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Article: NLPC Chairman Welcomes FBI Probe of Sharpton; Allegations First Made by NLPC in FEC Complaint Last Year

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April 13, 2005
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WASHINGTON, April 13 /U.S. Newswire/ -- According to the Philadelphia Inquirer, the FBI has opened a criminal investigation into Al Sharpton's fundraising for his 2004 presidential campaign. Incriminating evidence reportedly was obtained during a wiretap of Detroit businessman LeVan Hawkins in an unrelated corruption investigation, centered in Philadelphia.

On Feb. 2, 2004, the National Legal and Policy Center (NLPC) filed a formal Complaint with the Federal Election Commission (FEC) against Sharpton and Hawkins detailing violations of election law that are closely related to the allegations now being made in the media. -- http://www.nlpc.org/pdfs/Sharpton2-2-04.pdf

NLPC Chairman Ken Boehm ...

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