More corruption from Charlie Rangel! Might have improperly used PAC money to pay for his defense

charlie-rangelChuckles Rangel might be in trouble again. The old, corrupt progressive liberal Marxist from Harlem just can’t help him. Literally. According to the New York Post, Charles Rangel, whose ethics trial starts tomorrow at 3pm EST on CSPAN, appears to have improperly used his National Leadership PAC  money to pay for his defense. Looks like Rangel tapped took $293,000 to pay his main legal-defense team this year and then took  another $100,000 from the PAC in 2009 to pay lawyer Lanny Davis. I wonder. Is this the same Lanny David who regularly appears on Fox News?

Two legal experts told The Post such spending is against House rules.

“It’s a breach of congressional ethics,” one campaign-finance lawyer said.

Washington, DC, political lawyer Cleta Mitchell said there is “no authority for a member to use leadership PAC funds as a slush fund to pay for personal or official expenses.”

Leadership PACs are typically used by politicians to donate money to other candidates.

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November 14, 2010 · Filed Under Charlie Rangel, Corruption, Democrats


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  • Amazingoly

    Old Charlie needs to get the boot from Congress if he is found guilty on the charges, rather than the ole “slap on the wrist”. Also the IRS needs to be there to charge him with tax evasion, have him arrested, trial, and eventually, prison.