[Congressional Record Volume 142, Number 96 (Wednesday, June 26, 1996)]
[House]
[Page H6851]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




   CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES ARE COVER FOR LAUNDERING POLITICAL DONATIONS

  (Mr. BONIOR asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. BONIOR. Madam Speaker, yesterday, the L.A. Times reported that 
from 1984 to 1994, GOPAC ran a massive, $6 million tax fraud scheme 
that used six different nonprofit organizations as cover to defraud 
U.S. taxpayers and funnel money to its own political machine.
  These are organizations that claimed to be involved in charitable 
activities--like helping inner-city youth and teaching kids to read 
through programs like Earning for Learning.
  But in reality--the L.A. Times says--these were just a cover, part of 
a conspiracy to launder political donations and fuel a partisan, 
political agenda.
  Madam Speaker, this cesspool has gone on long enough.
  First, we had a $10 to $20 million GOPAC slush fund. Now, we have a 
$6 million tax fraud scheme.
  We have got to get to the bottom of this. It's time that the 
individuals responsible for this fraud on American taxpayers are 
brought to justice and held accountable for their actions.

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