GOP fundraiser admits guilt in corruption case, says he steered $82K to Mandy Dawson

by Dara Kam | December 9th, 2010

Alan Mendelsohn, an influential South Florida eye doctor and prominent GOP fundraiser, admitted in court this morning that he steered $82,000 to former state Sen. Mandy Dawson while she was in office.

Mendelsohn, who pleaded guilty in a federal corruption case, also admitted he skimmed more than $300,000 from political committees he oversaw and failed to report more than $600,000 in taxable income from his lobbying and medical work.

Mendelsohn, a member of Gov. Charlie Crist’s 2006 transition team, said in court today he paid $82,000 to a close friend of Dawson’s and that the money was funneled to the Ft. Lauderdale Democrat whose district included part of Palm Beach County.

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2 Responses to “GOP fundraiser admits guilt in corruption case, says he steered $82K to Mandy Dawson”

Johnny Hazard Says:
December 9th, 2010 at 3:36 pm
Just to point out why people think the Post is biased:

Why does the headline say,”GOP Fundraiser Admits Guilt…” but the story says it was a Democrat who received $82,000 in funneled cash?

I’m just sayin’
V Says:
December 9th, 2010 at 3:41 pm
Corrupt GOP….isn’t that redundant?