Here’s the RGA release on the Abramoff money discovery and action:

RGA DONATES $500K LINKED TO ABRAMOFF SCANDAL
WASHINGTON, D.C. – In one of his first official acts as chairman of the
Republican Governors Association, Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney
today directed that the RGA donate to charity an amount ($500,000)
equal
to the contributions received in 2002 from Michael Scanlon’s firm
“Capitol Campaign Strategies”, which figures prominently in a
Washington, D.C. influence buying scheme.
“These contributions were lawfully accepted and spent three years ago.
However, the RGA should abide by the highest standards of ethical
conduct and rid itself of any taint from this money,” said Romney, who
assumed the RGA chairmanship last month.
Romney said he directed newly-appointed RGA Executive Director Phil
Musser to devise a plan to contribute an equivalent amount to the
American Red Cross chapters in the five states most heavily affected by
Hurricane Katrina – Texas, Louisiana, Alabama, Mississippi and Florida.