"The Tea Party Express, which played a pivotal role in electing and nominating conservative candidates across the country in 2010, has forfeited $8,000 from its political war chest after questions from OpenSecrets Blog about the money's legitimacy -- although questions remain about how a dead woman's name was used to make the donations in the first place.
'It has come to the Committee's attention that online donations accepted and reported from Lee and Joan Holmes during 2009 and 2010 were actually only from Lee Holmes,' the group wrote in a letter filed with the Federal Election Commission on Tuesday."
Tea Party Express Refunds Contributions Made in Name of Dead Woman
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