The nonpartisan website PoliticalMoneyLine has just sent out a brief news release entitled “Proving Whose $ the RNSEC Sent To Texas May Be Hard From Just Public Documents?” It concerns the alleged money laundering scheme through which, according to Texas prosecutor Ronnie Earle, Rep. Tom DeLay and his allies used illegal corporate contributions to finance Texas campaigns, using the vehicle of the Republican National State Elections Committee to take in the corporate money and send it out again in laundered form. What PoliticalMoneyLine shows is that money was coming into the RNSEC from all sorts of sources during the time in question. What money was used for what? That’s the question:

A review of the I.R.S. Section 527 report for the period 9/1/02 to 9/30/02 filed by the Texans for a Republican Majority shows an expenditure of $190,000 to the Republican National State Elections Committee. The first indictment of Rep. Tom DeLay provides a copy of the 9/13 check.
A review of specific pages of the FEC report for the period 9/1/02 to 9/30/02 filed by the Republican National Committee (including pages for their account of the Republican National State Election Committee) shows receipt of the $190,000 check on 9/20/02.
However, other pages of this report show other large donations received from individuals or party accounts during the period 9/20 to 10/4. Those include Joseph Canizarro (LA) $100,000 on 9/25; Republican National Committee $700,000 on 9/23 and $500,000 on 9/25; Michael Dell (TX) $250,000 on 9/27; George L. Argyros (CA) $125,000 on 9/30; Mr. and Mrs. Herbert F. Boerckmann II (CA) $150,000 on 9/30; Elliott Broidy (CA) $100,000 on 9/30; and Thomas A. Saunders III $100,000 on 9/30. The next filing of the RNSEC has a page showing receipt of $1 million on 10/2/02 from the Republican National Committee.
A review of selected pages of the FEC report for the period 10/1/02 to 10/16/02 filed by the Republican National Committee (and including pages for their account of the Republican National State Election Committee) shows a total of $190,000 in expenditures on 10/4/02 to Friends of Todd Baxter ($35,000), Bohac for Representative ($20,000), Glenda Dawson for St. Rep. ($40,000), Dan Flynn Campaign Fund ($20,000), Rick Green Team ($20,000), Jack Stick for St. Rep ($35,000), and Coalition/Elect Larry Taylor ($20,000).
The report also showed $12,000 in expenditures of $500 each to twenty-four other Texas state and local candidates on 10/3 and 10/4.