Rand Paul super PAC head indicted over alleged 2012 campaign finance violations
Source: Washington Post
Jesse Benton, a longtime ally of Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) who is heading up a super PAC supporting his presidential campaign, was indicted by federal prosecutors Wednesday on charges that he concealed payments to a former Iowa state senator during the 2012 presidential campaign to win his support.
The indictment marks a new complication for Paul, who is also hoping to retain his U.S. Senate seat if he does not win the GOP White House nomination.
The charges against Benton, a member of the Paul family by marriage, stem from an alleged endorsement-for-pay scheme during the 2012 campaign of former Republican congressman Ron Paul of Texas, which Benton chaired. Two other former Ron Paul campaign officials were indicted, including John Tate, who was Ron Paul's campaign manager and is now also involved with the pro-Rand Paul super PAC; and Dimitri Kesari, who was Ron Paul’s deputy national campaign manager.
“Federal campaign finance laws are intended to ensure the integrity and transparency of the federal election process,” said Assistant Attorney General Leslie R. Caldwell in a statement announcing the indictment. “When political operatives make under-the-table payments to buy an elected official’s political support, it undermines public confidence in our entire political system.”
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Republican presidential candidate, Rep. Ron Paul, R-Texas, listens as campaign chairman Jesse Benton has a word with him as he signs autographs at the Cass County Community Center in Atlantic, Iowa, Thursday, Dec. 29, 2011. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak) [/center]
Like that would have been the tipping point that propelled Ron Paul to victory? 