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U.S. Vice President Biden campaign contributions received over 1.48 million by debt collection

New Express News, according to "The New York Times" reported on the 17th, the U.S. Federal Election Commission (FEC) in a report said that as Vice President of the United States presidential election in 2008, too many political contributions accepted, and false a private jet during the election period costs associated with travel, so he needs to pay up 219,000 U.S. dollars FEC (about 1,483,729 yuan) amount.

FEC auditors found that, in order to obtain presidential nomination, Biden on the campaign trail during a number of irregularities.

the FEC's "debt collection", Biden's press secretary Elizabeth Alexander 17, said he would pay the arrears Biden.

in the report, FEC accused Biden of accounting rash. Even so, but the support person has said that the rash is relatively small accounting errors, and excess political contributions are less than 1% of the total propaganda.

It is understood that Biden had won more than two million U.S. dollars (about 13,550,043 yuan) supporting funding for publicity. Federal law requires FEC to obtain information on all funds the audit and to allow the latter to act in accordance with Chapter. In the course of the audit, the audit found that Biden's publicity committee had received "inappropriate", the draft, the form is allowed to cheap travel to and from New Hampshire and Iowa's private jet.

auditors said that while Biden has a private jet company paid 7,911 U.S. dollars (about 53,597 yuan) the costs, but actual costs have far exceeded this figure, Biden's Election Committee has previously agreed will be 26,889 U.S. dollars (about 182,172 yuan) to pay the difference to the U.S. Treasury.

In addition, although the maximum campaign contributions from individuals receiving more than 2,300 U.S. dollars can not be about 15,582 yuan), but the FEC found that many of Biden's campaign contributions have exceeded this amount. In this regard, the Commission has promised to publicize his charges handed over 106,216 U.S. dollars (about 719,613 yuan), and the value of 85,900 U.S. dollars (about 581,972 yuan) handed over a check.

It is understood that, in 2007, after announcing his presidential candidacy, whether in popular or financially, Biden is far less than the then rival Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton, then in January 2008 out of campaign . (When the news)

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