Michele Bachmanns missing million: Federal elections officials want to know where $1 million from...

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Source: Salon

Michele Bachmanns missing million: Federal elections officials want to know where $1 million from her campaign committee went

Former Minnesota congresswoman and Tea Party darling Michele Bachmann may no longer grab headlines for her wacky floor speeches, but that doesnt mean federal elections officials have forgotten about her or the more than $1 million in campaign cash they say is now mysteriously missing.

According to a notice from the Federal Elections Commission, it appears that while auditing Bachmans congressional campaign committee, federal officials noticed that the ex-House members 2012 campaign went from having over $1.7 million on hand in October 2016 to reporting only $2,619 in December 2016. The letter was first reported by the Center for Public Integritys Carrie Levin. According to Levin, Bachmanns committee treasurer claimed on Monday that the more than $1 million missing is merely a discrepancy due to a mistake in using the filing software.

But this is hardly the first time Bachmann has come under intense scrutiny over her use of campaign cash.

During her short-lived 2012 presidential run, Bachman came under investigation by the Federal Election Commission, House Ethics Committee and the Federal Bureau of Investigation for violating campaign finance laws. Bachman was even under investigation by the Urbandale, Iowa, police department for the theft of an email list, according to the nonpartisan watchdog group Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington.Michele Bachmanns missing million: Federal elections officials want to know where $1 million from her campaign committee went



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[trueblue2007]

1. lock her up.

[SCantiGOP]

4. Damn, you beat me to it.

[JHan]

28. lol. +++++++++++

[Scarsdale]

2. Those republican

"family values" get in the way of these crooks. Maybe she donated it to husband Marcus for his turning gay youth straight?

[NRaleighLiberal]

3. so many corn dogs, so little time!

[hibbing]

7. Corn dogs, the answer is corn dogs

Dang, you beat me to it. I'm pleading with all of DU, please do not post a picture.


Peace

[NRaleighLiberal]

10. this one?

or perhaps this

[hibbing]

14. Ugh!!!!

[NRaleighLiberal]

15. I know. bad memories!

[Stuart G]

24. Yes Indeed...this could be my favorite picture of her...for all time.....

You should be proud of your art work...thank you forever...!!!!!!!!!!

[Docreed2003]

26. If only I could claim it as my own!!

It's always cracked me up though! Glad you got a kick out of it too!

[BumRushDaShow]

17. A newly found version of that

[NRaleighLiberal]

18. this is going downhill fast!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Stuart G]

31. It may be going that way...but look who this is about??

She really knows how to put that thing in her mouth
Don't she.................ooops ......that is not the thing to say..is it????

[Fla Dem]

5. All the Rethugs are crooks. Only reason they get into politics is to enrich themselves.

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I'm sure there are some Dems like that as well, but it just seems to me the "Thugs" consider it part of the job description.

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

6. Grifters gotta grift.

[SummerSnow]

8. She has to fund her anti- gay serum. That's where the money went.

[jpak]

9. con dog

[Rustyeye77]

16. For some strange reason...

I think Marcus can handle that better.

[NewRedDawn]

41. Like a Idiot once said. You betcha!

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[The Wizard]

11. Any bets she pleads insanity

and is acquitted because of mental infirmity ?
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[Rustyeye77]

12. Ask Marcus

everybody just loves him.

[sarcasmo]

13. I'M betting, spent on a 2nd home.

[Bengus81]

19. Hope they investigate her to the MAX and then LOCK HER UP!! n/t

[rtracey]

20. she

She should have been in jail several years ago... thats why she didnt run last term....

[Hassin Bin Sober]

22. Her husband probably embezzled it to "discipline barbarians" on Fire Island

[Coventina]

36. You owe me a new keyboard!

[Stuart G]

23. Oh NO, Oh NO!!!!

Oh no,
Where did the money go?
Oh no.

Did steal the funds?
Did she have the runs.?
Where is the money?
Oh NO!

Put Michele in jail.
And deny her any bail.
She stole the money ...
Oh NO..

God says..Thou shalt not steal,
But Michele gave God her heal..
Put her in jail...
Oh YES!!!!!!.....................................thank you.........

[louis-t]

25. Reminds me of the movie "Twins"

At the end, Danny DeVito says "Ohhh, you mean the 4 million dollars" (there was $5 million.)

[Bernardo de La Paz]

27. Hooray! Another RW nutjob who deserves some real hard come-uppance. . . . nt

[JDC]

29. She no doubt grifted in the name of gawd.

[erronis]

39. I like that. Isn't all tithing just Grifting for Gawd?

Well, a slight cut of the take to the church and other hands in the till.

Poor god - never gets its due.

[SHRED]

30. Oopsey...

[TEB]

32. I love it

Maybe she donated cash to science she said the earth is only 6000 years old

[Permanut]

33. Just before the election..

A million bucks missing, just before the election. Hmm, could be something fishy about the timing. Nah, probably just a coincidence.

[MontanaMama]

34. Michelle. A limeric:

There once was a gal named Michelle
Who was deep in the jeezus cartel.
She stole campaign money
And thought she was funny
But now she may go to jail.
SAD!

Lock her up.

[Stuart G]

38. Outstanding.....A++ nt

[grantcart]

35. Clearly it was raptured.

[MontanaMama]

43. Good one!!!! n/t

[rurallib]

37. makes me think of W looking under the rugs for the WMDs

soon she will release a little video of her looking under rugs and in darkened rooms for the missing money. But she won't find it. Then she will look at the camera and say "God must have taken it for a higher purpose."

[tanyev]

42. I'm guessing God had some pretty specific ideas for what Michele should do with that money.

[IronLionZion]

44. Lock her up quick before Donny eliminates the FEC

meanwhile they'll cut the budget for the FEC down to the bare bones, and then keep cutting