Al Sharpton, seeking justice for Trayvon Martin, stiffed the FEC

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Civil rights activist and MSNBC commentator Al Sharpton says he won’t rest until “justice is served” in the case of George Zimmerman, who was acquitted in the shooting death of Trayvon Martin. So it was no surprise to find Sharpton protesting in front of the Department of Justice Tuesday.

But no such recompense has been had for some of Sharpton’s own violations: $20,000 in illegal campaign contributions to his 2004 presidential campaign were never turned over to the U.S. Treasury despite his agreement to do so.

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