Stanford’s Political Investments: Obama, McCain, Dodd, Ney, DeLay... [#%(*!@$!~]

The Wall Street Journal - Washington Wire ^ | 2009-02-19 | Susan Davis

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More than 100 members of Congress—past and present—as well as congressional campaign committees and the national parties benefited from political donations from the political action committee or employees of Stanford Financial Group since 2000, according to the Center for Responsive Politics.

The Securities and Exchange Commission charged the firm’s head, R. Allen Stanford, on Tuesday with orchestrating a $8 billion fraud. Tuesday’s Wall Street Journal reported on Stanford’s status as an “international cricket sponsor, Washington political donor and private banker to Latin America’s wealthy.”

President Barack Obama was the third-ranking recipient among lawmakers, with $31,750 collected from company employees during his presidential bid while $4,600 was from Stanford himself.

Obama’s presidential rival, Arizona GOP Sen. John McCain, was the fifth highest recipient with $28,150.

On the whole, Democrats benefited more from the Stanford largesse. Of the $2.4 million in donations tied to the firm since 2000, 65% was directed towards Democrats. Of the nearly $1 million donated by Standford and his wife, Susan, 78% was directed to Democrats.

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Obama, McCain, Dodd, Bill Nelson, Cornyn, Schumer, Delay...

Full List of Allen Stanford Contribution Recipients

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Which column did they put McCains contributions?

(R) or (D)?

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lol. both parties.

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...and the Mexican Drug Cartels.

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