John Jay has been assisting me in analyzing small foreign contributions to Obama's campaign that Atlas reader Laura sent me. It appears to be, after cross checking FEC documents, a list of the Obama For America Contributors.
On its face, the list (under 500 pages) is suspect. So many foreign addresses giving money to the Presidential campaign. There are numerous individuals who are "bundling" contributions. Some are smaller from the same person on same day, not to mention lots "unemployed or student". Further, there's a ton of foreign service and State Department admissions.
Other overseas contributors are making multiple small donations ostensibly in their own names over a period of a few days, some under maximum donation allowances, but others aggregating in excess of the maximums when all added up. So while some of the contributions appear legal, others appear clearly over the maximums allowed without greater reporting requirement. Some of the contributions may be legal as reported, but "fishy" can only describe the Obama campaign reporting with regard to aggregate contributions. The countries and major cities from which contributions have been received include France, Virgin Islands, Planegg, Vienna, Hague, Madrid, London, AE, IR, Geneva,Tokyo, Bangkok, Turin, Paris, Munich, Madrid, Roma, Zurich, Netherlands, Moscow, Ireland, Milan, Singapore, Beijing, Switzerland, Toronto, Vancouver, La Creche, Pak Chong, Dublin, Panama, Krabi, Berlin, Geneva, Buenos Aires, Prague, Nagoya, Budapest, Barcelona, Sweden, Taipei, Hong Kong, Rio de Janeiro, Sydney, Zurich, Ragusa, Amsterdam, Hamburg, Uganda, Mumbai, Nagoya, Tunis, Zacatecas, St, Croix, Mississiauga, Laval, Nadi, Behchoko, Ragusa, DUBAI, Lima, Copenhagen, Quaama, Jeddah, Kabul, Cairo, Nassau (not the county on Long Island, lol), Luxembourg (Auchi's stomping grounds), etc, etc, etc, but not limited to these countries, as we've have just begun to read through almost 500 pages.
There are way too many overseas contributions and I find it hard to believe they are all American citizens. How does the FEC monitor that? Some of contributions appear to be "bundled" from one person as source to hide the contributions of many, and an example of one among many such "incidents" will clearly show why I arrive at such a conclusion.
A red flag is a donor like Jeanne McCurdy. Look at the contribution excerpt below. It's a compilation of a mere four pages of listings, pages 40-44, approximately 9% of the pages of the total document I received, and it lists contributions made by a Jeanne McCurdy, who is always listed as unemployed, and who does not have an address -- at least as can be found in the files provided (and, as you might well expect, no phone number or email address either).
John did a computation of her contributions from roughly Aug. 07 through Feb/Mar of 08, and it is over $1200. She ranges from a $15 to a $400 contribution, most running $25/35 to $50. Several of her separate contributions are listed on the same day, a very curious way to make campaign contributions, which are usually in response to mailed solicitations. (She should accumulate them, save on postage.)
This is a scam. It appears to us he is fronting the contributions to hide the contributors. Now, why in the hell would he do that? He doesn't want people to know who his contributors are? What an odd approach for a politician. Now, this woman, Jeanne McCurdy (is she is a woman, a real or fictitious person?) appears to be mining a population of people who do not wish their identities known.....
How do we find Jeanne McCurdy?
We need to convert this list to a data sheet, so we can compile individual contribution, the dates and the amounts paid in, and aggregate the total contributions. There are about 5 or 6 people who "feel" like the Hitchcockian Ms. McCurdy in this mess, so far, and we're only 44 pages through a close to 500 page document. Can any Atlas reader tell me how to convert a word document to a data sheet?
page 44.
C00431445,"P80003338","Obama, Barack","MCCURDY, JEANNE","APO","AE","092135000","NOT EMPLOYED","NOT EMPLOYED",35,18-AUG-07,"","","","SA17A",325774
C00431445,"P80003338","Obama, Barack","MCCURDY, JEANNE","APO","AE","092135000","NOT EMPLOYED","NOT EMPLOYED",50,30-SEP-07,"","","","SA17A",325774
C00431445,"P80003338","Obama, Barack","MCCURDY, JEANNE","APO","AE","092135000","NOT EMPLOYED","NOT EMPLOYED",25,28-SEP-07,"","","","SA17A",325774
C00431445,"P80003338","Obama, Barack","MCCURDY, JEANNE","APO","AE","092135000","NOT EMPLOYED","NOT EMPLOYED",50,19-FEB-08,"","","ORIGINAL TRANSACTION","SA17A",328366
C00431445,"P80003338","Obama, Barack","MCCURDY, JEANNE","APO","AE","092135000","NOT EMPLOYED","NOT EMPLOYED",50,07-FEB-08,"","","ORIGINAL TRANSACTION","SA17A",328366
C00431445,"P80003338","Obama, Barack","MCCURDY, JEANNE","APO","AE","092135000","NOT EMPLOYED","NOT EMPLOYED",-25,10-FEB-08,"REDESIGNATION FROM","","REDESIGNATION FROM","SA17A",328366
Pages 40-44, jeanne mccurdy
20-sep-07 -- $100
29-sep-07 -- $ 10
29-sep-07 -- $ 25
13-feb-08 -- $ 25
29-feb-08 -- $117
07-feb-08 -- $ 50
17-aug-07 -- $ 35
18-sep-07 -- $ 35
26-sep-07 -- $ 25
28-sep-07 -- $ 25
27-feb-08 -- $ 50
08-feb-08 -- $ 25
27-feb-08 -- $ 15
18-oct-07 -- $ 35
13-nov-07 -- $400
18-aug-07 -- $ 35
30-sep-07 -- $ 50
28-sep-07 -- $ 25
19-feb-08 -- $ 50
07-feb-08 -- $ 50
10-feb-08 __ $ 25
Total $1,207
Wait there's more:
05-may-08 -- $ 25
23-may-08 -- $ 50
05-may-08 -- $-25
05-may-08 -- $ 25
23-may-08 -- $ 50
23-apr-08 -- $ 25
18-apr-08 -- $ 25
23-apr-08 -- $ 25
18-apr-08 -- $ 25
24-apr-08 -- $-25
24-apr-08 -- $ 25
18-apr-08 redesignation $-25
25-apr-08 redesignation $-25
23-may-08 redesignation $-50
29-mar-08 -- $ 15
19-mar-08 redesignation $-15
13-mar-08 -- $ 25
29-mar-08 redesignation $-15
06-mar-08 redesignation $ 25
27-jan-08 $ 25.60
11-jan-08 -- $ 50
28-jan-08 redesignation $-250
28-jan-08 original tra. $250
07-feb-08 redesignation $ 50
28-sep-07 -- $ 25
27-feb-08 -- $ 50
24-apr-08 -- $ 25
total $775 app.
UPDATE Jeanne McCurdy works for CBS! TRK sent me this.
She has a blog on Obama's site & shows up on a Huffington Post page donating over $3K to Obama
Here she is at the Huff Po's Fundrace
Also shows up as a writer for CBS on Linkedin.com also see this:
In part of our initial discussion, the New York Giants asked us to produce and provide a two-minute video about FOP that they would play on the big-screens during the pre-game ceremonies. A request was made to Hillary's friend - Jeanne McCurdy - to help in this regard. (here)
UPDATE: Why would Rebecca Kurth give $3137.38 in 112 donations including 34 separately recorded donations on 30-Apr-2008? (ha tip gadget doc)
UPDATE: Interesting tidbit from Dee: Check out Kurth’s middle name ... Hussein. Rebecca Kurth’s Obama blog (Milton Keynes, UK)
Another interesting tidbit from gadget doc. 500k donated by "not employed" people.
Heh.
