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| US Senator Rand Paul's Ally Indicted in Major Payoff Controversy
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| UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
, 5-August-2015
23:31:24 PM |
| US officials announced charges today against the head of a political group supporting Senator Rand Paul's presidential run, saying he secretly paid an Iowa legislator to switch political allegiances during the 2012 Republican primaries.
The US Justice Department unveiled the indictment featuring charges against Jesse Benton, head of the super PAC (political action committee) America's Liberty now backing Paul, as well John Tate and Dimitrios Kesari.
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All three worked in the 2012 presidential campaign of congressman Ron Paul, father of the senator now seeking the White House.
According to the indictment, the three were charged with conspiracy, falsifying records to obstruct a contemplated investigation, and causing submission of false campaign expenditure reports.
Benton is also charged with making false statements to the FBI, while Kesari has been charged with obstruction of justice.
The indictment presents a fresh complication for Paul, whose poll numbers have slipped in recent weeks as he seeks the Republican nomination contested by 17 candidates, and as he takes the stage Thursday in the first debate of the election cycle.
"Senator Rand Paul is disappointed that the Obama justice department chose to release this just prior to the highly anticipated first Republican presidential debate; it certainly appears suspiciously timed and possibly, politically motivated," a campaign spokesperson told AFP. "Additionally, these actions are from 2012 and have nothing to do with our campaign."
The case revolves around Kent Sorenson, a Republican state senator at the time who chaired US congresswoman Michele Bachmann's presidential campaign.
He dramatically switched his support to Ron Paul's campaign in late 2011, infuriating Bachmann.
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