Twice before, Harris has received contributions found to be illegally
reimbursed.
She was one of dozens of Florida politicians who received illegal
contributions in the 1990s from employees of Riscorp, a Sarasota
insurance company.
Recently, defense contractor Mitchell Wade, convicted of bribing a
California congressman, admitted giving Harris illegally reimbursed
contributions.
In both cases, Harris says she didn't know the contributions were
improper.
Prosecutors in the Wade case say he didn't tell her.
Beall, an Arlington, Va., lawyer, joined the Harris team when former
treasurer Nancy Watkins of Tampa left in February.
Ingram said Beall was vetted by former campaign fundraiser Anne
Dunsmore.
Beall has also worked for the Bush-Cheney 2000 Recount Fund and for
religious conservative Gary Bauer's 2000 presidential campaign.
From The Tampa Tribune, 4/6/06:
http://www.tbo.com/news/politics/MGBYDLIHOLE.html
New Harris Employee Said He Disguised Contributions In '95
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By WILLIAM MARCH and KEITH EPSTEIN The Tampa Tribune
TAMPA -
Federal investigators said the new deputy treasurer for the Katherine
Harris Senate campaign acknowledged he was part of an illegal campaign
contribution scheme in 1995 - similar to two others that have involved
Harris.
The new Harris staff member, Timothy C. Beall, was working for Pat
Buchanan's presidential campaign, according to the Federal Election
Commission.
Commission records say Beall was one of several campaign employees
given cash and told to write checks to the campaign in their own
names.
Those checks were counted as contributions from employees, a disguise
that is illegal under federal election laws.
According to the commission's January 2002 report, Beall acknowledged
doing this.
No one was charged because the five-year statute of limitations had
expired.
Beall couldn't be reached for comment late Wednesday.
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Those Repugs sure have this sleaze thing down to a science, eh?
Harry
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