$1M scam unravels after McConnell donor's call - The Courier-Journal
Mitch McConnell called his campaign office last year and asked why he hadn’t gotten the customary “thank you” note for his contribution. The campaign called the FBI. Attorney John E. Kuhn Jr. , told reporters Monday that after a “painstaking investigation,” agents and prosecutors discovered that Samuel E. Pate Jr. , whose company processes donations, had stolen $1,114,274 from 18 organizations, including... Pate, 52, pleaded guilty to three counts of mail fraud in U. S. District Court and faces a maximum of 60 years in prison when he is sentenced Nov. Pate’s lawyer, Scott C. Cox, said that he is more likely to get four to five years in prison under federal sentencing guidelines. Kuhn said the discovery of the massive fraud shows that “one person can make a difference. Kuhn said that while the crime did not constitute traditional political corruption, it interfered with the political process, including the right of contributors to participate by making contributions. Jerry Falwell’s Liberty University, on whose board Pate’s father served for many years. Kuhn said Pate stole the money to support a lavish. Source: www.courier-journal.com
