Wyclef Jean years prior to the election. Jean's efforts at earthquake relief, highly publicized in 2010 throughout Haiti and the United States, were channeled through his charitable organization, Yéle Haiti. The charity, which conducted education and welfare activities in Haiti between 2005 and 2010, effectively closed in 2012. It was investigated for failure to file tax returns and mismanagement of funds; a high proportion of its money went to travel and administrative expense. The "New York Times" reported that much of the money raised by the organization in the telethon was retained by Jean for his own benefit. In 2012, Jean published
2012 Republican Party vice presidential candidate selection fundraising, but this proved untrue. Romney stated that he would select a pro-life vice presidential candidate. According to the book "", Romney's campaign narrowed down his list of potential nominees for Vice President to eleven individuals in April 2012: The list was later further narrowed down to five individuals: Christie, Pawlenty, Portman, Rubio, and Ryan. According to "Double Down", many on Romney's campaign favored Ryan because he was "young, telegenic, Irish Catholic, with blue collar appeal," and could potentially help the campaign in his competitive home state. Romney also personally liked Ryan and felt comfortable campaigning with him. Christie was