Tim Pawlenty

Pawlenty Brings $100K Check To Alabama GOP. Who's The Mystery Donor?

Zachary Roth | February 9, 2010, 12:06PM

On Friday, Governor Tim Pawlenty of Minnesota gave a speech to Republican Party activists in Montgomery, Alabama. But Pawlenty, who's seen as a top GOP presidential contender for 2012, brought something with him besides his notes, reports Minnesota Public Radio: a $100,000 check for the Alabama Republican Party, from an anonymous donor.

The existence of the check -- said to be earmarked to help Alabama GOPers win control of the state legislature -- was announced, before Pawlenty's speech, by Alabama Republican chair Mike Hubbard. (You can listen to the audio of Hubbard's announcement here)

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Topics: Alabama GOP, Bob Perry, GOP, GOP donor, Swiftboating, Tim Pawlenty

James Catledge

Investment Advice Guru Who Gave Big To GOP Accused Of Ponzi Scheme (VIDEO)

Justin Elliott | February 2, 2010, 12:52PM

A Nevada motivational speaker-cum-investment guru who is also a major GOP donor is being accused in court documents of operating a Ponzi scheme in which investors were promised big returns for buying real estate in the Dominican Republic.

While the FBI is reportedly investigating the businessman, James Catledge, he has not been charged with a crime by the government. The accusations against Catledge are leveled in the lengthy report of a special master who was appointed by a federal judge in Florida as part of a civil suit brought by aggrieved investors.

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Topics: FBI, GOP donor, James Catledge, Ponzi Schemes, U.S. Attorneys