Category: campaign donations

When Do Political Campaign Donations Between Politicians Become Controversial?

Commentary An Orange County Register article recently reported that House of Representatives member Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) donated $275,000 to the GOP campaign organization, as well as $2,000 each to 18 fellow Republicans. One of the beneficiaries of that $2,000 was Michelle Steel (R-Calif.), who represents the 45th Congressional District here in Southern California. The…


FTX Asks Politicians to Voluntarily Return Billions in Sam Bankman-Fried Donations Amid Mounting Debts

Failed crypto exchange FTX is asking politicians and charities to return the millions of dollars in donations they received from former CEO Sam Bankman-Fried in order to help pay off its mounting debts. In a press release on Dec. 19, the company said that it has already been approached by a number of recipients of contributions or other…


GOP Rep. Jeff Fortenberry Indicted, Accused of Hiding Info, Lying to FBI Over Campaign Contributions

Rep. Jeff Fortenberry (R-Neb.) was indicted on Tuesday, accused of concealing information and making false statements to federal authorities who were investigating illegal contributions to his 2016 campaign, the Justice Department announced. A federal grand jury indicted Fortenberry, who has served in Congress since 2005, on one count of “scheming to falsify and conceal material facts” and two counts of “making false statements…