Republican Burgess Owens is refunding and reallocating illegal campaign donations that went above contribution limits.
The New York Times reported Tuesday the former football player challenging first-term Congressman Ben McAdams collected about $135,000 in excess contributions. The news comes shortly after he raised a large $2.5 million haul between July and October. The campaign says the large number of donors and electronic contributions means it happened without the candidates knowledge. McAdams calls it part of a pattern of financial mismanagement.