How do you lose $80,000?

Dan Dunn reports that the quarterly newsletter of the state Office of Campaign and Political Finance has a fun little note about a ruling involving former Senate President Robert Travaglini, who apparently could not account for donations raised in 2005:

... The committee held fundraisers in 2005, but did not present approximately $80,000 in contributions to the bank for cashing and deposit because these checks were lost or misplaced. OCPF determined that the checks were not cashed by the committee or any other entity. ...