Michele Bachmann's Iowa Campaign Director, ex-state senator Kent Sorenson, now facing 25 years in the pen

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 Jason Noble and William Petroski of The Des Moines Register report that Kent Sorenson pleaded guilty to one count of causing a federal campaign committee to falsely report its expenditures to the FEC and one count of obstruction of justice and faces up to five years in prison and a $250,000 fine for the first count and 20 years in prison and another $250,000 fine for the second.
     The case involves Sorenson's attempt to hide a payment of $73,000 to induce him to defect from Michele Bachmann's campaign to the presidential campaign of Rep. Ron Paul, days before the Iowa Caucuses preceding the 2012 federal elections.
     A statement of facts which accompanyied Sorenson's plea agreement reveals that he secretly negotiated with the Ron Paul presidential campaign for months before joining it and received $73,000.

Highlights of Sorenson's curriculum vitae:

• High school dropout; Iowa House Republican website lied about it  
• Declared bankruptcy
• Didn't pay IRS
• Busted for his role in delivering illegal drugs  
• Defaulted on Geo (!) car payments  
• Charged with domestic abuse assault

AND he let his daughter take the fall for his bankruptcy in a letter circulated by Iowa Republicans.