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The Report
Having seen some of the online resources regarding campaign contributions ( FEC.gov,
opensecrets.org, etc ) I thought it pointed to a subject area of interest ? making the FEC data more
widely available via database formatting, to those who might find it useful to have the raw data at
hand. I found that the various online resources, although of very high quality, just didn?t allow
quite the depth and variation of analysis I wanted to make, so I wrote a program to download the
FEC data, put it in a database, and do a wide variety of queries, summaries, etc. That program is
available now, for free, at

http://WWW.pmilligan.net/FECTO...

Below are some of the findings so far. They do in fact indicate ?something possibly amiss?, in the
variances between campaigns. Whether it is nefarious in nature, or merely mismanagement and sloppy
bookkeeping glitches, etc, will take journalistic inquiry by someone other than myself to determine.

This email IS a public press release.  Please feel free to publish, post,
forward, etc in any forums desired.  The PDF is attached, and is also on
the website via the link. )

     I have found some interesting patterns in current Clinton
Presidential campaign contributions, specifically refunds, that seem to
point to curious differences between the three major candidates, especially
in the area of 'refunds as percent of of all contributions'.  Why does the
Clinton campaign have to issue 200 % - 300 % as much in refunds as anyone
else ( after adjusting for  contribution levels and quantities ) ?

     Below is a top level summary, showing that by every metric, the
Clinton campaign is 'way out of line' ( sometimes by 300 % or more ) with
everyone else, including the other major candidates, and various
'comparison bases' such as the DNC, the RNC, etc.  I have found what appear
to be patterns in certain transactions, based on the FEC public data, that
seem 'curious' to me.

     More information and transactional details are available online
at   http://www.pmilligan.net/refun... .  The free program I wrote
to  download the data, database it, and create queries and reports
is  at  http://www.pmilligan.net/FECTO...

     As I state in the PDF, whether it is nefarious in nature, or merely
mismanagement and sloppy  bookkeeping glitches, etc, will take journalistic
inquiry by someone other than myself.

Summary : Major Presidential Candidates, refund activity anomalies

Total Type 15 & 15E contributions

               Clinton             Obama               McCain
Count          117,476             167,414                  52,957
Dollars        $ 119,846,419       $ 118,032,725       $ 46,050,415
Avg       $ 1,020             $ 705               $ 869

Total Type 22Y refunds

               Clinton             Obama               McCain
Count          1,778               1,213               666
Dollars        $ 2,759,635         $ 889,611           $ 553,184
Avg       $ 1,432             $ 791               $ 830

# of refunds as percent of #  all contributions

               Clinton             Obama               McCain
               % 1.51              % 0.72              % 1.26

$ of refunds as percent of $ of all contributions

               Clinton             Obama               McCain
               % 2.30              %  0.75             % 1.20

I have found some interesting patterns in current Clinton Presidential campaign contributions,
specifically refunds, that seem to point to curious differences between the three major candidates.
For those that like to skip the blah-blah and jump ahead to the conclusions, the page below
entitled ?Summary - Chart of Refund activity anomalies between major Presidential
candidates? is the place to look for the summary information on one page. It shows that the
Clinton campaign?s refund pattern is out of line with everyone else, by as much as 300 % or more,
after adjusting for dollar volume and transaction volume. It is followed by more details on the
ensuing pages.

Summary :
Major Presidential Candidates, refund activity anomalies
Clinton Obama McCain
Count 117,476 167,414 52,957
Total Type 15 & 15E contributions Dollars $ 119,846,419 $ 118,032,725 $ 46,050,415
Avg $ 1,020 $ 705 $ 869
Count 1,778 1,213 666
Total Type 22Y refunds Dollars $ 2,759,635 $ 889,611 $ 553,184
Avg $ 1,432 $ 791 $ 830
# of refunds as percent of
# all contributions % 1.51 % 0.72 % 1.26
$ of refunds as percent of
$ of all contributions % 2.30 % 0.75 % 1.20
For comparison : Type 15 / 15E

Contributions
Type 22Y
Refunds
%
Clinton 119,846,419 2,759,635 2.30
Obama 118,032,725 889,611 0.75
McCain 46,050,415 553,184 1.20
All committees with ?Democratic? in the name (393) 109,581,253 534,377 0.49
All committees with ?Republican? in the name (224) 96,644,506 575,669 0.60
DNC Services Corp DEMOCRATIC NAT?L COMM 22,322,951 139.036 0.62
Republican National Committee 38,007,870 167,627 0.44
Ratio of average contribution dollars to average refund do llars :
Clinton 1 to 1.4 Obama 1 to 1.12 McCain 1 to 0.95
Indication : Clinton has to pay a much higher ratio of contribution $, when she pays a refund, at a rate of
130 % more than Obama, and 150 % more than McCain.
Percent of contributions re funded ( by transaction counts )
Clinton 1.51 % Obama 0.72 % McCain % 1.26
Indication : Clinton has to pay a larger proportion of # of refunds vs # of contributions, at a rate of
210 % more than Obama, and 25 % more than McCain.
Percent of contributions refunded ( by Dollar amounts )
Clinton % 2.3 Obama % 0.75 McCain % 1.2
Indication : Clinton has to refund a larger percentage of all her contributions, in dollar terms, at a rate of
310 % more than Obama, and 195 % of McCain.
Exhibit ? Clinton monthly totals, Contributions vs refunds
TranType 15 / 15E - Contributions TranType 22Y = Refunds
Refunds as % of
contributions
Year Month Count Total
Avg
contrib Count Total
Avg
Refund Count Dollars
HILLARY CLINTON
2007 1 1,620 $2,248,316 $1,387 1 $10 $10 0.06 0.00
2007 2 2,948 $3,787,238 $1,284 3 $63 $21 0.10 0.00
2007 3 10,601 $17,566,862 $1,657 5 $13,120 $2,624 0.05 0.07
2007 4 1,684 $2,120,526 $1,259 99 $192,023 $1,939 5.88 9.06
2007 5 3,951 $5,199,348 $1,315 90 $225,895 $2,509 2.28 4.34
2007 6 12,236 $17,090,334 $1,396 49 $94,115 $1,920 0.40 0.55
2007 7 1,904 $1,824,780 $958 77 $119,314 $1,549 4.04 6.54
2007 8 4,812 $5,547,262 $1,152 119 $223,935 $1,881 2.47 4.04
2007 9 12,139 $14,993,407 $1,235 474 $887,519 $1,872 3.90 5.92
2007 10 5,105 $5,624,662 $1,101 108 $134,002 $1,240 2.12 2.38
2007 11 6,255 $6,410,883 $1,024 247 $368,778 $1,493 3.95 5.75
2007 12 9,143 $10,124,440 $1,107 148 $184,167 $1,244 1.62 1.82
2008 1 11,946 $9,439,323 $790 160 $125,218 $782 1.34 1.33
2008 2 33,132 $17,869,038 $539 198 $191,476 $967 0.60 1.07
117,476 $119,846,419 $1,020 1778 $2,759,635 1,432 1.51 2.30
Net + $117,086,784

FEC site says ?The query you have chosen matched 119254 individual contributions? ( they add 15, 15E, and
22Y together, which matches the above numbers perfectly )
The numbers on this page correlate well to OpenSecrets.org at
http://www.opensecrets.org/pre...
Exhibit ? Obama monthly totals, Contributions vs refunds
TranType 15 / 15E - Contributions TranType 22Y = Refunds
Refunds as % of
contributions
Year Month Count Total Avg
contrib
Count Total Avg
Refund
Count Dollars
OBAMA FOR AMERICA
2007 1 1,292 $1,215,597 $940 0 $0 $0
2007 2 3,291 $3,169,821 $963 1 500 $500 0.03 0.02
2007 3 13,259 $15,661,001 $1,181 42 41,165 $980 0.32 0.26
2007 4 6,164 $4,716,456 $765 64 37,234 $581 1.04 0.79
2007 5 7,382 $7,601,433 $1,029 4 10,200 $2,550 0.05 0.13
2007 6 13,658 $12,296,823 $900 62 56,982 $919 0.45 0.46
2007 7 2,773 $1,688,548 $608 58 52,513 $905 2.09 3.11
2007 8 4,263 $3,854,478 $904 67 38,177 $569 1.57 0.99
2007 9 9,612 $8,697,979 $904 202 180,851 $895 2.10 2.08
2007 10 3,680 $2,179,689 $592 103 44,419 $431 2.80 2.04
2007 11 6,809 $4,306,130 $632 76 39,636 $521 1.12 0.92
2007 12 10,622 $6,640,599 $625 190 144,970 $763 1.79 2.18
2008 1 34,773 $20,421,137 $587 149 133,885 $898 0.43 0.66
2008 2 49,836 $25,583,034 $513 195 109,079 $559 0.39 0.43
167,414 $118,032,725 $705 1,213 889,611 791 0.72 0.75
Net + $117,143,114
FEC site says ?The query you have chosen matched 119254 individual contributions? ( they add 15, 15E, and
22Y together, which matches the above numbers perfectly )
Exhibit ? McCain monthly totals, Contributions vs refunds
TranType 15 / 15E ? Contributions TranType 22Y = Refunds
Refunds as % of
contributions
Year Month Count Total
Avg
contrib. Count Total
Avg
Refund Count Dollars

John Mccain 2008 Inc
2007 1 1,237 $1,279,937 $1,034 1 25 $25 0.08 0.00
2007 2 1,776 $2,389,605 $1,345 10 11,640 $1,164 0.56 0.49
2007 3 5,273 $6,900,915 $1,308 8 8,895 $1,111 0.15 0.13
2007 4 1,902 $1,565,475 $823 10 10,525 $1,052 0.53 0.67
2007 5 2,435 $2,653,451 $1,089 22 18,585 $844 0.90 0.70
2007 6 5,109 $5,238,252 $1,025 40 41,340 $1,033 0.78 0.79
2007 7 2,008 $1,313,116 $653 92 145,055 $1,576 4.58 11.05
2007 8 1,521 $855,204 $562 52 37,572 $722 3.42 4.39
2007 9 2,756 $1,674,412 $607 45 35,534 $789 1.63 2.12
2007 10 1,995 $1,048,642 $525 49 38,821 $792 2.46 3.70
2007 11 2,390 $1,277,679 $534 58 17,656 $304 2.43 1.38
2007 12 4,201 $2,212,213 $526 97 44,830 $462 2.31 2.03
2008 1 11,231 $8,928,237 $794 88 65,899 $748 0.78 0.74
2008 2 9,123 $8,713,277 $955 94 76,807 $817 1.03 0.88
52,957 $46,050,415 $869 666 553,184 $830 1.26 1.20

HILLARY CLINTON

Some transactional examples, and the reasons they strike me as curious
2 contributions for $ 4,600 total, 14 refunds ??? Nets out to zero ! Plus's and minus as 22Y ???
A year apart ?? Very strange.
Confirmed numbers @ FEC website- net $$ Zero
NAME FilerID FullDate P / G TranType Amount
Bugajski David M HILLARY CLINTON 3/20/2007 G Contribution 2300
Bugajski David M HILLARY CLINTON 3/20/2007 P Contribution 2300
Bugajski David HILLARY CLINTON 9/14/2007 P Refund -2300
Bugajski David HILLARY CLINTON 9/14/2007 G Refund -2300
Bugajski David HILLARY CLINTON 10/18/2007 P Refund -2300
Bugajski David HILLARY CLINTON 10/18/2007 G Refund 2300
Bugajski David HILLARY CLINTON 10/18/2007 P Refund 2300
Bugajski David HILLARY CLINTON 10/18/2007 G Refund -2300
Bugajski David HILLARY CLINTON 1/15/2008 G Refund -2300
Bugajski David HILLARY CLINTON 1/15/2008 G Refund 2300
Bugajski David HILLARY CLINTON 1/15/2008 P Refund 2300
Bugajski David HILLARY CLINTON 1/15/2008 P Refund -2300
Bugajski David HILLARY CLINTON 2/5/2008 P Refund 2300
Bugajski David HILLARY CLINTON 2/5/2008 G Refund 2300
Bugajski David HILLARY CLINTON 2/6/2008 P Refund -2300
Bugajski David HILLARY CLINTON 2/6/2008 G Refund -2300
Confirmed numbers @ FEC website- net $$ Zero
Large refund 6 months later, net zero ?
NAME FilerID FullDate P / G TranType Amount
Dhillon Randeep HILLARY CLINTON 20070614 G Contribution 2300
Dhillon Randeep HILLARY CLINTON 20070614 P Contribution 2300
Dhillon Randeep S HILLARY CLINTON 20071023 P Contribution 4600
Dhillon Randeep S HILLARY CLINTON 20071101 P Contribution 4600
Dhillon Randeep HILLARY CLINTON 20071203 P Refund -11500
Dhillon Randeep HILLARY CLINTON 20071203 G Refund -2300
Net contrib = 0 Arco station owner ? Never contributed before this year, or to anyone else.
Phone matches to (661) 398-0000, which maps to over 100 people
http://infospace.intelius.com/...
Net zero ??? Almost a year apart ?
Confirmed numbers @ FEC website- net $$ Zero
NAME FilerID FullDate P / G TranType Amount
Tahbazof Siavash HILLARY CLINTON 3/31/2007 G Contribution 2300
Tahbazof Siavash HILLARY CLINTON 3/31/2007 P Contribution 2300
Tahbazof Siavash HILLARY CLINTON 9/14/2007 G Refund -2300
Tahbazof Siavash HILLARY CLINTON 9/14/2007 P Refund -2300
Tahbazof Siavash HILLARY CLINTON 1/28/2008 G Refund 2300
Tahbazof Siavash HILLARY CLINTON 1/28/2008 P Refund -2300
Tahbazof Siavash HILLARY CLINTON 1/28/2008 P Refund 2300
Tahbazof Siavash HILLARY CLINTON 1/28/2008 G Refund -2300
Donations to Clinton, but then refunds from Emily's List ON SAME DAY ???
NAME FilerID FullDate P / G TranType Amount
Esformes Nathan ROBERT WEXLER FOR CONGRESS 6/27/2007 P Contribution 1000
Esformes Tomasina HILLARY CLINTON 6/28/2007 P 15E Credit 2300
Esformes Joseph HILLARY CLINTON 6/28/2007 P 15E Credit 2300
Esformes Joseph Mr. EMILY'S LIST 6/28/2007 P 24I Debit
INTERMEDIAR
Y OUT -4600
Esformes Joseph HILLARY CLINTON 6/28/2007 G 15E Credit 2300
Esformes Tomasina HILLARY CLINTON 6/28/2007 G 15E Credit 2300
Esformes Tomasina Ms. EMILY'S LIST 6/28/2007 P 24I Debit
INTERMEDIAR
Y OUT -4600
Esformes Nathan KLEIN FOR CONGRESS 6/30/2007 P Contribution 1000
Esformes Joseph E. TIM MAHONEY FOR FLORIDA 9/28/2007 P Contribution 575
Esformes Nathan J. TIM MAHONEY FOR FLORIDA 9/28/2007 P Contribution 575
Esformes Nathan J. TIM MAHONEY FOR FLORIDA 9/28/2007 G Contribution 575
Esformes Joseph E. TIM MAHONEY FOR FLORIDA 9/28/2007 G Contribution 575
Net refund profit of $ 4,100 ???
NAME FilerID FullDate P / G TranType Amount
Peters Elisabeth HILLARY CLINTON 3/31/2007 G Contribution 2300
Peters Elisabeth HILLARY CLINTON 3/31/2007 P Contribution 2300
Peters Elisabeth HILLARY CLINTON 6/15/2007 P Refund -4600
Peters Elisabeth HILLARY CLINTON 6/21/2007 P Refund -4600
PETERS ELISABETH JEANNE SHAHEEN FOR SENATE 12/18/2007 P Contribution 500
Net refund profit of $ 9,200 ???
NAME FilerID FullDate P / G TranType Amount
Lee Soe HILLARY CLINTON 9/14/2007 G Refund -2300
Lee Soe HILLARY CLINTON 9/14/2007 P Refund -2300
Lee Soe HILLARY CLINTON 4/30/2007 P Refund -4600
Net refund profit of $ 3,300 9 months apart ?? Why so many refunds ?
NAME FilerID FullDate P / G TranType Amount
Lary Stephanie HILLARY CLINTON 5/3/2007 P Contribution 2300
Lary Stephanie HILLARY CLINTON 5/3/2007 G Contribution 1200
Lary Stephanie HILLARY CLINTON 9/14/2007 P Refund -2300
Lary Stephanie HILLARY CLINTON 9/14/2007 G Refund -1200
Lary Stephanie HILLARY CLINTON 1/15/2008 P Refund 2300
Lary Stephanie HILLARY CLINTON 1/15/2008 P Refund -2300
Lary Stephanie HILLARY CLINTON 1/15/2008 G Refund 1200
Lary Stephanie HILLARY CLINTON 1/15/2008 G Refund -1200
Lary Stephanie E HILLARY CLINTON 2/6/2008 P Contribution 2300
Lary Stephanie E HILLARY CLINTON 2/6/2008 G Contribution 1000
Confirmed numbers @ FEC website- net $$ Zero
Net $ 0 w Clinton , 5 months apart ??
NAME FilerID FullDate P / G TranType Amount
Hill Michael HILLARY CLINTON 6/9/2007 G Contribution 2300
Hill Michael HILLARY CLINTON 6/9/2007 P Contribution 2300
Hill Michael C. Mr. NATIONAL REPUB. CONG. COMM. 8/27/2007 P Contribution 500
Hill Michael HILLARY CLINTON 9/14/2007 P Refund -2300
Hill Michael HILLARY CLINTON 9/14/2007 G Refund -2300
Hill Michael HILLARY CLINTON 11/6/2007 G Refund 2300
Hill Michael HILLARY CLINTON 11/6/2007 P Refund -2300
Hill Michael HILLARY CLINTON 11/6/2007 P Refund 2300
Hill Michael HILLARY CLINTON 11/6/2007 G Refund -2300
Time spread pattern, many refunds,
NAME FilerID FullDate P / G TranType Amount
Sandy Solange COMM. FOR A DEM. MAJORITY 5/2/2007 P Contribution 500
Sandy Solange HILLARY CLINTON 5/31/2007 P Contribution 2300
Sandy Solange HILLARY CLINTON 5/31/2007 G Contribution 2300
Sandy Solange COMM. FOR A DEM. MAJORITY 9/12/2007 P Refund -500
Sandy Solange HILLARY CLINTON 9/14/2007 G Refund -2300
Sandy Solange HILLARY CLINTON 9/14/2007 P Refund -2300
SANDY SOLANGE FRIENDS OF HILLARY 10/31/2007 P Refund -2100
SANDY SOLANGE FRIENDS OF HILLARY 10/31/2007 G Refund -2100
Sandy Solange HILLARY CLINTON 11/6/2007 P Refund -2300
Sandy Solange HILLARY CLINTON 11/6/2007 G Refund 2300
Sandy Solange HILLARY CLINTON 11/6/2007 G Refund -2300
Sandy Solange HILLARY CLINTON 11/6/2007 P Refund 2300
Time spread pattern, net zero
NAME FilerID FullDate P / G TranType Amount
Singh Deol Shivinder HILLARY CLINTON 9/10/2007 P Contribution 2300
Singh Deol Shivinder HILLARY CLINTON 9/11/2007 G Contribution 2300
Singh Deol Shivinder HILLARY CLINTON 9/19/2007 P Contribution 2300
Singh Deol Shivinder HILLARY CLINTON 11/16/2007 P Refund -2300
Singh Deol Shivinder HILLARY CLINTON 1/23/2008 P Refund -2300
Singh Deol Shivinder HILLARY CLINTON 1/23/2008 G Refund -2300
Pattern, Timing
NAME FilerID FullDate P / G TranType Amount
LAUGHTER SUSAN DEM. SEN. CAMPAIGN COMMITTEE 6/22/2007 P Contribution 250
Laughter Susan HILLARY CLINTON 6/30/2007 P Contribution 2300
Laughter Susan HILLARY CLINTON 7/19/2007 P Contribution 1000
Laughter Susan HILLARY CLINTON 9/7/2007 G Contribution 2300
Laughter Susan HILLARY CLINTON 10/27/2007 P Contribution 500
Laughter Susan HILLARY CLINTON 11/2/2007 P Refund -1000
Laughter Susan HILLARY CLINTON 11/29/2007 P Refund -500
Laughter Susan HILLARY CLINTON 12/6/2007 P Contribution 500
Laughter Susan HILLARY CLINTON 12/27/2007 P Contribution 350
Laughter Susan HILLARY CLINTON 2/4/2008 P Refund -850
Sudden numerous refunds in 2 days ?
NAME FilerID FullDate P / G TranType Amount
LEE DANNY FRIENDS OF HILLARY 1/12/2007 P Contribution 2100
LEE DANNY FRIENDS OF HILLARY 1/12/2007 G Contribution 2100
Lee Danny HILL PAC 1/12/2007 P Contribution 5000
Lee Danny HILLARY CLINTON 1/26/2007 G Contribution 1900
Lee Danny HILLARY CLINTON 1/26/2007 P Contribution 2300
Lee Danny GILLIBRAND FOR CONGRESS 2/14/2007 P Contribution 2000
LEE DANNY FRIENDS OF JAY ROCKEFELLER 2/22/2007 P Contribution 2000
LEE DANNY FRIENDS OF MARY LANDRIEU INC 2/23/2007 P Contribution 2300
LEE DANNY FRIENDS OF MARY LANDRIEU INC 2/23/2007 G Contribution 2300
LEE DANNY CITIZENS FOR HARKIN 3/12/2007 P Contribution 2300
LEE DANNY CITIZENS FOR HARKIN 3/12/2007 G Contribution 2300
Lee Danny HILLARY CLINTON 3/14/2007 G Contribution 400
Lee Danny FRIENDS OF PATRICK J. KENNEDY. 3/27/2007 P Contribution 500
Lee Danny TOM ALLEN FOR SENATE 3/28/2007 P Contribution 500
Lee Danny DEM. CONG. CAMPAIGN COMM. 3/31/2007 P Contribution 5000
Lee Danny IA VETS FOR CONGRESS 4/27/2007 P Contribution 500
Lee Danny COMMITTEE FOR A DEMOCRATIC 5/2/2007 P Contribution 2500
LEE DANNY MARK PRYOR FOR US SENATE 5/4/2007 P Contribution 2300
LEE DANNY MARK PRYOR FOR US SENATE 5/4/2007 G Contribution 200
Lee Danny GILLIBRAND FOR CONGRESS 7/11/2007 P Contribution 300
Lee Danny NATIONAL LEADERSHIP PAC 8/17/2007 P Contribution 500
Lee Danny MATSUI FOR CONGRESS 9/4/2007 P Refund -2100
Lee Danny SESTAK FOR CONGRESS 9/10/2007 P Refund -250
LEE DANNY KENNEDY FOR SENATE 2012 9/12/2007 G Refund -2100
LEE DANNY KENNEDY FOR SENATE 2012 9/12/2007 P Refund -2100
LEE DANNY CITIZENS FOR HARKIN 9/12/2007 G Refund -2300
Lee Danny COMMITTEE FOR A DEMOCRATIC 9/12/2007 P Refund -2500
LEE DANNY C00166827 CITIZENS FOR HARKIN 9/12/2007 P Refund -2300
Lee Danny HILLARY CLINTON 9/14/2007 G Refund -1900
Lee Danny HILLARY CLINTON 9/14/2007 G Refund -400
Lee Danny HILLARY CLINTON 9/14/2007 P Refund -2300
LEE DANNY MONTANANS FOR TESTER 9/27/2007 G Refund -250
LEE DANNY FRIENDS OF MARY LANDRIEU INC 10/5/2007 P Refund -2300
LEE DANNY FRIENDS OF MARY LANDRIEU INC 10/5/2007 G Refund -2300
Lee Danny DEM. CONG. CAMPAIGN COMM. 10/16/2007 P Refund -5000
LEE DANNY WEBB FOR SENATE 10/17/2007 G Refund -250
LEE DANNY DNC SERVICES 12/12/2007 P Refund -6000
Time pattern, net zero $$
NAME FilerID FullDate P / G TranType Amount
Harding Dwight HILLARY CLINTON 3/20/2007 G Contribution 2300
Harding Dwight HILLARY CLINTON 3/20/2007 P Contribution 2300
Harding Dwight HILLARY CLINTON 9/14/2007 G Refund -2300
Harding Dwight HILLARY CLINTON 9/14/2007 P Refund -2300
Harding Dwight HILLARY CLINTON 10/5/2007 P Refund 2300
Harding Dwight HILLARY CLINTON 10/5/2007 G Refund 2300
Harding Dwight HILLARY CLINTON 10/5/2007 G Refund -2300
Harding Dwight HILLARY CLINTON 10/5/2007 P Refund -2300
Time pattern, net zero $$
NAME FilerID FullDate P / G TranType Amount
Lary Stephanie HILLARY CLINTON 5/3/2007 P Contribution 2300
Lary Stephanie HILLARY CLINTON 5/3/2007 G Contribution 1200
Lary Stephanie HILLARY CLINTON 9/14/2007 G Refund -1200
Lary Stephanie HILLARY CLINTON 9/14/2007 P Refund -2300
Lary Stephanie HILLARY CLINTON 1/15/2008 G Refund -1200
Lary Stephanie HILLARY CLINTON 1/15/2008 P Refund -2300
Lary Stephanie HILLARY CLINTON 1/15/2008 P Refund 2300
Lary Stephanie HILLARY CLINTON 1/15/2008 G Refund 1200
Wasn't he supposed to get ALL his money back from Clinton ???? No refunds showing !
NAME FilerID FullDate P / G TranType Amount
Hsu Norman HILLARY CLINTON 1/26/2007 G Contribution 1900
Hsu Norman HILLARY CLINTON 2/2/2007 G Contribution 400
Hsu Norman HILLARY CLINTON 1/26/2007 P Contribution 2300
Refunds FROM Hillary, no donations TO her, $ 3,600 net gain ??
NAME FilerID FullDate P / G TranType Amount
HINGORANI SEEMA CITIZENS FOR HARKIN 3/26/2007 P Contribution 500
Hingorani Seema TOM VILSACK 5/3/2007 P Contribution 2300
HINGORANI SEEMA CITIZENS FOR HARKIN 6/17/2007 P Contribution 1400
HINGORANI SEEMA CITIZENS FOR HARKIN 6/17/2007 G Contribution 2300
Hingorani Seema FRIENDS OF PATRICK J. KENNEDY. 6/28/2007 P Contribution 1000
HINGORANI SEEMA CITIZENS FOR HARKIN 9/12/2007 G Refund -2300
HINGORANI SEEMA CITIZENS FOR HARKIN 9/12/2007 P Refund -1900
Hingorani Seema HILLARY CLINTON 9/14/2007 G Refund -2300
Hingorani Seema HILLARY CLINTON 9/14/2007 P Refund -2300
Hingorani Seema TOM VILSACK 9/22/2007 P Refund -2300
Time pattern ? 6 months ( ignoring Gillibrand ), 3 refunds on one day, refunds exceed donations
NAME FilerID FullDate P / G TranType Amount
Miller Britt HILLARY CLINTON 3/14/2007 P Contribution 2100
Miller Britt HILLARY CLINTON 3/20/2007 P Contribution 200
Miller Britt HILLARY CLINTON 3/20/2007 G Contribution 2300
Miller Britt GILLIBRAND FOR CONGRESS 6/6/2007 P Contribution 1500
Miller Britt HILLARY CLINTON 9/14/2007 G Refund -2300
Miller Britt HILLARY CLINTON 9/14/2007 P Refund -200
Miller Britt HILLARY CLINTON 9/14/2007 P Refund -2100
MILLER BRITT FRIENDS OF HILLARY 12/5/2007 G Refund -2100
Time pattern, refunds exceed donations
NAME FilerID FullDate P / G TranType Amount
Callahan Kathy HILLARY CLINTON 3/31/2007 P Contribution 500
Callahan Kathy HILLARY CLINTON 3/31/2007 P Contribution 1300
Callahan Kathy A HILLARY CLINTON 8/15/2007 P Contribution 400
Callahan Kathy A HILLARY CLINTON 8/16/2007 G Contribution 500
Callahan Kathy A HILLARY CLINTON 9/30/2007 G Contribution 1000
Callahan Kathy A HILLARY CLINTON 9/30/2007 G Contribution 600
Callahan Kathy A HILLARY CLINTON 10/23/2007 P Contribution 200
Callahan Kathy A HILLARY CLINTON 10/23/2007 P Contribution 1000
Callahan Kathy HILLARY CLINTON 11/2/2007 P Refund -1200
Callahan Kathy HILLARY CLINTON 12/3/2007 G Refund -1800
Callahan Kathy HILLARY CLINTON 12/18/2007 P Refund -2300
Callahan Kathy HILLARY CLINTON 12/18/2007 G Refund -500
Callahan Kathy OBAMA FOR AMERICA 2/10/2008 P Contribution 500
Time pattern
NAME FilerID FullDate P / G TranType Amount
Maughan Lady V HILLARY CLINTON 2/6/2007 P Contribution 2300
Maughan Lady V HILLARY CLINTON 2/6/2007 G Contribution 2300
Maughan Lady V HILLARY CLINTON 3/31/2007 P Contribution 9200
Maughan Lady V HILLARY CLINTON 5/25/2007 P Refund -4600
Maughan Lady Va HILLARY CLINTON 8/7/2007 P Refund -4600
MAUGHAN LADY V LAROCCO FOR SENATE 9/28/2007 P 15E Credit 500
Maughan Lady Va ACTBLUE 10/1/2007 P 24T Debit
INTERMEDIAR
Y TREASURY
OUT -500
Maughan Lady Va HILLARY CLINTON 2/25/2008 P Refund -4600
Maughan Lady Va HILLARY CLINTON 2/25/2008 P Refund 4600

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Comments (2)

Kathy, why did you donate so much to Clinton???

At least it looks like you got it all back.

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Hi -I did not actually donate that much and that's precisely the problem and what caused me to step down from the Hillary Rodham Clinton Finance Committee! Yes I authorized 2, 000 on my Visa and I had regular contact with the most senior finance staff because of my appointed position...Back Story Perspective:
I received a surprise phone call in early March 2007 to join the NJ Hillary Clinton Finance Committee. Governor Corzine and all the NJ super delegates are on the committee. I first met Hillary Rodham Clinton at Irish America Magazine Top 100 gala award ceremony at The Plaza Hotel in NYC on March 16, 2004. Where both she and AFL-CIO Union President John Sweeney served as co-hosts. Hillary was there on behalf of Bill Clinton who is a former Top 100 in Irish America honoree for his work on the Northern Ireland Peace Process. Senator george Mitchell received the same honor that year! On March 16, 2004, I was honored for my work as an LCSW and the creator of a seven step user-friendly multi-sensory positive behavior program: Psychological-CPR (Check Pause Reflect...) I enormously appreciated the complement -three years later, being invited to join the committee and kick-off meeting led by terry McAuliffe who I liked immediately! Historically, I am no major Dem donor: that's not me and for too many reasons to mention here. I don't think your donor status should be directly connected to being invited into "the inner strategy circle, meetings and conference calls" that I participated in from March 07-Fall 08.
I made that point ever so clear at the kick-off meeting. "Yes I am a great Dem campaigner...And yes I will bring a licensed clinical social worker, inventor and psychotherapists perspective and great ideas to all the calls and meetings with Ann Lewis, Roger Altman, Neera Tanden, Mark Penn ):, McAuliffe...But you can count on me not to collect $4, 600 maxed out fat cat checks. And I'm not a bundler! The finance director, Samantha Maltzman and the NYC regional finance director Dennis Cheng said, "You are still most welcome here. You are in!" And I thought that was a very good sign about Hillary's campaign and reflected my own Dem values! Fast forward to the fall of 08.

I reviewed all of my statements and discovered a Visa charge for $1, 800 attrributed to HRC campaign event that I did not attend or sign up for at all...I called Visa and they confirmed the charge came thru from HRC. That was the first unauthorized Visa charge that I located...And then I discovered more...When I approached Samantha and Dennis ever so directly, "Let's keep this simple...Please reverse the charges..." They hemmed and hawed and stalled, and then Samantha who is known for being ruthless, said to me in no uncertain terms, "Kathy Callahan, you are going to be with us all the way to the White House. Let's keep the money where it is and we will save time on future inevitable transactions!"
In that moment, I saw the writing on the wall: sheer desperation within the ranks of the HRC donor and finance raising machine. And I suspected in October and November that they were not doing as well financially as Mark Penn so confidently proclaimed at every possible opportunity...And then the fight begun! I discovered $3, 500 (including the aforementioed $1, 800 was charged to my Visa and without authorization. $4, 600 is the legal limit and $5, 500 is a red flag and a smoking gun: their are major financial woes in Hillary Land. A few months later, it was revealed in MSM that HRC campaign is not paying their vendors for all the services that they have provided to HRC in all the primary states. There appears to be a pattern of credit charges and refunds/no refunds that resemble my own situation. I think the fact that she is returning 300% of her donations to contributers (unwitting in my case above $2, 000) and McCain and Obama are returning within the normal range of refunds that are reflected in 2000 and 2004 candiate records on both sides of the aisle. I think HrC's donor and vendor financial pattern and behavior is worthing investigating more thoroughly.

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