Mandel returns tainted $105,000
The Dispatch — Republican Josh Mandel’s U.S. Senate campaign returned $105,000 in contributions under investigation by federal authorities, a Mandel spokesman confirmed late last night.
Mandel spokesman Travis Considine said the money was returned on Tuesday to 21 people who work for the Suarez Corp., a direct-marketing firm in Canton operated by Benjamin Suarez.
“We have decided to issue refunds for any contributions that appear to be under investigation by federal authorities,” said Kathryn Kessler, treasurer for Mandel’s campaign, in a letter enclosed with the returned funds that was obtained by The Dispatch.
