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    Ron Paul May Have Double-Billed the Government for Campaign Flights

    Ron Paul May Have Double-Billed the Government for Campaign Flights

    Threatening the genuine small-government love that has endeared him to supporters, Ron Paul may have taken money from the government for flights his campaign and political action committees were already paying for. After looking through statements on a credit card assigned to Ron Paul & Associates Inc., Roll Call lays out its case that Paul double-billed many flights by matching prices and dates of plane tickets charged to his campaign or PACs and also to taxpayers:

    Roll Call identified eight flights for which the Texas Republican, a GOP presidential candidate and leading champion of smaller government, was reimbursed twice for the same trip. Roll Call also found dozens more instances of duplicate payments for travel from 1999 to 2009, totaling thousands of dollars' worth of excess payments, but the evidence in those cases is not as complete.

    Predictably, Paul's office "vigorously denies" the charge, saying that errors may have been made and that the double-billing could simply be that Paul had his wife or another companion travel with him. A Paul spokesman also said, "Roll Call did not provide Congressman Paul's campaign with copies of the credit card receipts it relied on in writing this article. Those records, if authentic, apparently were stolen from Congressman Paul's business office in Texas."

    RELATED: Ron Paul's Website Gets More Visitors Than Any of His GOP Rivals'


    It's worth noting Paul's hands-off relationship with "Ron Paul & Associates Inc." in the past. That's the organization was one of two to publish Ron Paul's kinda racist newsletters in the '80s and '90s. Ones that Paul, while running for president in 2012, says he never ever knew about but probably did.

     
    • Phyllis  •  Atlanta, Georgia  •  3 mths ago
      I've seen ridiculous but this takes the cake
    • Frank S  •  Defuniak Springs, Florida  •  3 mths ago
      Ron paul has my fla. Vote---we need this mans help
    • MikeT  •  3 mths ago
      Even if I didn't support Ron Paul -- even if I hated his guts -- I would be thoroughly embarrassed to have my name shown as the author of this ridiculously unprofessional attempt at a smear. There isn't even the slightest attempt to appear unbiased and objective. For example, you COULD have mentioned that Paul refuses participation in the lucrative taxpayer-funded congressional pension plan, or that if elected president he would only accept a salary equal to that of the average American worker. But that wouldn't suit your agenda, would it?
    • Pushrod  •  3 mths ago
      "may have" and "probably did"??? Such remarkable journalism! If that's all it takes I guess I'll give it a shot....
      Dino Grandoni has been reported to like molesting children. He "may have" had forced sexual contact with several little boys and a goat, traumatizing them and scarring the goat for life. Dino Grandoni has said he didnt do these things but he "probably did"!
    • LibertyBelle  •  Shakopee, Minnesota  •  3 mths ago
      Funny Paul is targeted for a few travel expenses when he is the most honest and principled man in the running. Whether it was a handful of errors or whether it was expenses for his wife or staff we're talking thousands, not millions. Maybe you should have another look at Romney or Gingrich...
    • Kurtis  •  3 mths ago
      Are you kidding me with this article? Ron Paul is stealing money again? The press has already tried to float a story about him charging tax payers for flying first class when it turns out that he used his frequent flyer points for upgrades on economy class tickets. Hey Yahoo, I'll save you some time: if Ron Paul really wanted to rip off the government, I suppose he wouldn't have long ago refused his congressional pension which would have guaranteed him a $174,000 salary for the rest of his life! Why would a supposedly corrupt politician give up free money like that? Maybe because he's not corrupt.
      • Rhino 3 mths ago
        Haven't you figured out that Yahoo only supports the ULTRA-LIBERALS?!
      • A Yahoo! User 3 mths ago
        The bought media have to obey thier liberal bosses. Ron paul is the only honest man in washington.
      • Kurtis 3 mths ago
        Yeah, Rhino...I figured it out.
    • ConnieP  •  3 mths ago
      If it happened, I am, without a doubt, sure that Dr. Ron Paul would rectify the situation. He is an honorable man and would not allow that kind of error to be left unchecked. I mean he doesn't even accept the lucrative Congressional pension plan because it's unconstitutional.
    • Lord Rothschild  •  Richardson, Texas  •  3 mths ago
      These "hit-piece" articles are getting ridiculous. Do you think anyone believes this non sense?????hahahhahhaaha
      Ron Paul for President or NOTHING. I PLEDGE I WILL NEVER VOTE FOR MITT, NEWT OR RICK. I will teach the establishment Republicans a lesson by giving you 4 more years of Obama......hehehe.
    • Uncle Don  •  3 mths ago
      Dino Grandoni may have had sex with a chicken.
    • Aldwin  •  3 mths ago
      Solid evidence against Mitt Romney... Overlook.
      Solid evidence against Newt Gingrich... Overlook.
      Solid evidence against Obama... Overlook.
      Probable evidence against Ron Paul... PUBLISH IT! PUBLISH IT NOW!!!!
    • Ralph M  •  Seattle, Washington  •  3 mths ago
      It's a non issue... he will take care of it shortly...
    • S L  •  Los Angeles, California  •  3 mths ago
      Was this story written in crayon on the back of a Denny's napkin before being passed off as news? Lucky for Dino Grandoni (the author of this Jr. High level quasi hit piece) Ron Paul is fighting for his constitutional rights too.
    • JanetK  •  Simi Valley, California  •  3 mths ago
      Whatever!! Yahoo you keep trying to bury him. It is not going to work.
      • JacksonD 3 mths ago
        he's quite capable of that himself!
    • Ron Paul or Bust!  •  Jerusalem, Israel  •  3 mths ago
      This is all they can come up with, on Ron Paul!!! ROFLMFAO!!!!! Tell yahoo you want a thumbs up/down for article/writer!!!!!
    • Chad  •  3 mths ago
      Oh yes..the millionare needs the cost of a couple tickets..Pleeeease.. How stupid can the Media and it's Sheep be?. The "Media" and, the number of uneducated idiots that believe the trash they print is really disgusting.
    • william  •  3 mths ago
      Ya , down with RON PAUL and elect the ones who've not only bought and payed for their elections ; but have been preselected ! So nice of them to give us the illusion that we're actually choosing our president !
    • Tim  •  3 mths ago
      dino,what did they say youd get fired if you didnt write this crap?pure #$%$
    • Jason  •  3 mths ago
      Sort of ballsy to attach your name to this nonsense. Dino, where can we meet up for a face to face conversation about the turds that are published in your name?
    • Domauri2009  •  3 mths ago
      By Dino Grandoni | The Atlantic Wire paid from the media, liar #$%$!
    • Morgan  •  3 mths ago
      dino the penarse swallower,wrote this,and can be found dancing for quarters in reno,any other night of the week,,,,,,,,
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