The Senate Majority Project, a group founded by former Senate Minority Leader Tom Daschle. (D-South Dakota), filed a complaint with the Federal Election Commission complaint that accuses the New Hampshire Republican Party of hiding a donation from the Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians.

The tribe donated the money shortly before Election Day 2002. Around the same time, the NH GOPs jammed the phone lines of a Democratic get-out-the-vote program.

The NH GOP reported the Choctaw contribution as $5,000. But the Senate Majority Project says the tribe actually gave $10,000, twice the legal limit.

The Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians also donated $5,000 to the NH GOP. The Agua Caliente Band and the Choctaw Band were clients of Jack Abramoff.

Get the Story:
Group says NH Republicans illegally hid tribe donation (AP 5/5)

Relevant Links:
Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians - http://www.choctaw.org

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