By David Edwards
Thursday, February 23, 2012 15:46 EST
The Federal Election Commission (FEC) has sent a second letter to Newt Gingrich’s campaign asking them to explain why almost $1 million dollars was paid to a small group of people including the presidential candidate.
The Washington Times reported on Wednesday that Gingrich, members of his staff and several consultants received “questionable reimbursements.”
In January alone, a small group of people within the campaign were paid $220,000 on top of their salaries. That figure included the $88,000 Gingrich paid himself for unspecified “travel” expenses, according to reports filed with the FEC Monday.
The latest FEC filing comes as a shock because Gingrich spokesman R.C. Hammond had told he Times that the campaign would no longer need to reimburse the candidate after finally obtaining a credit card late last year.
http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2012/02/23/fec-warns-gingrich-for-paying-himself-with-campaign-funds/
