 Michele Bachmann Refuses to Pay Iowa Presidential Staffers After 375 Days 
 
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 TAMPA, Fla. Jan. 10, 2013 /Christian Newswire/ -- Representative Michele Bachmann (R-MN), former presidential candidate and a leader of the Tea Party Caucus in the House of Representatives in Washington, has yet to pay some of her Iowa presidential campaign staff after one year and in spite of the fact that over $2,000,000* sits in bank accounts at her disposal. Peter Waldron, her controversial former national field coordinator, told Salon the dispute started when former Iowa straw poll staffers refused to sign a nondisclosure agreement that would bar them from discussing any "unethical, immoral, or criminal activity" they witnessed on the campaign with police or reporters. Negotiations over payment with Bachmann Finance Chairman James Pollack eventually broke down and Waldron decided to go public with the news, posting a press release on Christian Newswire this evening. Dr. Waldron continued by saying, "I feel a moral obligation to see that my Christian brothers and sisters are paid for worked performed in good faith. I've continually communicated by telephone and email with Mr. Pollack for 1 year but he broke every promise made to me to pay the staff. I appealed to Dr. [Marcus] Bachmann for help. I appealed to Representative Bachmann's Chief of Staff Robert Boland to intercede with Mrs. Bachmann on behalf of her loyal Iowa staff -- all of whom are married, all have children,” Waldron said in the press release. "It is sobering to think that a Christian member of Congress would betray her testimony to the Lord and the public by withholding earned wages from deserving staff," Dr. Waldron concluded.
– A former official in Michele Bachmann's campaign is accusing her of withholding thousands of dollars in pay to Iowa staffers who refuse to sign a non-disclosure agreement, Salon reports. Peter Waldron posted his allegations yesterday on Christian Newswire, saying Bachmann has more than $2 million left over from the campaign but won't pay out a mere $5,000. "It is sobering to think that a Christian member of Congress would betray her testimony to the Lord and the public by withholding earned wages from deserving staff," he wrote. Waldron says it all boils down to an email list the campaign allegedly stole from a home-schooling group. Staffers don't want to sign a non-disclosure agreement because a criminal investigation is pending. "They wanted us to have no further conversation [with police] without first notifying Michele’s attorneys, and we just refused," he says. "We've been lied to at every turn." But Bachmann Finance Chairman James Pollack calls the allegations "false and innacurate," saying the campaign is "in the process of resolving" two "recently submitted" invoices from Iowa consultants.