Santorum ad impugns ethics of Casey 'team'
2006-09-14
Source: Philadelphia Inquirer
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rss feedThe campaign to reelect U.S. Sen. Rick Santorum (R., Pa.) yesterday sharpened the tone of the race with a television commercial depicting the "campaign team" of Democrat Bob Casey Jr. as a bunch of shady characters with serious legal problems.
The commercial, which uses actors, does not mention names. But according to documents provided by the Santorum camp, they include State Sen. Vincent J. Fumo (D., Phila.), Philadelphia lawyer Ronald A. White, New Jersey developer Charles Kushner, and veteran political fund-raiser Robert Feldman.
Fumo, a longtime Casey backer, is the focus of a federal investigation into possible extortion, and Feldman of a probe into potentially illegal campaign contributions in Puerto Rico. Neither has been charged.
White died nearly two years ago; he faced federal charges of conspiracy and extortion. Kushner pleaded guilty in 2005 to tax evasion, witness tampering, and illegal contributions to former New Jersey Gov. Jim McGreevey; after more than a year in federal custody, he was released from a halfway house last month.
None has taken a formal role in the Casey organization or has contributed money to his Senate campaign.
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