Fund-raiser for candidate faulted

0 Comments | Philadelphia Inquirer, The, July, 2008 | by Tom Infield Inquirer Staff Writer

On March 25, Worth & Co. Inc. hosted a political fund-raising event for Republican congressional candidate Tom Manion at its offices in Pipersville, Bucks County. A complaint letter mailed recently to the Federal Election Commission by a former mayor of Riegelsville alleged that the event amounted to an illegal campaign contribution to Manion, who is running against Democratic U.S.

Rep. Patrick Murphy in Philadelphia's northern suburbs. The FEC, however, has taken no action because the letter was improperly filed. Federal law bars corporations from making political contributions, in cash or services. So it was up to Manion to reimburse any spending by the Worth company, a plumbing and heating contractor that also hosted a political event by GOP presidential candidate Sen....