Marc Dann's days on the campaign trail not only landed him the job as Attorney General, but a bounty of food, 10 Investigates reported Thursday.
Dann purchased hundreds of meals at the expense of campaign donors, 10 Investigates' Paul Aker reported.
After pulling campaign expense reports for the past year, 10 Investigates found that Dann used campaign-issued debit cards at a variety of restaurants. Among them were places like Starbucks, Bob Evans and Steak n Shake. He also visited restaurants like Rigsby's and Due Amici, Aker reported.
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Records showed that Dann also ate at restaurants and bars in New York, Texas and Las Vegas. In 2007, we found Dann expensed more than 200 meals for a total of more than $15,000.
Government watchdog Catherine Turcer said that the campaign expenses did not appear to have anything to do with campaigning.
"(Dann) basically created a giant slush fund so he could eat out whenever he felt like it," Turcer said.
A spokesman with the Ohio Secretary of State would not discuss Dann specifically because his office is auditing him. He said that the law has only broad requirements.
According to the Secretary of State's office acknowledged it started performing new audits in the past week or so.
Dann refused comment on Thursday.
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