Freddie Mac Political Donations Have Been Scrutinized Before
HT: Media Alert following Rahm Emanuel and Freddie Mac, finding a 2006 story
Freddie Mac, the home mortgage powerhouse, agreed on Tuesday to pay $3.8 million in civil penalties to the Federal Election Commission, which had accused it of improperly funneling corporate executives’ donations to candidates and holding lavish fund-raisers that often benefited congressmen on an influential House committee.
It is the largest fine that the F.E.C. has obtained in a civil case.
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