(07-21) 04:00 PDT Washington — The political action committee used as a vehicle to power in Congress by former Rep. Tom DeLay has agreed to pay $115,000 in fines for violations of federal campaign rules and will close its doors permanently, the Federal Election Commission disclosed Thursday.

According to an agreement with the commission, DeLay’s committee, Americans for a Republican Majority, agreed to the fines to settle accusations that it had failed to report more $322,000 in debts and other obligations to its vendors and had misrepresented more than $240,000 in other financial activity in 2001 and 2002…

Too bad DeLay wasn’t fined himself…

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