DSCC to Donate $100,000 in Madoff Contributions

By John McArdle
Roll Call Staff

March 26, 2009, 5:55 p.m.

The Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee on Thursday decided to rid itself of $100,000 in campaign contributions from disgraced financier Bernard Madoff. The money will be given to a trust established for people who fell prey to Madoff's Ponzi schemes.

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