Former GOP Senator Kent Sorenson Bribed to Drop Michele Bachmann Campaign
Bribed by Ron Paul?
Former Iowa state Senator Kent Sorenson on Wednesday pleaded guilty to accepting bribes to drop his campaign for 2012 presidential candidate Michele Bachmann.
Sorenson, a top aide for Bachmann’s campaign at the time, admitted he concealed the money he received from Texas Representative Ron Paul’s campaign to switch his support. He pleaded guilty to causing a federal campaign committee submit a false expenditure report and obstruction of justice, StarTribune detailed.
The former Iowa senator said he backed one campaign for the 2012 presidential race. However, beginning October up to December 2011, he admitted that he secretly negotiated with a second party to switch his support in exchange for US$73,000, a Justice Department document said.
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