At a campaign stop near Philadelphia early in his 2010 bid for governor, Republican Tom Corbett announced, “We’ve got to raise money,” calling this his campaign’s “No. 1” priority. That same July day, a $1.5 million contribution arrived — from Wisconsin. Barry Kauffman, executive director of Common Cause Pennsylvania, calls this well-traveled donation a prime example of “an elaborate money-laundering scheme” used by the RGA with success in a number of races for governor in 2010 — one that is legal.
Author Archives: Alexandra Duszak
Alexandra Duszak is a reporter for the Center for Public Integrity’s Consider the Source project. Previously, she was the Center’s 15th James R. Soles Fellow. She graduated from the University of Delaware in May 2011 with an Honors degree in international relations and minors in journalism and economics. She worked at The Review, the university's award-winning student newspaper, for three years, and served as the executive editor from 2010-2011. She has been the recipient of multiple awards from the Delaware Press Association. Duszak has interned at Delaware Today, DC magazine and The (Wilmington, Del.) News Journal.