Straw donor

Straw donor

A straw donor is a person who illegally uses another person's money to make a political contribution in their own name. [NewsOn6, The Associated Press, "Stipe Investigated In Alleged 'Straw Donor' Scheme," http://kotv.com/news/local/story/?id=122067#, Accessed 8/6/2008] In the United States, making a political contribution in another person's name is illegal, as is agreeing to be the named donor with someone else's money. [NewsOK.com, Tony Thornton and Nolan Clay, "FBI says straw donors backed others," http://newsok.com/article/3024944?pg=2, Accessed 8/10/08]

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