His campaign returned $200,000 last month to Carlos and Alberto Cardona, the brothers of a Mexican fugitive wanted on drug charges. Obama campaign spokesman Ben LaBolt declined comment to the Associated Press, instead referring it to statements he made to the Washington Post, which reported the all
bundlers," the financiers who raise campaign money by soliciting high-dollar contributions from friends and associates. But that disclosure has not come without snags; his campaign returned $200,000 last month to Carlos and Alberto Cardona, the brothers of a Mexican fugitive wanted on federal drug charges.
Date: Apr 01, 2012
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Obama Campaign to Refund Donations from Brothers of Mexican Fugitive
Carlos and Alberto Cardona could not be contacted, but Sarah Westall of Minnesota -- the wife of another Cardona brother, Gabriel -- told the newspaper that the family raised funds for Obama because they wanted to help the Latino community.