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Pro-Life Renzi Allegedly Bilked Pro-Life Groups for House Run

Justin over at ABC has more on that insurance fraud part of last month's indictment against Rep. Rick Renzi (R-AZ ):

Rep. Rick Renzi, R-Ariz., allegedly defrauded dozens of pro-life organizations for hundreds of thousands of dollars to fund his first congressional bid, according to an analysis of the recent indictment against him, a state insurance claim and an interview with an insurance lawyer involved in the case....

Renzi has positioned himself as staunchly anti-abortion. "The sanctity of human life should always be upheld, and I will continue to fight for the rights of the unborn in Congress," he said in 2003, as a freshman U.S. representative. In 2006, Renzi received a 100 percent rating from the National Right to Life Committee for his voting record.

Renzi may have embezzled client premiums from "roughly 50 pro-life organizations in 'a multitude' of states" through his insurance company, Justin reports.


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Bilked pro-life groups out of hundreds of thousands? I guess the guy's not all bad.

No one could have anticipated such a thing.


http://www.armchairsubversive.org/

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A commenter at the Carpetbagger Report has an interesting theory.

The pro-life groups knew Renzi was going to finance his campaign with their premiums. No harm was done because the insurance coverage never lapsed and the premiums were ultimately repaid.

I like it!

Let's see if Renzi offers it as his defense.

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