DOJ indicts 3 people behind pro-Trump 'scam PAC' that prosecutors say raised $3.5 million but only s

Source: Business Insider

spent $19 on campaigns

The Department of Justice announced on Wednesday that it had indicted 3 individuals for allegedly running a "scam PAC" operation that swindled donors out of $3.5 million dollars - and only spent $19 on any campaigns.

Matthew Tunstall, Robert Reyes, and Kyle Davies have each been charged with some combination of wire fraud and conspiracy to commit wirefraud, conspiracy to make a false statement to the Federal Election Commission, and money laundering. Tunstall and Reyes could face up to 125 years in prison, while Davis could face up to 65 years.

The trio ran operated two political action committees, including a pro-Donald Trump PAC called "Liberty Action Group" and a pro-Hillary Clinton PAC called "Progressive Priorities," both of which were registered in 2016.

Altogether, the two PACs raised roughly $3.5 million from donors around the country, including robo-call solicitations from the pro-Trump PAC that claimed Clinton would "release violent criminals and jail" and from the pro-Clinton PAC that urged respondents to "fight back against those who would drive us apart."



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