Judge finds against DeLay's TRMPAC

[dweller]

Judge finds against DeLay's TRMPAC
Thursday, May 26, 2005

From Texans for Public Justice:

Court Ruling Finds TRMPAC Violated Texas Campaign Laws

(Austin, TX) In the first civil lawsuit alleging misuse of corporate money in the Texas 2002 state elections to go to trial, Travis County District Judge Joseph Hart today ruled that Tom DeLay's Texas political committee, Texans for a Republican Majority (TRMPAC) violated Texas campaign law when it failed to disclose more than a half-million dollars in corporate contributions.

Judge Hart awarded $196,660 to the five plaintiffs, all Democratic candidates who lost in 2002.

In reaction to the ruling, Craig McDonald, director of Texans for Public Justice said,

"Today's ruling is bad news for Tom DeLay and his TRMPAC cronies. This ruling draws blood from the financial heart of DeLay's corrupt political empire. This is likely to be but the first of many guilty verdicts against TRMPAC and its leaders.

http://dailydelay.blogspot.com/2005/05/judge-finds-against-delays-trmpac.html


is this new news? i just rec'd an email from
http://dailydelay.blogspot.com/2005/05/public-campaign-action-fund-statement.html

with the info.

:shrug:
dp

[Vincardog]

1. It is news It will be Bigger News when it is a Criminal Conviction

[dweller]

3. it's now in LBN

i wasn't sure if it would count as a source, and looked around but didn't see info on yahoo, etc.

dp

[bvar22]

2. I'm overjoyed at this verdict,

but isn't $196,000 chump change?