(rethug) Congressman Says Home Purchase Was 'Pretty Much Aboveboard'

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http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/05/10/AR2007051002397_pf.html

Congressman Says Home Purchase Was 'Pretty Much Aboveboard'

By Al Kamen
Friday, May 11, 2007; A17

Rep. Paul Gillmor (R-Ohio) has a nifty new 3,751-square-foot, four-bedroom house in suburban Columbus, Ohio, next to a golf course designed by the great Arnold Palmer.

The $1 million house has some unusual characteristics. It's not in his congressional district, but sits about 90 minutes away from the condo that he uses as his official residence.

Even more curious is that Gillmor's name appears nowhere on the property records. The Toledo Blade, after some fine digging by reporter Joshua Boak, found that the owner is Zenith Holding & Trading Corp.

That, in turn, is a subsidiary of a Columbus law and lobbying firm -- Vorys, Sater, Seymour and Pease -- whose PAC has contributed $6,500 to Gillmor's campaigns since 1997.

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[Greeby]

1. Best keep an eye on this

Could lead somewhere :popcorn:

[The Backlash Cometh]

2. Yep, gotta love those lawyers' ethics.

God, I miss the days when lawyering was a profession.

When was that, exactly?