He was suspended last month after reports that he had solicited questionable contributions.

Asked about the larger number in 1984, the campaign manager, Susan B. Casey, said that any questionable contribution would be refunded.

In addition, the report found that when the Democratic National Committee was unable to fully investigate a questionable contribution, officials often chose to keep the money.

The Democratic Party had to return $3 million in questionable contributions, much of it raised from non-citizens.

The Democrats have professed their desire to return hundreds of thousands of dollars in questionable contributions, but guess what: they often can't find the donors.

Restricting donations from these subsidiaries might be popular, especially at a time when the Democratic party is under fire for taking questionable contributions from foreigners.

As for the campaign contributions, they have said they will return any questionable contributions from both the 1984 and 1988 campaigns.

Democratic officials have also made no further efforts to find the true source of the questionable contributions.

The district attorney's office began its investigation after the finance board discovered the questionable contributions during an audit.