Only because he got caught.
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posted on
02/07/2012 9:19:58 AM PST
by
Joe the Pimpernel
(Too many lawmakers, too many laws, too many lawyers.)
To: Joe the Pimpernel
"...More than 1.3 million Americans have donated to the campaign and we constantly review those contributions for any issues..."Ahhhahhhahahhahhaha! Ahhahhaha! Ahhhahhhahhaha!
Eh. Whew. Haven't laughed that hard in a long time.
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posted on
02/07/2012 10:03:30 AM PST
by
rlmorel
("A fanatic is one who can't change his mind and won't change the subject." Winston Churchill)
To: epithermal
$200K from one family of a Mexican crime clan - didn't raise red flags for Zero's campaign. Then they get busted and decide to return it. Tells you all you need to know.
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posted on
02/07/2012 10:12:57 AM PST
by
uncommonsense
(Conservatives believe what they see; Liberals see what they believe.)
To: epithermal
Naturally this story is tied to Obama's
Chicago thug fiends.
The corrpution Obama is involved in is beyond anything any president has ever been involved in.
Well, maybe I'll make an exception for LBJ.
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posted on
02/07/2012 10:18:09 AM PST
by
Responsibility2nd
(NO LIBS. This mean Liberals and/or Libertarians (Same Thing) NO LIBS.))
To: epithermal
Sheesh, ZERO! Why give it back?
Nobody cares anyway, and after all, you ARE The Supreme Leader!
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posted on
02/07/2012 11:29:22 AM PST
by
Minutemen
("It's a Religion of Peace")
To: uncommonsense
” uncommonsense - $200K from one family of a Mexican crime clan - didn’t raise red flags for Zero’s campaign. Then they get busted and decide to return it. Tells you all you need to know.”
Too True !
It is the Chicago way
It may be in receipt for the 2,000 guns in “Fast and Furious” which used taxpayers money. If so , would this be money-laundering ?
To: Tilted Irish Kilt
or just a “pay-to-play “ for the pardon ?
To: epithermal
Like $200,000 just slipped through the cracks. Riiiight.
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posted on
02/07/2012 12:58:22 PM PST
by
jersey117
(Perry 2012)
To: Tilted Irish Kilt
“...didnt raise red flags for Zeros campaign.”
Nothing to see here . Move along . Move along .
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posted on
02/07/2012 1:20:48 PM PST
by
TheOldLady
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