Big money for top Democrat stolen: federal records
1 year ago

Big money for top Democrat stolen: federal records

Raw Story  

U.S. House Minority Whip Katherine Clark — the second-ranking Democrat in the House — is the latest member to become entangled in an epidemic of thefts affecting public officials. Federal records indicate that a $5,000 check from the Unum Group Political Action Committee to Clark’s campaign committee was “fraudulently intercepted” sometime before Nov. 14. Unum Group Political Action Committee, which is Neither Clark’s office nor Unum Group’s PAC, which indicated to the FEC that it reissued a check to Clark’s campaign, immediately responded to questions from Raw Story. At the end of February, the Business Industry Political Action Committee — the nation's oldest federal business — reported losing $14,156 to thieves, while the federal PAC of State Farm Insurance lost $12,220 to thieves, Raw Story first reported. In March, the Energy Marketers of America Small Business Committee PAC reported to the FEC $5,000 in check fraud supporting Sen. Kevin Cramer, and thieves went on a $195 shopping spree at Chick-fil-A with funds for Rep. Larry Bucshon, according to a March FEC filing.

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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 …

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

Thief takes money from pro-Israel political action committee

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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: …

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s campaign taken for a ride by Lyft-hailing fraudster: documents
1 year, 5 months ago

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s campaign taken for a ride by Lyft-hailing fraudster: documents

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Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s campaign committee fell victim to fraud by someone who rang up $873.17 worth of bogus charges with ride-sharing company Lyft, according to federal records reviewed by Raw Story. Lyft on May 25 reimbursed Ocasio-Cortez’s campaign, which in a filing with the Federal Election Commission described the matter as a “refund of fraudulent charges.” The campaign committee of …

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

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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

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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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