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FOX NEWS: Report: Obama Campaign Collecting More Donations From False ZIP Codes

  On America Live this afternoon, Trace Gallagher reported on the stark difference between the Obama and Romney campaigns when it comes to collecting contributions with no zip code, or a false one, listed for the donor. According to the Government Accountability Institute, a conservative group, the Obama campaign has collected more than $4.5 million,

DAILY CALLER: Obama Campaign Collecting More Donations From Non-Existent ZIP Codes

A soon to be released report from the conservative Government Accountability Institute shows that President Barack Obama’s re-election campaign has increasingly collected more electronic donations from non-existent ZIP codes throughout the 2012 campaign cycle. From February through June this year the GAI findings reported that the Obama campaign collected $175,816.26 in electronic donations from non-existent

NY POST: Exclusive–Obama Campaign Fails To Screen For Foreign Web Donations

Chris Walker, a British citizen who lives outside London, told The Post he was able to make two $5 donations to President Obama’s campaign this month through its Web site while a similar attempt to give Mitt Romney cash was rejected. It is illegal to knowingly solicit or accept money from foreign citizens. To read

ABC News: Group Warns of Foreign, Fraudulent Online Donors

In a 109-page report published at a new website CampaignFundingRisks.com, the Government Accountability Institute alleges the current online campaign contribution system lacks accountability and transparency, making it highly susceptible to foreign and fraudulent gifts. To read the full ABC News story, click here.    

The Illegal Donor Loophole

There has been no shortage of media attention paid to the role of money in the current presidential contest. Super PACs, bundlers, 527s, and mega-donors have attracted abundant notice. But there has been surprisingly little focus on perhaps the most secretive and influential financial force in politics today: the wide-open coffers of the Internet. With