Republicans Stealing Money from their Election Campaigns
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State Sen. Brian Kelsey [R-TN]illegally transferred $91,000 from his political campaign and a nonprofit organization to an authorized federal campaign committee supporting his candidacy using money not subject to reporting regulations to help his 2016 bid for US Congress and then hid the transactions from the FEC11 Aug 2023According to charging documents filed by federal officials
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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 returns03 Feb 2023He 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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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 expenses12 May 2022According 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
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State Sen. Sam McCann [R-IL]03 Feb 2021According to charging documents filed by federal prosecutors
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State Sen. John Courson [R-SC]stole $159k from his election campaign and spent it on personal expenses by routing funds through a political consulting firm that in turn paid him over a series of transactions04 Jun 2018According 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 provideApr 2016He 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 campaign17 Mar 2015According to a report by Politico