Posted October 30, 2008 | 05:10 PM (EST) Twenty years later and John McCain (R) is still lining his campaign pockets with contributions associated with Charles Keating, who you'll recall was Cindy McCain's business partner prior to the infamous *Keating Fivescandal which tarnished McCain's own political career. On July 31, 2008, campaign finance records show that McCain accepted more than $50,000 in contributions from 41 partners of the Cincinnati law firm Keating Muething & Klekamp. As the name suggests, the firm was founded by Charles Keating. Among the partners who contributed was none other than Keating's nephew,
William J. Keating, Jr.. There was no McCain fundraiser in the Cincinnati area on or around July 31st, so it appears that someone was bundling these contributions, yet no one from the Keating firm is listed among
McCain's disclosure of bundlers of $50,000 or more. Was McCain reluctant to list someone from the law firm that Charles Keating founded as a bundler? +(Click here for list of attorneys at the Keating firm)+ the Cincinnati law firm Keating Muething & Klekamp. As the name suggests, the firm was founded by Charles Keating. Among the partners who contributed was none other than Keating's nephew,
William J. Keating, Jr.. There was no McCain fundraiser in the Cincinnati area on or around July 31st, so it appears that someone was bundling these contributions, yet no one from the Keating firm is listed among
McCain's disclosure of bundlers of $50,000 or more. Was McCain reluctant to list someone from the law firm that Charles Keating founded as a bundler? bq. +(Click herefor list of attorneys at the Keating firm)+ BRUN, JAMES H MR NORTH BEND,OH 45052 7/31/08 $500 BUCK, MATTHEW K MR CINCINNATI,OH 45202 7/31/08 $500 BURKE, JAMES E MR CINCINNATI,OH 45202 7/31/08 $2,300 CALLOW, JOSEPH M MR JR CINCINNATI,OH 45202 7/31/08 $1,000 COFFARO, STEVEN C MR CINCINNATI,OH 45202 7/31/08 $400 COLETTI, ROBERT E MR CINCINNATI,OH 45243 7/31/08 $2,300 COLETTI, ROBERT E MR CINCINNATI,OH 45243 7/31/08 $2,300 CUSTER, DAVID A MR CINCINNATI,OH 45202 7/31/08 $500 DENTON, D BROCK MR CINCINNATI,OH 45202 7/31/08 $500 DORGER, PAUL D MR CINCINNATI,OH 45208 7/31/08 $500 FERSHTMAN, ALAN S MR CINCINNATI,OH 45202 7/31/08 $500 FRONDUTI, JOHN S MR CINCINNATI,OH 45202 7/31/08 $1,000 GARDNER, DON R MR CINCINNATI,OH 45202 7/31/08 $250 GARDNER, J NEAL MR CINCINNATI,OH 45202 7/31/08 $1,000 GARRY, TIMOTHY A MR CINCINNATI,OH 45213 7/31/08 $1,000 GOODSON, STEPHEN M MR CINCINNATI,OH 45233 7/31/08 $2,300 IRWIN, KEVIN E MR CINCINNATI,OH 45208 7/31/08 $2,300 IZENSON, DANIEL E MRS CINCINNATI,OH 45202 7/31/08 $1,000 JANSING, JAMES M MR NORTH BEND,OH 45052 7/31/08 $1,000 KEATING, WILLIAM J MR JR CINCINNATI,OH 45226 7/31/08 $1,000 KING, GAIL MS CINCINNATI,OH 45202 7/1/08 $1,000 KLEKAMP, DONALD P MR CINCINNATI,OH 45243 7/31/08 $2,300 KLEKAMP, MARIANNE MRS CINCINNATI,OH 45243 7/31/08 $2,300 KREIDER, GARY P MR CINCINNATI,OH 45202 7/31/08 $2,300 KREIDER, GARY P MR NEW RICHMOND,OH 45157 4/1/08 $500 KREIDER, GARY P MR NEW RICHMOND,OH 45157 5/5/08 $500 KREIDER, GARY P MR CINCINNATI,OH 45202 7/31/08 $200 * MATTHEWS, JAMES R MR* CINCINNATI,OH 45202 7/31/08 $1,000 MICHEL, LISA W MRS CINCINNATI,OH 45202 7/31/08 $1,000 MINDRUM, MARY ELLEN MALAS MRS CINCINNATI,OH 45202 7/1/08 $1,000 MONTGOMERY, DAVID K MR CINCINNATI,OH 45202 7/31/08 $2,300 MEISENHELDER, JOHN F MR LOVELAND,OH 45140 7/31/08 $1,000 MUETHING, PAUL V MR CINCINNATI,OH 45202 7/31/08 $2,300 POSEY, WILLIAM MR CINCINNATI,OH 45241 7/31/08 $1,000 RAMSEY, JAMIE MICHAEL MR CINCINNATI,OH 45202 7/31/08 $250 ROACH, ADRIENNE MS CINCINNATI,OH 45202 7/31/08 $250 * ROWE, RACHEL A MS* CINCINNATI,OH 45202 7/1/08 $1,000 SANKER, ROBERT G MR CINCINNATI,OH 45244 7/31/08 $1,000 SIMS, MARK E MR CINCINNATI,OH 45202 7/31/08 $500 SPOOR, RICHARD D MR PARK HILLS,KY 41011 7/31/08 $1,000 STEINBERG, KALMAN MR FORT MITCHELL,KY 41011 7/31/08 $500 STEINER, EDWARD E MR CINCINNATI,OH 45208 6/19/08 $1,300 STEINER, EDWARD E MR CINCINNATI,OH 45208 5/16/08 $1,000 TEPE, THOMAS M MR CINCINNATI,OH 45202 7/31/08 $250 UTTER, GREGORY M MR CINCINNATI,OH 45202 7/31/08 $1,000 WEISS, HERBERT D MR CINCINNATI,OH 45202 7/31/08 $1,000 WEISS, MARK A MR CINCINNATI,OH 45202 7/31/08 $1,000 WHITAKER, JAMES R MR CINCINNATI,OH 45202 7/31/08 $500 It's noteworthy that McCain still can't seem to separate himself from the political scandal that will occupy a major portion of his political obituary... +(Source: OpenSecrets.org)+ +Mark Nickolas is the Managing Editor of Political Base, and this story was from his original post, "+McCain Took $51,400 From Partners Of Law Firm Founded By Charles Keating, Including Own Nephew"+ + John McCain Cindy McCain Twenty years later and John McCain (R) is still lining his campaign pockets with contributions associated with Charles Keating, who you'll recall was Cindy McCain's business partner prior to the infam... Twenty years later and John McCain (R) is still lining his campaign pockets with contributions associated with Charles Keating, who you'll recall was Cindy McCain's business partner prior to the infam...
McCain Took $51,400 From Partners Of Law Firm Founded By Charles Keating, Including Own Nephew
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