Sen. Mike Lee to Donate Suspect Donations to Charity
via The Salt Lake Tribune
“Sen. Mike Lee’s campaign says it will donate about $40,000 to several charities this month, giving away funds suspected to be made illegally by indicted St. George businessman Jeremy Johnson.
The alleged impropriety prompted an elections complaint that was dismissed earlier this year.
Johnson is accused of having funneled $50,000 through friends and business associates to Lee’s 2010 Senate race. If true, it would have violated federal election law, which at the time capped campaign contributions at $2,400 per person and prohibits so-called “straw donors” as a means to circumvent the limit.”
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