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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