1. Again, the donors were reimbursed, he said. 2. He acknowledged on Thursday that he had reimbursed campaign donors with foreign corporate money in violation of federal law. 3. In reality, Yaffe said, these straw donors were illegally reimbursed by other wealthy donors, including the Hsi Lai Temple in Hacienda Heights, Calif. 4. Kerry was not aware that Chung reimbursed donors for their contributions to his re-election, Ms. Ravitz said. 5. Republicans clearly enjoyed the news that the Justice Department appeared ready to indict a Buddhist temple in California for illegally reimbursing donors at a Democratic fund-raiser there. 6. The event has been deemed improper because political funds cannot be raised at religous institutions and because donors were reimbursed by the temple. 7. Until Thursday, Marcella said, Patrick Kennedy did not know the donors had been reimbursed by the temple, which is illegal. 8. Chang gave him cash to reimburse the donors, Koo said. 9. He said he assumed the donors had been reimbursed by Riady, as he had been. 10. The bank later froze the account and reimbursed donors. |