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Archer-Daniels-Midland Top Corporate Criminal Political Campaign Contributor |
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by Corporate Crime Reporter via ML
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06 Jul 2003
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Decatur-based ADM is the top political campaign contributor among criminal corporations seeking to buy favor with politicians. |
Democrats, Republicans Awash In Funds From Corporate Criminals, Report Finds
WASHINGTON - July 3 - Thirty-one corporate criminals gave more than $9 million to the Democratic and Republican parties during the 2002 election cycle, according to a report released today by Corporate Crime Reporter.
Corporate criminals gave $7.2 million to Republicans (77 percent) and $2.1 million to Democrats (23 percent), the report found.
The report: Dirty Money: Corporate Criminal Donations to the Two Major Parties, was released at a press conference in Washington, D.C.
The top five corporate criminal donors, ranked by total amount of contributions to the major political parties in the 2002 election cycle are:
1. Archer Daniels Midland ($1.7 million)
2. Pfizer ($1.1 million)
3. Chevron ($875,400)
4. Northrop Grumman ($741,250)
5. American Airlines ($655,593)
The report checked the political contributions of more than 100 major companies convicted of crimes from 1990 to this year.
"The Republicans and Democrats are awash in dirty money," said Russell Mokhiber, the editor of the Corporate Crime Reporter. "They took in more than $9 million from convicted criminals. Last year, when the heat was up on WorldCom and Enron, politicians from all stripes returned campaign contributions from these two tainted entities or sent them on to charity. The parties should do the same."
The report listed the crimes of the 31 companies, and each of their contributions to the Republicans and Democrats during the 2002 election cycle.
The full report is available here:
http://www.corporatecrimereporter.com/07_02_03_pressrelease.html
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See also:
http://www.corporatecrimereporter.com
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Tim Johnson Laughing All The Way To The Bank |
by ML
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06 Jul 2003
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And of course local US Representative Tim Johnson has made sure to rake in his share of the tainted ADM moolah, to the tune of $6,500 in the last campaign cycle.
See:
http://www.opensecrets.org/politicians/contrib.asp?CID=N00012890&cycle=2002
To keep a wary eye on on Tim and his political intercourse with felonious corporations, go to:
http://opengov.media.mit.edu/DBD/CACHE/0000/000/400/207/ |
