Diebold lobbyist tried to bribe Ohio county with $10,000

[cynatnite]

A member of Ohio's Franklin County election board said Friday that prosecutors are investigating whether a GOP political consultant tried to bribe the board's director to buy voting equipment made by his client, Diebold Inc, the (information-restricted) Cleveland Plain Dealer reports Saturday.

The director, Matthew Damschroder, has told prosecutors that the consultant, Pat Gallina, came to his office in early 2004, offering him $10,000.

"Pat Gallina came into my office at the Board of Elections and said, 'I'm here to give you $10,000. Who should I direct it to?' " Damschroder recalled. "I said, 'Certainly not to me. But I'm sure the Franklin County Republican Party would appreciate a voluntary donation. That was my first mistake."

The law prohibits Damschroder from accepting political contributions on county property. He said he took the check home and mailed it to the party, where he had just completed a stint as executive director.

http://rawstory.com/news/2005/Diebold_lobbyist_tried_to_bribe_Ohio_county_with__0716.html

[Al-CIAda]

1. Rec'd!

[me b zola]

2. Another bit of damming evidence. n/t

[marmar]

3. Let there be no doubt...

that these machines are not to be trusted. Is there any shred of decency and fair play at all left in the Republican Party? Are they really that corrupt?

:yoiks:

[Vincardog]

4. No not that corrupt. They are MUCH WORSE

Soulless conscious-less psychotic sociopaths. The RABID RADICAL RIGHT wing nuts. The regular Republicans are just steeple

[cynatnite]

5. I wasn't buying much into the machine issues until I read this

Call me wide awake now. My apologies to DU and others for not believing.

Kerry won the election. Now it's two shrub has stolen :(

[FtWayneBlue]

6. Look at where following the links goes:

http://prissypatriot.blogspot.com/2005/07/coin-gate-in-ohio-linked-to-bushes-and.html

Murder and mayhem, stolen money and stolen elections. All the way to the top!

If true, this is the story of the millennium.