Felipe Sixto using federal funds for domestic propaganda? (Laura Rozen)

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Very interesting post at War and Piece:

More observations on White House aide Felipe Sixto's resignation, from an attorney reader:

Apparently, Mr. Sixto's strange and sudden resignation came about because the Center for a Free Cuba found out he was using federal funds to pay for a domestic propaganda campaign to support President Bush's Cuba policy.

In the original stories about Felipe Sixto's resignation, Frank Calzon said that the Center for a Free Cuba began an internal investigation in January when it first heard allegations that Sixto had misused federal funds:

The Center for a Free Cuba learned of the allegations in January, said Frank Calzon, the group's executive director. It alerted the development agency and began an internal investigation, Calzon said.

http://www.statesman.com/news/content/news/stories/nation/03/29/0329aide.html

Laura helpfully points out, for those who don't already know, that this is illegal:

The publicity or propaganda prohibition appears in the annual appropriation act. Specifically, this prohibition states: “No part of any appropriation contained in this or any other Act shall be used for publicity or propaganda purposes within the United States not heretofore authorized by the Congress.” Pub. L. No. 108-7, Div. J, Tit. VI, § 626, 117 Stat. 11, 470 (2003).

Granted, no surprise, given the track record of this administration festering with the likes of Lurita Doan, Alberto Gonzales, et al.

[EFerrari]

1. Don't they usually promote people who do that?

:)

[Winterblues]

2. Sounds like the perfect Ambassador for the Bush* Cabal

Expect he will end up in some cushy foreign position wallowing in tax payer's money..