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Jesse Jackson And DNC To Pay Fines

HeadlineMay 27, 2005

Meanwhile, civil rights leader Jesse Jackson and the Democratic National Committee have agreed to pay a total of $200,000 in civil fines for campaign finance violations in the 2000 elections. According to the Federal Elections Commission, Jackson and the DNC used corporate money for a partisan get-out-the-vote effort and voter registration speaking tour that was coordinated with the Democratic National Committee and included appearances by Jackson and Democratic House and Senate candidates.

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