Brent Wilkes: The EarmarkerӔ

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  Brent Wilkes has now been penalized by the California Fair Political Practises Commission for laundering contributions through his employees.  There is a strong possibility that some of the contributions he raised for President Bush while serving as a Pioneer were also inappropriate if not illegal.  For more information, see http://poplarinstitute.org/joomla/content/view/53/2/

  Posted by derekcressman on Jan 18, 2007 at 6:27 AM

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