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Monday The Daily Beast reported that Congresswoman and 2012 potential Republican nominee Michele Bachmann's campaign is under investigation for finance violations by the Office of Congressional Ethics (OCE).

Michelle Bachmann ran for the presidential nomination in 2012 and lost. However, there are allegations that during the campaign cycle staff used campaign finances improperly.  According to the Huffington Post, there are no allegations that the Congresswoman was personally engaged in any of the events leading to the investigation, however, former employees and staff of the campaign are being interviewed for further information on campaign financial records for the investigation.

According to Yahoo, William McGinely, Bachmann's campaign counsel publicly denied allegations and ensured they are providing any information necessary for the investigation, he said:

“There are no allegations that the congresswoman engaged in any wrongdoing,” McGinley told the Daily Beast. “We are constructively engaged with the OCE and are confident that at the end of their review the OCE board will conclude that Congresswoman Bachmann did not do anything inappropriate.”

Staff of the campaign told The Daily Beast Monday that the OCE has asked about improper transfer of funds and under-the-table payments to campaign staff. The Daily Beast reported the following on Monday;

"Federal investigators are now interviewing former Bachmann campaign staffers nationwide about alleged intentional campaign-finance violations. The investigators are working on behalf of the Office of Congressional Ethics, which probes reported improprieties by House members and their staffs and then can refer cases to the House Ethics Committee.

Former staffers tell The Daily Beast that investigators have allegedly asked about allegations of improper transfer of funds and under-the-table payments actions by Bachmann’s presidential campaign, specifically in relation to the campaign’s national political director, Guy Short, and Bachmann’s onetime Iowa campaign chairman, state Sen. Kent Sorenson. Questions directly about Bachmann, they said, have been primarily focused on what she knew about those men’s actions and when she knew it."

This investigation isn't the only one. An investigation began two months ago after Peter Waldron, a former Bachmann campaign staffer, filed a complaint against both Bachmann's campaign and the congressional political action committee, MichellePAC for improper payments to Bachmann's political director.

Both investigations are still underway and there is no timeline on when they will be completed.

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