Ron Paul Returns Fraudulent Donations
November 23rd, 2007 . by TexasFredSAN ANTONIO — Identity thieves allegedly used debit cards to make fraudulent donations to the presidential campaign of U.S. Rep. Ron Paul.
Campaign staffers spotted several hundred $5 charges from similar Internet addresses this month. Security officials for San Antonio-based Frost Bank noticed a similar pattern on check cards from an out-of-country location around the same time.
Fewer than 100 cards had unauthorized charges on them, and fewer than 500 cards were affected. Frost Bank refunded the money and canceled the affected cards.
“It’s unfortunate whenever it happens, but our campaign and Frost Bank took rapid action,†said Jesse Benton, a spokesman for the Texas Republican candidate’s campaign.
The fraudulent donations, first reported by CBSnews.com, amounted to about $3,000 and were returned.
Bank officials said the identity thieves may have used the Paul campaign as a test to see whether the stolen debit card numbers were valid before attempting larger purchases.
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Ron Paul Returns Fraudulent Donations
My overall opinion of Ron Paul is normally less than ZERO, I don’t like the guy, I think he’s way out in left field, I don’t see him as a real Republican and there is very little of his platform that I believe he would stand by if elected…
That said, I am glad to see the integrity exhibited by his campaign in returning the fraudulent funds, a surprising bright spot…
Now, if his supporters would just stop scamming and stacking any poll that shows up concerning Ron Paul, I guess integrity only goes so far…
EDIT TO ADD: I am amazed, it appears that Ron Paul’s ‘Paulinistas’ have a 24 hour watch on the ‘net, you can’t say anything against Paul in your own blog, not in their blog, in your own blog…
I never went to a Ron Paul blog and posted so much as 1 comment, not 1 word, but I voiced an opinion concerning Paul, IN MY BLOG, and I have had 2 comments that were sane enough to post, and several more that filled with threats, vitriol, personal attacks, orders to STFU and so forth, several were sincere ATTACK comments that I won’t even post, but, by posting this little story on Ron Paul I have received almost instant confirmation as to the REAL personal and political stance the Paulinistas actually subscribe to…
And I must say this for Paul’s little group, they are a RABID bunch of ‘Paulinistas’, freedom of speech is a foreign topic for them if it concerns Ron Paul and ANY dissenting opinion as it appears that they wish to stop anyone speaking against Paul from exercising their right TO free speech, that speaks volumes as to what a Paul presidency would look like…
Wake up folks, Ron Paul and his supporters are NOT what they would like for you to believe they are, totalitarianism and attempts to stifle free speech aren’t the characteristics I want to see in a political group that could take over the White House!! I guess it’s ALL good if you’re willing to follow the ‘hive’ that the Paulinistas live in, but that kind of loyalty is dangerous, reminiscent, in MY opinion, of the late 1930’s and another bunch of rabid followers…
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“…there is very little of his platform that I believe he would stand by if elected…”
On what evidence can you offer such a suggestion? Examine the man’s record. He is the most consistently principled statesman in American government. Disagree with him if you will, but at least acknowledge that he means what he says, and acts consistently within his principles.
Mark, did you miss the part where it says OPINION??
My blog, my opinion, I think Ron Paul is a barking moonbat…
MY opinion… Get it??
As I somehow happened upon this site I wish to respond that as a 48 yr old republican of 30 yrs, I truly believe that “integrity” would begin here if you knew that divisiveness does only one thing…It separates Americans as you just attempted to do by your quote: ” Now, if his supporters would just stop scamming and stacking any poll that shows up concerning Ron Paul, I guess integrity only goes so far…… Please, if you have your candidate in mind to vote for, Great! But please donot categorize ALL of Ron Pauls supporters as such. You have no idea of what it takes in this article to show and display…”integrity”.
As I said, MY BLOG, MY OPINION.. I said what was on MY mind, in MY blog, I didn’t go to one of the Ron Paul MOONBAT sites and blast the little chump…
You Paulinistas have a real problem with FREE SPEECH and opinion don’t you??
That pretty much makes MY case for me, thank you!!
Dang bro I’ll have to come back, after I put on a life preserver, the crocodile tears are starting to flood this thread.
I’ve said it in a post about Paul myself, these people that whine and support Paul are PART of Americas problems.
To the [moonbat] mobile Robin….
Well Fred, I don’t know if I like the use of Moonbat for the Paulettes..The Moonbat moniker is best used for the tin foil hat crowd that support Kucinich.
I think we should call the Paulettes something more suited to their actual character:
How about:
Paul’s Universally Stupid Supporters… Or PUSS for short?
Moonbat I guess is the same thing… LMAO.
Boy, you sure hit the nail on the head when you said “I am amazed, it appears that Ron Paul’s ‘Paulinistas’ have a 24 hour watch on the ‘net, you can’t say anything against Paul in your own blog, not in their blog, in your own blog”. You just post this and already you’ve got two commenting. One just “happened upon the site”.
Bob, those are the ones that were decent enough to print…
There were several more that weren’t gonna make it to the pages…
And that ‘coincidence’ of “just happening” upon my site, I hate to call her a liar, but…