Foley Uses GOP Campaign Cash to Pay Lawyers

Brian Skoloff / The Associated Press:
Former U.S. Representative Mark Foley is using left over campaign contributions to defend himself against potential criminal charges in connection with the Internet teen sex scandal that led to his resignation. According to recent filings with the Federal Election Commission, Foley spent $206 thousand in campaign cash on attorneys from November to January. That left about $1.7 million in the Florida Republican's campaign account on March 31, even after he returned more than $110,000 from donors. Foley's criminal defense lawyer in West Palm Beach, David Roth, declined comment Thursday. A telephone message left with the Washington, D.C.-based law firm of Zuckerman Spaeder LLP, which received all the legal payments from Foley's campaign account, was not immediately returned.

Posted by Editor at April 24, 2007 08:22 AM