GINGRICH KITING (bouncing) CHECKS...
Not the first time...

Newt Gingrich's campaign bounced a check for $500 to qualify for the Utah ballot, reports the Salt Lake Tribune.

The check was deposited in March but bounced and the campaign has not responded, according to the report. The campaign has until April 20 to pay the fee or Gingrich won't be on the June 26 ballot.

Gingrich acknowledged Sunday on Fox News that the campaign was "slightly less" than $4.5 million in debt. He acknowledged that he had to dip into his own money to fund the campaign.

"We are operating on a shoestring," Gingrich said.

Past post by Christina Wilkie who has reported extensively on Gingrich's history of debts, lawsuits and bankruptcies.

Politics The Last Time Newt Bounced Checks Largely irrelevant Republican primary candidate Newt Gingrich is in the news today after his $500 check to get on the Utah ballot bounced. During the 1992 Republican Primary Newt's opponent, Herman Clark, ran this ad against Newt for his involvement in the scandal. The ad highlights that Gingrich also bounced 22 checks for more than $26,000. posted Apr 11, 2012 11:12am EDT Continue reading →