Seven Others with Ties to Bishop Received Scholarships

“The seven new allegations from the NRCC deal with scholarships awarded to people with possible ties to the congressman.”

“According to the NRCC, the seven questionable scholarships center around:

“Jonathan Alston – a former employee of Bishop’s office who has presumably never lived in or attended college in Bishop’s district – in clear violation of scholarship rules;
“ Tiffany N. Tisdale – the niece of Bishop’s Field Representative Elaine Gillespie;
“Robin Foster – the niece of Bishop’s $8,000 donor, Calvin Smyre;
“ Bonica T. Smith – the daughter of one of Bishop’s wife’s employees;
“Lemeka S. Jacobs – the daughter of one of Bishop’s wife’s employees;
“Aubrey Smith – the nephew of one of Bishop’s wife’s employees;
“Kelli J. Blair – the daughter of one of Bishop’s wife’s employees.”

Read more: (Terry Lewis, “Seven Other Bishop Scholarships Drawing Scrutiny,” Albany Herald, 09/15/2010)