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Originally Posted by transplant99
I think you have a real problem with hyperbole...i have no doubt the guy was hiding what he spent on his campaign and should be held to task for doing it and whatever consequences that come with that...but money laundering?
Really?
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http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/money+laundering
money laundering
noun concealing the source of illegally gotten money
The allegation against Del Mastro is that his cousin got upwards of 18 individuals to "donate" $1000 dollars to the Del Mastro campaign. In exchange he would pay those individuals $1000 dollars plus a $50.00 pain in the ass fee. If the allegation is true, that would mean the cousin donated $18,000.00 dollars to his cousin's campaign. That would fit the dictionary definition of money laundering, as an individual cannot donate $18,000 dollars and therefore the money to the campaign would have been received illegally.
In fairness to Del Mastro, they are saying that all of these employees almost unanimously volunteered to donate $1,000.00 dollars to the campaign, which contradicts the sworn statements of former employees to Elections Canada.
Since when is it hyperbole to use a word, as defined by the dictionary, to describe an event that fits the definition of that word?