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Yet another company being investigated for various questionable financial practices that has given overwhelmingly to the Republican party. First, an excerpt from an ASSOCIATED PRESS story from today's New York Times:

Expert observers have said at least three current board members have potential conflicts of interest serious enough to raise questions about the objectivity of an internal investigation into Tyco's finances.

Meanwhile, the company's accounting practices are being investigated by the Securities and Exchange Commission and former chief executive Dennis Kozlowski resigned in June after he was indicted on sales tax evasion charges. Since then, the company has been investigating questionable financial transactions involving other top executives.

The company, which is based in Bermuda but run from Exeter, has laid off thousands of workers and its stock has declined about 80 percent this year.

If you're counting, that's 1. conflict of interest in the board of directors; 2. S.E.C. investigation for "questionable financial transactions", 3. "based in Bermuda but run from Exeter". That stock decline again is 80%. Now let's look at some of Tyco's political donations from 1998-the present, from the Center for Responsive Politics:

Tyco Electronics 2000 PAC Summary Data:

Contributions from this PAC to federal candidates $17,750 - 7% to Democrats, 93% to Republicans

1998 PAC Summary Data

Contributions from this PAC to federal candidates $80,500 - 5% to Democrats, 95% to Republicans

As for "soft money" donated in the name of Tyco, we had to do the math myself, since the giving was done under several names:

TYCO ELECTRONICS HARRISBURG, PA

TYCO INT'L WASHINGTON, DC

TYCO INT'L U S A INC BOCA RATON, FL

TYCO INTERNATIONALWASHINGTON, DC

TYCO INTERNATIONAL LTD EXETER, NH

TYCO INTERNATIONAL LTD BOCA RATON, FL

TYCO INTERNATIONAL US INC WASHINGTON, DC

TYCO WORLDWIDE SERVICES INC WASHINGTON, DC

Total given, $611,350

Total given to Republicans: $491,350
Total given to Democrats: $120,000

Republican Recipients:

National Republican Senatorial Committee (NRSC)
Republican National Committee (RNC) / Repub National State Elections Cmte
2000 Republican H/S Dinner Trust
1999 Republican S/H Dinner Trust
2001 President's Dinner
National Republican Congressional Committee (NRCC)

Democratic Recipients:

Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee (DCCC)
Democratic National Committee (DNC)