In an email released earlier today, Ohio CR Chairman Brian Siler responded to NE Caucus Chairman and former NewCRNC candidate for National Treasurer Mike Miltenberger.
Miltenberger had acused Ohio's Brian Siler of deceitful campaign tactics and and money laundering. In his statement, Miltenberger said, "Brian has claimed, on video, to have raised over $200,000 dollars for Ohio CRs, yet they have never registered with the FEC or the Ohio Secretary of State as a group involved in elections. Where did he launder the money if he truly had it? No one knows, and Brian refuses to answer."
In today's response, Siler asserted that the OFCR had indeed raised the money in question. He claimed the reason for not filing was because the OFCR's finances were a part of the Ohio Republican Party's finances. Siler stated, "We did not file with the Ohio Secretary of State or the Federal Election Commission because all of our finances and filing go through the Ohio Republican Party. To assert that I laundered money is ridiculous and completely out of line."
Miltenberger also acused John Plecnik of being the intellect behind Siler's supposed "shadow campaign of deceit." Plecnik is a former North Carolina College Republican who now works in New York as an attorney.
In response, Siler denied this claim, stating, "I have never met, spoken to, e-mailed, mailed, telegraphed, pony expressed or otherwise communicated in any way with John Plecnik in my entire life."
Miltenberger also acused former Missourri State Chairman Taylor Burks of making "slanderous phone calls into numerous statefederations".
Siler responded by stating, "The Missouri Federation of College Republicans elected him unanimously in April because of his strong leadership in carrying his federation forward after the past chairman resigned. Taylor was a fine chairman and should not have been impeached. I am sure that Taylor will tell his story in full."
This comes on the heels of accusations earlier this week that the NewCRNC campaign team engaged in a plot to force Mississippi College Republican State Chairman Jessica Westbrook to vote for Kristy Cottrell, NewCRNC candidate for Southern Caucus Chairman. When Westbrook refused, the NewCRNC allegedly organized a failed impeachment attempt to remove her from office.
