Home Depot's political committee just got jacked
7 months, 1 week ago

Home Depot's political committee just got jacked

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A political action committee for a ubiquitous home improvement company is doing some financial renovations in the wake of fraud, according to a new financial filing. Over the past year, Raw Story reported that scammers stole millions of donor dollars combined from dozens of political campaign committees — which have experienced varying levels of success in recouping the stolen funds. The American Israel Public Affairs Committee’s political action committee reported theft of nearly $4,700 due to fraudulent checks in December, and the Oregon Republican Party was the victim of a fake check scam last summer. In November 2022, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer’s campaign fell victim to check fraud worth $10,085, Raw Story reported, and President Joe Biden’s 2020 Democratic presidential campaign committee lost at least $71,000, according to Business Insider. Other PACs losing campaign cash to thieves include the Business Industry Political Action Committee, State Farm Insurance PAC and the International Franchise Association Franchising Political Action Committee, Raw Story reported.

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Theft alert: Republican congressman has check for almost $40,000 stolen from campaign
8 months, 2 weeks ago

Theft alert: Republican congressman has check for almost $40,000 stolen from campaign

Raw Story  

Rep. Jim Banks, who’s running for the U.S. Senate, had a check for almost $40,000 stolen from his campaign organization and cashed — the latest in numerous thefts from political campaigns. Over the past year, Raw Story reported that scammers stole millions of donor dollars combined from dozens of political campaign committees — which have experienced varying levels of success …

Planned Parenthood PAC hit with fraud
10 months ago

Planned Parenthood PAC hit with fraud

Raw Story  

A political action committee for Planned Parenthood lost more than $14,000 to fraud, according to federal records reviewed by Raw Story. The American Israel Public Affairs Committee’s political action committee reported theft of nearly $4,700 due to fraudulent checks in December, and the Oregon Republican Party was the victim of a fake check scam last summer. RELATED ARTICLE: Thief takes …

Kevin McCarthy just got jacked
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Kevin McCarthy just got jacked

Raw Story  

A thief nabbed a $3,000 check sent by a political committee led by former House Speaker Rep. Kevin McCarthy — the latest instance in an epidemic of thefts involving political committees, according to a Raw Story review of federal campaign records. RELATED ARTICLE: Thief takes money from pro-Israel political action committee Last year, the FEC questioned the campaign of Rep. …

Thief takes money from pro-Israel political action committee
11 months, 3 weeks ago

Thief takes money from pro-Israel political action committee

Raw Story  

The American Israel Public Affairs Committee reported theft of almost $4,700 from its political action committee — yet another example of fraud experienced by a political organization. Federal records indicate that a $5,000 check from the Unum Group Political Action Committee to the campaign committee of U.S. House Minority Whip Katherine Clark was “fraudulently intercepted” sometime before Nov. 14. Unum …

Republican congressman loses nearly $10K in mail theft
1 year, 1 month ago

Republican congressman loses nearly $10K in mail theft

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WASHINGTON — Rep. Ken Calvert is so concerned about mail fraud that he introduced legislation that would double the penalties for those convicted of theft via the U.S. Now, it appears Calvert himself has fallen victim to the kind of fraud he's trying to prevent — the latest in a litany of lawmakers and political committees who together have lost …

Minnesota Democrats fall victim to check fraud
1 year, 2 months ago

Minnesota Democrats fall victim to check fraud

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The Minnesota Democratic Party and the International Franchise Association are the latest political committees to be victims of fraudulent check cashing, a Raw Story review of Federal Election Commission records showed. The International Franchise Association Franchising Political Action Committee also reported a thief cashing a $2,500 check on Feb. 7, according to recent correspondence with the Federal Election Commission. Photos: …

Check thief jacks Sen. Chuck Schumer's campaign account
1 year, 8 months ago

Check thief jacks Sen. Chuck Schumer's campaign account

Raw Story  

WASHINGTON — Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer is the latest in a string of prominent politicians and political committees to lose campaign cash to a thief. Schumer's campaign committee acknowledged to federal regulators that a check it cut in November was "fraudulently cashed by someone other than the intended recipient" a short time after its issuance, according to a letter …

Check thief hits pay dirt at expense of nation's oldest business PAC
1 year, 9 months ago

Check thief hits pay dirt at expense of nation's oldest business PAC

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The Business Industry Political Action Committee — the nation's oldest federal business PAC and friends with some of the biggest names in corporate America — just became the latest political committee to fall victim to thieves. In all, BIPAC on Feb. 27 lost $14,156.89 to "an individual not associated with" the committee, according to new documents filed with the Federal …

Fraud warning: State Farm's political action committee latest victim of theft
1 year, 9 months ago

Fraud warning: State Farm's political action committee latest victim of theft

Raw Story  

You can buy a lot of khakis for $12,200. That's how much money State Farm Insurance's federal political action committee lost in January to "unknown" thieves, according to a letter the company's PAC sent Wednesday to the Federal Election Commission and reviewed by Raw Story. "The Committee discovered this fraudulent activity while completing the monthly bank reconciliation process," State Farm …

Two more Republican members of Congress ripped off by thieves
1 year, 10 months ago

Two more Republican members of Congress ripped off by thieves

Raw Story  

Thieves recently stole thousands of dollars from the campaigns of two Republican members of Congress — the latest examples of what’s fast becoming an epidemic of fraudsters plaguing federal political committees. But in a letter to the Federal Election Commission dated Jan. 27, Friends of Neal Dunn campaign treasury Caleb Crosby explained that it had been “victimized” by “an external …

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