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Article: Federal government freezes Florida Democratic Party's bank account.
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- PC World
- Article date:
- June 22, 2005
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Byline: Bill Cotterell
Jun. 22--In a major embarrassment for Scott Maddox in his race for governor, the federal government has frozen the Florida Democratic Party's bank account for non-payment of payroll taxes and wants $202,000 in payments, interest and penalties.
Party Chairman Karen Thurman, who last month succeeded Maddox as head of the broke and beleaguered party, said Tuesday she will meet with Internal Revenue Service officials today to work out a payment schedule.
Asked how an estimated $98,000 in IRS-frozen assets can cover a deficit in payroll taxes more than twice that size, Thurman smiled ruefully, shook her head and said, "That's ...