Posted on 01/07/2024 2:21:23 AM PST by Libloather
A former top aide to Rep. Alexandria Ocasio Cortez, D-N.Y., funneled six figures in donor funds from his political action committee into his own pockets for reported consulting work, all while spending minimal amounts on the PAC's actual mission.
Corbin Trent, who previously acted as a top aide to Ocasio-Cortez and helped propel her into office, formed the No Excuses PAC after his departure as her communications director in 2019 and exiting her campaign in 2020.
Trent launched No Excuses in 2021 with the goal of nuking the Senate filibuster by targeting senators Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., and Kirsten Sinema, I-Ariz. But a recent report shows that No Excuses barely spent money on its stated endeavors.
Instead, Trent paid himself nearly $140,000 for reported communication and management consulting between February 2021 and September 2023, which is shown in Federal Election Commission filings.
During this time, Trent's group spent just $14,831 on radio ad buys targeting Manchin and Sinema, meaning his PAC had paid him ten times more for reported consulting services than it spent on its stated goals, the publication noted.
Trent, who did not respond to a Fox News Digital request for comment, told the Daily Beast he earned the money from television appearances, which he said furthered the PAC's mission. However, the publication noted that he had made consistent payments to himself even when he did not appear on television.
Before acting as an adviser to Ocasio-Cortez and later forming No Excuses, Trent co-founded Justice Democrats, which was instrumental in pushing her into power.
AOC's office did not immediately respond to Fox News Digital's request for comment.
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All pac(s) pay owner of pac $$ …. sop. Larger the pac, larger the payouts
Yup, they all think it’s the tip jar. It must be a hard habit to break once you are used to taking other people’s money.
Do you think he will walk?
Wait, let’s think bout this.
Guy was stealing funds that would have gone to electing more socialists like AOC and enacting laws like trans rights?
He deserves a medal.
Yes I think he’ll get a slap on the wrist if that much. Politics attracts a special kind of crook.
That’s an interesting way of looking at it. 👍
Is this illegal? If not, what’s the big deal? All PACs are money laundering operations, and this guy was just wasting leftist donation money.
Every movement starts as a cause, becomes a business, and ends up a racket.
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