The congressional campaign of former Georgia congressman Bob Barr received a curious donation last quarter–from a man who had been dead for nearly three years. Barr’s son Derek responded to the questions about the donation to the Atlanta Journal-Constitution‘s Jim Galloway.

“We have researched this particular donation, and determined the check in question was simply ‘keyed in’ as a donation from a repeat donor who is now deceased, rather than from his spouse who is also a long-time donor,” he told Galloway in an email. “The correction will be made and the report will be amended.”