Jim Kuhnhenn of the AP reports that
Arizona Rep. Rick Renzi avoided federal campaign penalties by paying $323,830 in back taxes last year to reassure regulators that loans to his political committee came from his own pocket.
The Federal Election Commission, in documents made public Tuesday, said it decided to take no further action against Renzi regarding the source of the loans to his 2001-2002 congressional campaign.
Renzi, a Republican, did agree to pay a $25,000 fine for unrelated reporting violations during that election cycle.
Apparently the FBI is still investigating his questionable land deal.
