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The FBI Investigated Kasich<br />

Republican Party<br />

Fellow Republicans Accused Kasich Allies Of Offering Influence In Exchange For<br />

Political Allegiance<br />

A Republican County Chairman <br />

Allies Promised Special Influence Over State<br />

Appoint<strong>me</strong>nts In Return For Political Allegiance. The Columbus Dispatch reported on March 9,<br />

2012 that Andrew Manning, "chairman of the Portage County Republican Party says that allies of<br />

Gov. John Kasich offered him special influence over gubernatorial appoint<strong>me</strong>nts if he agreed not<br />

to run for the state GOP central <strong>com</strong>mittee, which Kasich has been trying to take over." [Columbus<br />

Dispatch, 3/9/12]<br />

<br />

Allies Offered Influence<br />

In Exchange For Agreeing Not To Run for Ohio GOP Leadership. According to The Plain<br />

Dealer "For<strong>me</strong>r Portage County Republican Party Chairman Andrew Manning has<br />

confir<strong>me</strong>d that he has spoken to the FBI in connection with a dispute involving allies of<br />

Gov. John Kasich over control of the Ohio Republican Party. Manning sent a sworn affidavit<br />

to the FBI earlier this year alleging that two of Kasich's allies had offered him influence<br />

within the governor's administration if he agreed to not run in the March 6 elections for<br />

the state Republican party central <strong>com</strong>mittee." [The Plain Dealer, 5/17/12]<br />

The Claims Were Serious Enough To Warrant A FBI Investigation<br />

<br />

Allies Broke the Law by Offering to Trade Taxpayer<br />

Resources for Control of the Ohio Republican Party. According to The Columbus Dispatch "The FBI<br />

has interviewed for<strong>me</strong>r Portage County Republican Party Chairman Andrew Manning in<br />

connection with a nasty feud that led to a change of leadership at the Ohio Republican Party.<br />

Manning, a <strong>me</strong>mber of the GOP State Central Committee, filed an affidavit on March 8 with law-­‐<br />

enforce<strong>me</strong>nt authorities saying that allies of Gov. John Kasich's offered him special influence over<br />

gubernatorial appoint<strong>me</strong>nts if he agreed not to run for the central <strong>com</strong>mittee, which Kasich<br />

successfully took control of in April." [The Columbus Dispatch, 5/17/12]<br />

A Republican Chairman Met With FBI Officials, His Attorney Characterized The FBI's Involve<strong>me</strong>nt<br />

As An 'Investigation'. According to The Plain Dealer "His attorney, David Langdon, of Cincinnati,<br />

issued a state<strong>me</strong>nt on Thursday confirming that Manning <strong>me</strong>t last week with FBI officials. 'He

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