Original Blog Entry: Donor Scheme

emilyg — Wed, 02 Nov 2016 19:26:52 GMT

CBS: Clinton's Campaign Returning Thousands in Donations Linked to Donor Scheme

Hillary Clinton's campaign is returning thousands of dollars in donations linked to what may be one of the largest straw-donor schemes ever uncovered. A small law firm that has given money to Sen. Elizabeth Warren, Sen. Harry Reid, President Obama and many others is accused of improperly funneling millions of dollars into Democratic Party coffers. The program was exposed by the Center for Responsive Politics and the same team of Boston Globe investigative reporters featured in the movie Spotlight.

The Thornton Law Firm has just 10 partners, but dollar for dollar, it's one of the nation's biggest political donors, reports CBS News correspondent Tony Dokoupil. But according to the firm's own documents leaked by a whistleblower days or even hours after making these donations, partners received bonuses matching the amount they gave. snip

Sen. Elizabeth Warren, who has received nearly $130,000 from the firm since 2007, told the Boston Globe she will not return any money unless investigators find the donations were illegal.

http://www.cbsnews.com/news/thornton-law-firm-straw-donor-scheme-bonuses-boston-globe-spotlight/

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