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Article: Businessman's support may have been against law Van Den Heuvel says he donated through others when he lived in Georgia Series: MONEY AND INFLUENCE \ Inside the Thompson administration
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- The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (Milwaukee, WI)
- Article date:
- November 2, 1997
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Businessman Ronald Van Den Heuvel says he donated money through
Wisconsin residents to Gov. Tommy Thompson's campaign for several
years while living in Georgia an apparent violation of state
election laws.
In a recent interview, Van Den Heuvel was questioned about $10,000
in campaign donations that he and his wife made one day before the
state approved a large issue of tax-free bonds for one of his
businesses. Van Den Heuvel responded by saying he had given similar
amounts in the past.
When asked why reporters had not spotted those earlier donations
on Thompson's financial reports, Van Den Heuvel said, "Yeah, you may
not have because when I was a Georgia resident, I gave it to people ...