Gingrich’s Former Political Group Ordered to Pay Delinquent Rent

November 29, 2011, 11:02 AM EST
By Clea Benson

Nov. 29 (Bloomberg) -- American Solutions for Winning the Future, a tax-exempt political organization Newt Gingrich founded in 2006, went out of business in July and is now $20,000 in debt to its landlord, according to Washington, D.C., Superior Court records.

No one has turned over the keys to the group’s K Street offices in downtown Washington, which still contain some furniture and office equipment. The U.S. Marshals Service will be sent in next month to retake possession of the group’s premises if the debt isn’t paid, said Michael R. Cogan, attorney for B.G.W. Limited Partnership, which leases the space.

Gingrich severed ties with American Solutions earlier this year to run for president. Still, Cogan said, the former Georgia congressman should have insisted the dismantling of his complex network of businesses and independent groups be done in a proper manner ...

http://www.businessweek.com/news/2011-11-29/gingrich-s-former-political-group-ordered-to-pay-delinquent-rent.html

... who fall behind (or don't pay) on their bills and/or mortgages.