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May 6, 2006 1:31 pm US/Eastern

Romney To Return Contributions Given By Aggregate

BOSTON (CBS4) ― Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney said he will give back nearly $3,900 in campaign contributions given to him in 2002 and 2003 by employees of Aggregate Industries, the Big Dig concrete supplier who is currently at the center of a fraud case.

According to Prosecutors, Aggregate used 5,000 loads of inferior, sub-standard, poor quality concrete to build the tunnels for the Big Dig. The company delivered about 135,000 loads of concrete in all.

Six men are now charged in a scheme to defraud the government out of millions of dollars. All six are managers of the company, and according to the feds, the scheme has cost taxpayers at least $105 million.

Lt. Gov. Kerry Healey, who is a candidate for governor, also says she is giving back $600 in contributions from the concrete supplier.

Nancy Sterling, a spokeswoman for Aggregate, told the Associated Press that employees make contributions on their own without any input from the company.

(© 2006 CBS Broadcasting Inc. All Rights Reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. The Associated Press contributed to this report.)

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