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Article: Torricelli campaign funds go into his nonprofit; Move troubles finance experts.(PAGE ONE)
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- The Washington Times (Washington, DC)
- Article date:
- April 28, 2008
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Byline: Jim McElhatton, THE WASHINGTON TIMES
LAMBERTVILLE, N.J. - Former Sen. Robert G. Torricelli, a top fundraiser for Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton, is sending hundreds of thousands of dollars in donations from his 2002 Senate campaign to a private foundation registered in his name and based out of his New Jersey lobbying office - an arrangement that troubles campaign-finance and tax experts.
Federal election rules allow former elected officials to use surplus campaign money on charitable causes, though Mr. Torricelli's Rosemont Foundation, which received $1.5 million in campaign cash last year, has not yet been granted tax-exempt status.
Angelo Genova, an ...
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