Neil Alpert

FLASHBACK: New RNC Fundraiser Allegedly Spent PAC Money On Nightclubs

Justin Elliott | April 5, 2010, 7:34PM

The man recently hired by Michael Steele as a Republican National Committee fundraiser was accused in 2005 by a political action committee he chaired of improperly using PAC money on personal nightclub bills, according to a copy of the complaint filed against him.

Bank records obtained by TPMmuckraker show that Neil Alpert, who began working as Steele's "special assistant for finance" last month, used the debit card of the PAC he chaired at Washington's Dream Night Club, which is also known as Club LOVE. An online review describes the club's "four levels of state-of-the-art diversions and urban scenery [attracting] entertainers, pro athletes and DC's sexiest civvies."

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Topics: D.C. Baseball PAC, Michael Steele, Neil Alpert, Office of Campaign Finance, Republican National Committee, Republicans

Republican National Committee

RNC Hires Fundraiser Who Used Employer's Money To Pay Rent

Justin Elliott | April 5, 2010, 10:39AM

Already reeling from a spending scandal and a crisis of confidence, the Republican National Committee has hired a fundraiser who was ordered in 2007 to reimburse a previous employer for unauthorized personal expenses, including his own rent.

The hire of Neil Alpert as Michael Steele's "special assistant for finance" was first reported by Politics Daily.

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Topics: Michael Steele, Neil Alpert, Republican National Committee, Republicans