SENTENCE IN “SCAM PAC” CASE. WP. “The Justice Department is cracking down on ‘scam PACs’ that extract money from donors by promising falsely to spend it on political campaigns. On Friday, Strategic Campaign Group’s former president, Kelley Rogers, was sentenced in an Alexandria, Va., federal court to three years in prison.” MEMES AND POLITICS. WP. […]
Month: January 2020
1.27.20 political law links
HEALTH INSURANCE ASK. HILL. “Nabilah Islam, a progressive Democrat running for a House seat in Georgia, is asking the Federal Election Commission (FEC) to let her use campaign funds to purchase health insurance.” NEW SUPER PAC. TO. “A new super PAC that says it will spend $75 million to support Democrats in 2020 is funded […]
1.23.20 political law links
SANDERS HIT. APN. “The watchdog group Common Cause filed a complaint with the Federal Election Commission on Wednesday, alleging that Our Revolution, a political nonprofit organization founded by Bernie Sanders, violated campaign finance law by accepting donations in excess of federal limits while boosting his White House ambitions.” DISCLOSURE DELAY. POL. “Michael Bloomberg has bought […]