Romney: Controversy should end now that PAC donor has identified himself

Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney on Monday dismissed criticism of a supporter who used a shell corporation to funnel $1 million to a pro-Romney group.

The donor, former Bain Capital executive Edward Conard, came forward to identify himself last week after watchdog groups began calling for federal investigations into the mysterious contribution to the Restore Our Future PAC. Conard had arranged the contribution through a firm called W Spann LLC, which was created in Delaware in March and then dissolved in July with no evidence of any business activities other than the donation.

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Emma Brown 09 Aug, 2011

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