Republicans Misusing Campaign Funds

Displaying 8 Scandals
Sorted by When News Broke
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Suspiciously listed 37 campaign expenses on purchases like a hotel stay in Miami and other travel expenses as costing $199.99 -- one cent below the legally binding $200 threshold that required itemized receipts -- on his campaign finance forms
09 Jan 2023
According to allegations detailed in a lawsuit filed by nonprofit campaign watchdog The Campaign Legal Center -
Commissioner John Oxendine [R-GA]Spent roughly $100,000 in campaign donations on personal expenses that included a down payment on a home, luxury cars, and childcare expenses
12 May 2022
According to a complaint filed by the Georgia Ethics Commission which he settled by agreeing to forfeit $128,000 dollars left in his campaign account without admitting any guilt -
Matt GaetzSnorted cocaine with a prostitute he also presumably had sex with inside a hotel room he paid for with campaign funds
14 May 2021
According to two eyewitnesses who spoke exclusively with The Daily Beast
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State Sen. Sam McCann [R-IL]
03 Feb 2021
According to charging documents filed by federal prosecutors -
State Sen. Jeremy Hutchinson [R-AR]Illegally spent over $100,000 in campaign contributions on personal expenses and then tried to cover it up by filing numerous false tax returns
25 Jun 2019
He pleaded guilty to tax and wire fraud and was sentenced to 46 months in prison and ordered to pay over $350,000 in fines
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State Sen. John Courson [R-SC]Stole $133k from his election campaign by routing funds through a political consulting firm that in turn paid him over a series of transactions
04 Jun 2018
According to charging documents filed by federal officials
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Rep. Duncan Hunter [R-CA]Stole hundreds of thousands of dollars from his campaign to spend on everyday personal expenses like family vacations, private school tuition and jewelry so he could live the opulent lifestyle his taxpayer funded salary didn't provide
Apr 2016
He pleaded guilty to using campaign funds for private use and was sentenced to eleven months in prison, but was pardoned by Donald Trump before his sentence began
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Rep. Aaron Schock [R-IL]Received nearly $50,000 he was not entitled to after he lied about driving 90,000 more miles than he actually did in reimbursement forms he filed with the government and his campaign
17 Mar 2015
According to a report by Politico