Officials: GOP leader stole rival's name, donated to Obama

[Tony_FLADEM]

SARASOTA --

A former leader of Sarasota's Republican Party allegedly stole a GOP rival's name to make donations to the campaigns of President Barack Obama and other Democrats.

Investigators say Robert Waechter wanted to make Lourdes Ramirez appear to be a disloyal Republican and hurt her possible campaign for the Sarasota County Commission.

The Sarasota Herald-Tribune reported Tuesday that the 71-year-old Waechter allegedly purchased a prepaid debit card in Ramirez's name last year and used it to make donations to Obama and Democratic congressional and legislative candidates. Those donations could have been used against Ramirez in a Republican primary.

Waechter is charged with fraudulent use of personal identification. The former member of the Sarasota County Republican executive committee is scheduled for trial in January. He has declined to discuss the charges.

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[d_r]

1. all crooked bastards

gang of pilferers

[tularetom]

2. You couldn't hope for a better outcome

Obama got the $$$.

A republican got blamed for giving him the $$$.

And another republican got busted for the scam.

A win-win-win.

[Cha]

3. lollollol :)

[mindwalker_i]

4. I don't know who to root for

[HooptieWagon]

5. No shock, Sarasota Co is solidly red.

Vern Buchanon (Pat's bro) is the Congressional Rep there. He's as crooked as it gets, yet still gets reelected.
What you have for a demographic is a bunch of wealthy white retirees who don't want to pay taxes for schools, safety net, etc. Very similar to The Villages farther north. Teabaggers, pretty much.

[cntrygrl]

6. Spot-On