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Fallon Answers Claim Of Illegal Campaign Funds

(KCCI TV)

Ed Fallon answered Rep. Leonard Bowell's claims Monday that he took illegal money for his campaign.

 

Boswell is seeking a sixth term in Congress and Fallon is challenging him in the Democratic primary.

 

The issue surrounds a business Fallon that a former state representative started.

 

Boswell calls it a shadow organization designed to get around the law and accuses Fallon of using it to promote his candidacy.

 

Fallon said he called a press conference Monday to get the facts straight. He said the organization "I'm For Iowa," which was started in 2007, is a business partnership.

 

He said the business earned just over $1,000 last year and they used that money to further state- not federal agendas.

 

Fallon said it's a consulting business that helps Democrats tackle issues like hog confinement and eminent domain. Fallon said he doesn't take money from PAC's and that Boswell is attacking his strength.

 

"It's clear that his weakness is the extensive dependence he has on PAC influence in a way that is unethical that's the distinction," Fallon said.

 

In a statement issued by Boswell's campaign Monday morning, he claims Fallon's involvement in I'm For Iowa violates federal campaign finance laws because the regulations do not allow businesses to donate to federal candidates.

 

Fallon said the business focuses on state politics and was created before he decided to run for Congress.

 

Mark Daley, Boswell's spokesman, said they haven't filed a complaint yet, but they're still considering their options.

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