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Democrats funneling money through a Boston Law Firm
Posted on: November 2, 2016 at 07:35:19 CT
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https://www.bostonglobe.com/metro/2016/11/01/rep-welch-vermont-returns-from-boston-law-firm/nNqnaJ1cLaJEgJt5LcBZ3O/story.html
MONTPELIER, Vt. — Vermont’s lone representative in the US House is returning $37,900 in donations from a Massachusetts law firm after The Boston Globe reported the firm’s partners received bonuses that matched their donations, his office said Tuesday.
A review of the records of Democratic US Rep. Peter Welch found that since 2008 he had received the donations from Michael Thornton, his wife and employees of the Thornton Law Firm, his office said.
‘‘Congressman Welch was disturbed to read the Boston Globe story,’’ Welch chief of staff Bob Rogan said. ‘‘Consistent with the paper’s reporting, he was unaware of the law firm’s internal practices related to campaign contributions. In accordance with (Federal Election Commission) guidelines for situations like this, we will immediately return these contributions.’’
http://www.bostonglobe.com/metro/2016/10/29/prominent-democratic-law-firm-pays-questionable-bonuses-partners-for-campaign-contributions/GpD5tRQZR7pRe8hwAvQw8N/story.html
Jon Tester didn’t come all the way from Montana for the scrambled eggs and bacon. The US senator, virtually unknown in Boston, was in a conference room at the Thornton Law Firm that June morning to cash in at one of the most reliable stops on the Democratic fund-raising circuit, a law firm that pours millions into the coffers of the party and its politicians.
Tester, a massive, jovial man who raises livestock on his family farm, was more compelling than many of the other breakfast guests, all of them political candidates the firm hoped would defend the interests of trial attorneys. But the drill was basically the same. The personal injury lawyers listened politely for a few minutes, then returned to their offices. And Tester walked away with $26,400 in checks.
But a striking thing happened the day Tester visited in 2010. Partner David C. Strouss received a payment from the firm labeled as a “bonus” that exactly equaled his $2,400 contribution to Tester’s campaign, the maximum allowed. A few days later, partner Garrett Bradley — until recently the House assistant majority leader on Beacon Hill — got a bonus, too, exactly matching his $2,400 gift to Tester.
MONTPELIER, Vt. — Vermont’s lone representative in the US House is returning $37,900 in donations from a Massachusetts law firm after The Boston Globe reported the firm’s partners received bonuses that matched their donations, his office said Tuesday.
A review of the records of Democratic US Rep. Peter Welch found that since 2008 he had received the donations from Michael Thornton, his wife and employees of the Thornton Law Firm, his office said.
‘‘Congressman Welch was disturbed to read the Boston Globe story,’’ Welch chief of staff Bob Rogan said. ‘‘Consistent with the paper’s reporting, he was unaware of the law firm’s internal practices related to campaign contributions. In accordance with (Federal Election Commission) guidelines for situations like this, we will immediately return these contributions.’’
http://www.bostonglobe.com/metro/2016/10/29/prominent-democratic-law-firm-pays-questionable-bonuses-partners-for-campaign-contributions/GpD5tRQZR7pRe8hwAvQw8N/story.html
Jon Tester didn’t come all the way from Montana for the scrambled eggs and bacon. The US senator, virtually unknown in Boston, was in a conference room at the Thornton Law Firm that June morning to cash in at one of the most reliable stops on the Democratic fund-raising circuit, a law firm that pours millions into the coffers of the party and its politicians.
Tester, a massive, jovial man who raises livestock on his family farm, was more compelling than many of the other breakfast guests, all of them political candidates the firm hoped would defend the interests of trial attorneys. But the drill was basically the same. The personal injury lawyers listened politely for a few minutes, then returned to their offices. And Tester walked away with $26,400 in checks.
But a striking thing happened the day Tester visited in 2010. Partner David C. Strouss received a payment from the firm labeled as a “bonus” that exactly equaled his $2,400 contribution to Tester’s campaign, the maximum allowed. A few days later, partner Garrett Bradley — until recently the House assistant majority leader on Beacon Hill — got a bonus, too, exactly matching his $2,400 gift to Tester.
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