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FEBRUARY 1, 2001

A political action committee (PAC) established by John Ashcroft in 1996 gave a list of 100,000 campaign contributors to his failed 2000 Senate campaign in potential violation of federal law.

By law, a PAC can give a candidate $10,000 per campaign. By the time the PAC gave the list to Ashcroft's campaign, it had already given him $10,000.

But since the list is considred an "in-kind" donation, it has monetary value. The Ashcroft campaign then took the list and rented it out to other fundraisers, making more than $116,000 on it.

Neither the PAC nor the Ashcroft campaign reported the contribution, according to The Washington Post.

Get the Story:
Possible Ashcroft Campaign Violation (The Washington Post 2/1)

Relevant Links:
The Federal Election Commission - www.fec.gov

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