I know you all will find this hard to believe but RNC Chairman and Florida Senator Mel Martinez has been in violation of federal election laws and has already had to refund $97,000. From the Miami Herald:
His campaign disclosed this week that it has already given back $97,000 to donors to the 2004 campaign, after the audit by the Federal Election Commission found Martinez had accepted contributions from donors that exceeded the federal limit.
Auditors also found that Martinez's campaign failed to file the required last-minute contribution notices before the 2004 primary and general elections disclosing 109 contributions that totaled $162,000.
He could face penalties from $350,000 to $800,000 because its not just the above. I know you're surprised that he inappropriately took money from 4 political fundraising committees. Oh, no - he did not!
''Barring some other extenuating factors it would appear to be a substantial six-figure penalty,'' said Washington, D.C., lawyer Larry Norton, who resigned as FEC general counsel earlier this year.
Now, I know this will never happen but it illustrates the corruption of the man who is as morally bankrupt a politician as they come but is just a little more polished than most.
