Ron Paul Accused Of Fraud By The Liberty Committee Over Plane Tickets

Roll Call:

A libertarian organization that paid for plane tickets and other expenses for Rep. Ron Paul says after an audit that the Texas Republican defrauded the group for about $20,000. The group is pushing Paul for repayment and exploring legal remedies.

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Comments

[pelefant]

09:24 PM on 05/15/2012

The April 16 Liberty Committee letter demanded repayment within 10 business days. Paul responded in an April 26 letter, writing, “My records do not show any mistaken reimbursements, but I do take these matters very seriously. Please send me copies of all the record [sic] you refer to — invoices, receipts and tickets — and I will have my staff review them thoroughly to determine if any mistakes were in fact made.”

On Saturday, Benton said that James “has not sent any records or documentation of any kind to back up his claims of decade-old double reimbursement, only a letter demanding $20,000.”

[pelefant]

09:22 PM on 05/15/2012

Unfortunately, incomplete specifically selected citing seems to be fair game these days. Publishing skewed "executive summaries" is very convenient to score political goals. Below is the missing balancing part of the the cited article indicating that investigation is ongoing:
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The April 16 Liberty Committee letter demanded repayment within 10 business days. Paul responded in an April 26 letter, writing, “My records do not show any mistaken reimbursements, but I do take these matters very seriously. Please send me copies of all the record [sic] you refer to — invoices, receipts and tickets — and I will have my staff review them thoroughly to determine if any mistakes were in fact made.”

On Saturday, Benton said that James “has not sent any records or documentation of any kind to back up his claims of decade-old double reimbursement, only a letter demanding $20,000.”
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[YesIAmAGenius]

03:50 PM on 05/15/2012

Ron Paul will be the next President of the United States. Those in power voided any chance of Romney or Obama becoming elected. Anyone who thinks otherwise is only fooling themselves.

[YesIAmAGenius]

03:41 PM on 05/15/2012

Apparently corporate media in the U.S. think it's perfectly alright to purposely spread lies and misinformation about the Presidential election and candidates like telling the public that Ron Paul dropped out of the Presidential race when he hasn't. They might feel this type of fraud is okay, even the frauds in government might think they can turn their back to such criminal behavior , but I don't believe Americans will accept such criminal activity. If the evil doers in control of the media think they are free to give any false information they want in regards to this election they are in for a rude awakening. If these frauds think they can steal the election away from Dr. Ron Paul through fraudulent behavior and get away with it then they better think again because I don't believe Americans will accept such criminal behavior or the results coming from it. So go on corporate media, lie some more to the public about Ron Paul and this election and see where it gets you, because I believe America is not going to tolerate your corruption any more or recognize any of the frauds you put into power because of your criminal behavior. Your only fooling yourself if you think your going to get away with any of this.

[lancedaboil]

01:08 PM on 05/15/2012

Ron Paul is the most honest candidate in the race..........

[Kasado]

01:59 PM on 05/15/2012

Still is, in my opinion.

[sammi 56]

02:07 PM on 05/15/2012

And you know this how??

[janmB]

12:43 PM on 05/15/2012

Ron Paul .....el-cheapo....we have his number. He doesn't want to pay taxes or pay for anything.

[missjulz]

12:37 PM on 05/15/2012

Wait, he let big gubmint pay for his plane tickets vis US, the taxpayers???

LOL, what a socialist.

[AbeMartin]

12:36 PM on 05/15/2012

Of course the double dipping had to be an accident.   Teapublicans would never, ever, ever do anything to personally enrich themselves at the taxpayer's or their campaign supporters' expense.

[Kasado]

12:27 PM on 05/15/2012

How small and vindictive are the anti- Ron Paul sector ? In their self-righteous excuse for their hate for someone who only wishes the best for the American people, they are willing to obsess over the smallest details. Accusations are not proof and $20,000 is chump change in a multi-million dollar campaign.
Why is everyone so willing to overlook Romney's contribution to the damage of our economy through Bain Capital or the incompetence of Obama, just so they can exclude Ron Paul's message from even being heard.
What is next- accusations of jay walking and how his disrespect for pedestrian cross walks make him a poor choice for president ?

[99Problemz]

12:51 PM on 05/15/2012

Accusations made by Fox News lead many to believe that Obama is a white hating marxist who is destined to destroy the country. Oh lets not forget the birthers to...

We can never just discuss the issues. It's all about sensationalism these days sadly.

[purelyind]

12:56 PM on 05/15/2012

Kasado you must have miss read the article; it is former Paul supporters who are going after him. Not vindictive anti paulers, these are his former supporters who realize they were burned by him stepping out of the race. They know when they have been jacked around, unlike the Palinista's who still believe she is running a unconventional race.

[Kasado]

01:12 PM on 05/15/2012

The Liberty Committee, a nonprofit headed by former Paul aide David James does not represent ALL of the supporters of Ron Paul. And we Paulites understand that Romney is NOW the undisputed nominee (was there ever any doubt) with any more money used in the last few primaries would be wasted.
You like many have taken an accusation and used it to justify your dislike of Ron Paul and his message of liberty from government control.

[mariusvinchi]

12:24 PM on 05/15/2012

Cue the Paul-ite rabid screams of a liberal conspiracy....

[Americanwoman55]

12:15 PM on 05/15/2012

Ron Paul is a Republican, He was running on the Republican ticket, He was a Staunch Anti-Gay, Anti-women, Pro-lifer. Why any Libertarian ever thought he was one of them is beyond me.

Seriously!!! Just listen to him and his son for ten minutes!!! LMAO!!!

[marilyn 63]

12:44 AM on 05/16/2012

right just another Republican pretending to be different but signed all the bills they wanted him to.

[Pagandrummer]

12:13 PM on 05/15/2012

Doesnt it suck to be a Ron Paul supporter right about now

[Kasado]

12:29 PM on 05/15/2012

Only if you believe accusations are proof of anything.

[akrazyrunner]

12:39 PM on 05/15/2012

"Doesnt it suck to be a Ron Paul supporter right about now"
No, it always s-cks

[Rodger leMonde]

12:12 PM on 05/15/2012

Here we see why he is styling himself as a republican these days.

[madisonhack]

12:11 PM on 05/15/2012

I can't wait to hear the words "liberty" and "freedom" come out in his statement.

[DansWorld]

12:09 PM on 05/15/2012

Hes just going to plead ignorance like his Newsletter if its true.