Awol $50k From Rnc by Az Gop

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AWOL $50,000 from RNC found by AZ GOP Chairman Randy Pullen updates FEC report on eves of 2010 AZ GOP, RNC conventions

PullenGate continues.

Just two days before the January 23, 2010 Arizona Republican Partymandatory meeting and less than one week before RepublicanNational Committee winter meeting in Hawaii, RNC Treasurer and AZGOP Chairman, Randy Pullen, found the phantom $50,000 gift fromthe RNC to the AZ GOP.

Until now, the infamous $50,000 has eluded the finance reports of theArizona Republican Party.

A careful review of the Federal Election Commission website findsthat the Arizona Republican Party has finally answered the call fromoutraged voters and party leaders to legally declare a $50,000donation the Republican National Committee made to the AZ GOPon November 24, 2009.

On January 21, 2010, the treasurer of the AZ GOP, Timothy Lee,electronically filed an amended December Monthly finance reportwith the FEC.

The newly amended AZ GOP financial report lists an itemized receiptfrom the RNC for $30,000 on November 24, 2009 and an itemizedreceipt from the RNC for $20,000 on November 25, 2009. However,the RNCs December monthly report to the FEC shows one $50,000disbursement to the AZ GOP, made on November 24, 2009.

The AZ GOP did notmake a notation or comment on the newlyamended report regarding the discrepancy of a $50,000 one-timedonation listed by the RNCs financial records and the two separate

donations now credited to the AZ GOPs receipts.

Ironically, on the same day the amended report was filed, Pullenissued a long letter to the members of the AZ GOP ExecutiveCommittee, responding to the dissemination of a four-page letter fromthe Yuma County Republican Party Chairman, Phil Townsend.Townsends letter was sent to several thousand Arizona Republicans


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and reflected both insider and public sentiment, showing no empathyfor Pullens funny math and evasive posturing amidst a number offiscal and personnel scandals.

Within hours, of Pullens answer to Townsend, Maricopa CountyRepublican Committee Chairman, Rob Haney, also penned a letterreacting to Townsends outrage. Haney disagreed with Townsendand chose, instead, to support Pullen and his many accountingirregularities saying, I am very familiar with the methods used byMcCain operatives to intimidate those who oppose the McCainagenda and that I would not believe a word of it.

Despite numerous inquiries, questions by GOP leadership and mediastories regarding the shady record keeping of the AZ GOP, Chairman

Randy Pullen still did not insist that the new FEC filings be furtheramended to reflect the debt that the Party has been carrying off thebooks.

Each monthly FEC report has an entry for new debt and loans, aswell as an entry to list any carry-over debt and/or loans. As of today,there are only ZEROS in the debt and loan line items on all recentFEC filings from the AZ GOP.

In Pullens January 21 wordy letter to the Executive Committee, heexplained the unreported debt this way, we had no debt and I hadno intentions to borrow money. We do have some payables that needto be listed on the FEC report and they will be on the December 31,2009 report that will be filed at the end of this month.

Serving as Treasurer of the Republican National Committee and acertified public accountant by trade, Randy Pullen fully understandshis fiduciary and legal duty to truthfully report credits and debits in the

AZ GOPs financial records. His insistence on redefining the

meaning of reportable debt vs. account payables is shocking and anunethical accounting practice.

As of today, the Arizona Republican Party has not amended any ofthe 2008 or 2009 FEC filings to show thousands of dollars in unpaiddebts owed to political telemarketer Strategic Fundraising ofMinnesota and Nathan Sprouls politcal consulting firm, Lincoln


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Strategy Group of Tempe. The off-the-record debts were firstreported, just weeks ago, by the Arizona Guardian (subscription only)and have since been confirmed by representatives from eachrespective creditor.

If one is to believe the words of Randy Pullen, the debts will all belegally reported in just a few more days and this can all be put behindus. Well be waiting.

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http://www.azgop.org/

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http://www.lincoln-strategy.com/

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