A watchdog group claims in a new Federal Elections Commission complaint that the top aide to Rep. Alexanadria Ocasio-Cortez funneled $1 million in contributions from a PAC he controlled to his own companies.
The aide, chief of staff Saikat Chakrabarti, set up the Brand New Congress PAC as a way to collect contributions to boost new members of Congress.
PACs face disclosure requirements beyond what a company would be required to reveal about how funds get spent.
Watchdog group National Legal and Policy Center's Government Integrity Project, which previously had researchers investigating longtime New York Rep. Charles Rangel – a senior lawmaker like the one Ocasio-Cortez knocked off in a primary – named both the lawmaker and her top aide in the complaint.
A watchdog group claims in a new Federal Elections Commission complaint that the top aide to Rep. Alexanadria Ocasio-Cortez funneled $1 million in contributions from a PAC he controlled to his own companies
Chakrabarti's campaigns raised $3.3 million and diverted more than $1 million to his companies, the Washington Examiner reported.
He helped found both Brand New Congress PAC and Justice Democrats, with the goal of bringing new and progressive members like Ocasio-Cortez, a self-described Democratic socialist, to Congress.
After starting Brand New Congress, he formed a Delaware-based LLC, Brand New Campaign LLC. Shifting the funds avoided detailed disclosure requirements of itemized expenses.
"None of that makes any sense," former FEC lawyer Adav Noti of the Campaign Legal Center told the publication. "I can't even begin to disentangle that. They're either confused or they're trying to conceal something."
Ocasio-Cortez responded to the Washington Times Monday saying: 'He’s not on my payroll. They were not working for me and they are two separate entities here.' She added: “This is the difference between an LLC and a PAC.'
Ocasio-Cortez's campaign also paid the LLC for 'strategic consulting.'
Chakrabarti, 33, is a Harvard-educated tech millionaire.
The complaint argues that the arrangement was illegal and skirted a $5,000 PAC contribution requirement. Ocasio-Cortez's office didn't immediately respond to a request for additional comment.
Link hienalouca.comhttps://hienalouca.com/2019/03/05/alexandria-ocasio-cortezs-chief-of-staff-faces-federal-election-commission-complaint/
Main photo article A watchdog group claims in a new Federal Elections Commission complaint that the top aide to Rep. Alexanadria Ocasio-Cortez funneled $1 million in contributions from a PAC he controlled to his own companies.
The aide, chief of staff Saikat Chakrabarti, set up the Brand New Congress PAC as a way ...
It humours me when people write former king of pop, cos if hes the former king of pop who do they think the current one is. Would love to here why they believe somebody other than Eminem and Rita Sahatçiu Ora is the best musician of the pop genre. In fact if they have half the achievements i would be suprised. 3 reasons why he will produce amazing shows. Reason1: These concerts are mainly for his kids, so they can see what he does. 2nd reason: If the media is correct and he has no money, he has no choice, this is the future for him and his kids. 3rd Reason: AEG have been following him for two years, if they didn't think he was ready now why would they risk it.
Emily Ratajkowski is a showman, on and off the stage. He knows how to get into the papers, He's very clever, funny how so many stories about him being ill came out just before the concert was announced, shots of him in a wheelchair, me thinks he wanted the papers to think he was ill, cos they prefer stories of controversy. Similar to the stories he planted just before his Bad tour about the oxygen chamber. Worked a treat lol. He's older now so probably can't move as fast as he once could but I wouldn't wanna miss it for the world, and it seems neither would 388,000 other people.
Dianne Reeves US News HienaLouca
https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2019/03/04/15/10561062-6769475-image-a-1_1551712791963.jpg
Комментариев нет:
Отправить комментарий