Number	22480
Subject	Campaign Finance
Source	Village Voice (New York)
State	NY
Year	2005
Publication Date	4/19/05
Summary	This story looks into irregularities and violations in Al Sharpton's campaign finances. Sharpton set up a meeting between two fund-raisers and a New York city official to arrange investments; Sharpton was caught on tape by the FBI for soliciting $25,000 from the fund-raisers. The story showed that Sharpton wound up on of the men's corporate payroll with a $25,000 salary. It also found reported donations that appear to never have occurred.
Category	Computer-Assisted Reporting
Pages	8
Keywords	campaign finance;Federal Election Commission;Al Sharpton;corruption;hedge funds
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