More on the Scandal at the National Republican Congressional Committee

By Ken Silverstein

Christopher Ward, the man at the center of the scandal brewing at the National Republican Congressional Committee (NRCC), has resigned from Political Compliance Services, the firm announced yesterday. Meanwhile Politico dished more dirt on the story today. Here’s how the story starts:

Rep. Mike Conaway (R-Texas), a certified public accountant, had pushed for months for an internal audit of the National Republican Congressional Committee, according to GOP members, but the committee’s treasurer at the time was reluctant.

Finally, at a recent meeting, the now former NRCC treasurer, Christopher J. Ward, relented, giving Conaway what was supposed to be an official internal audit from 2006. That document was a fake, the GOP members said. Even the letterhead on which it was sent was a forgery.