DeLay’s Former PACs Have Failed to File...with the IRS...and Texas

[DUreader]

http://www.commondreams.org/news2003/1110-10.htm


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"It appears that they are deliberately hiding their corporate sources of money
because they want to stay out of the public eye," said Public Citizen President
Joan Claybrook. "The public has a right to know who is contributing money, where
it goes and whether it is illegal, especially if the money was used to undermine the
current congressional district maps."

TRMPAC is required by Section 527 of the Internal Revenue Code to file all of its
contributions and expenditures, including funds from corporate sources, with the
IRS through the agency’s online reporting system – unless the state of Texas
requires TRMPAC to file comparable reports with the Texas elections agency.
Texas has no requirement that TRMPAC file its corporate contributions and
expenditures with the state, and TRMPAC has not made any such filings with
either the IRS or the state of Texas.

DeLay remains associated with both TRMPAC and ARMPAC, DeLay’s leadership
PAC, although implementation of the Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act of 2002
required that DeLay sever his controlling role in the day-to-day activities of
TRMPAC’s soft money operations. Nevertheless, DeLay appointed his former
political director and close confidant, Jim Ellis, to help lead TRMPAC, former Karl
Rove associate, John Colyandro, to be TRMPAC’s executive director, and
DeLay’s former deputy chief of staff, Tony Rudy, to run ARMPAC’s soft money
division. TRMPAC also shares many of the same donors as DeLay’s election
campaign.

"This is yet another example of Congressman Tom DeLay’s skirting of ethics
laws," said Melanie Sloan, executive director of CREW. "DeLay and his PACs
have been either violating the law or on the edge of the law for years. It is time for
the Commissioner of Tax Exempt and Government Entities Division, Evelyn A.
Petschek, to take action to stop this egregious conduct."

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[Military Brat]

1. I hope this gets further than the Westar scandal

that died on the vine. Gee, I wonder how that happened?

[mbperrin]

2. "SKIRTING" the law????????????

Tom Fuc*head Delay sez;

NO LAW is my law!!!

Proof that there is no God or sincere prayer would have crippled him into an inactive lump years ago.

As it is, he is an active lump of pure ambitious S*it!!

I HATE that he can even claim to be from MY state!!!

[Don_G]

3. Ethics Laws?

Under this mis-administration? They're still on the books????

[Jacobin]

4. It's ok. He's a republican. He doesn't have to follow the law.

[dusty64]

5. Ain't that the truth.

This toxic asshole will get away with yet another outrage, thats the repig way.

[Vogon_Glory]

6. A Thin Ray of Hope for the Future: Republican Hubris

I like to think that Tom DeLay's and his fellow Republicans' arrogance gives progressives a thin ray of hope for a future where we can redress the balance.

Tom DeLay's fellow right-wingers have already thrown a lot of legislative custom out the window, along with civilty and decency. I suspect that respect for the law is probably going to follow.

Over sixty years ago, "good government" reformers went after Tammany Hall and other political machines when they grew too arrogant and greedy. Tammanyites were prosecuted and fined and jailed on numerous corruption charges.

I suspect that a future Democratic administration can imitate the reformers of old and find plenty of opportunities for prosecution among the arrogant Republicans of today.