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$1M Embezzled From GOP

Former committee treasurer under scrutiny

By Peter Fearon,  Newser Staff

Posted Mar 14, 2008 7:07 AM CDT

(Newser) – One of the Republican Party's former top bureaucrats is suspected of embezzling up to $1 million from the party's campaign coffers, reports the Washington Post. The former National Republican Congressional Committee treasurer allegedly diverted money into his personal accounts for four years. The news is...   Read full story »

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