7 Years Later, Michele Bachmann Quietly Returns Campaign Cash From Notorious Ponzi Schemer

Bachmann Quietly Returns Campaign Cash From Notorious Ponzi Schemer
FILE - In this Aug. 26, 2012 file photo, Rep Michele Bachman, R-Minn. speaks in Tampa, Fla. New campaign finance reports released Dec. 6, 2012 show the Minnesota congresswoman repaid more than $750,000 in presidential campaign debt by transferring it from her congressional account. More than $500,000 of that was shipped over between late October and late November. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara, File)
FILE - In this Aug. 26, 2012 file photo, Rep Michele Bachman, R-Minn. speaks in Tampa, Fla. New campaign finance reports released Dec. 6, 2012 show the Minnesota congresswoman repaid more than $750,000 in presidential campaign debt by transferring it from her congressional account. More than $500,000 of that was shipped over between late October and late November. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara, File)

Rep. Michele Bachmann (R-Minn.) has quietly returned campaign contributions from an ex-con who lured investors for one of the biggest Ponzi schemes in US history—and on whose behalf the tea party lawmaker sought a presidential pardon.

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