Posted on 03/05/2019 3:19:38 AM PST by a little elbow grease
Democratic Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and her chief of staff Saikat Chakrabarti obtained majority control of Justice Democrats PAC in December 2017, according to archived copies of the group’s website, and the two appear to retain their control of the group, according to corporate filings obtained by The Daily Caller News Foundation.
If the Federal Election Commission (FEC) finds that the New York Democrat’s campaign operated in affiliation with the PAC, which had raised more than $1.8 million before her June 2018 primary, it would open them up to “massive reporting violations, probably at least some illegal contribution violations exceeding the lawful limits,” former FEC commissioner Brad Smith said.
Ocasio-Cortez never disclosed to the FEC that she and Chakrabarti, who served as her campaign chair, controlled the PAC while it was simultaneously supporting her primary campaign, and former FEC commissioners say the arrangement could lead to multiple campaign finance violations. The group backed 12 Democrats during the 2018 midterms, but Ocasio-Cortez was the only winner.
“If the facts as alleged are true, and a candidate had control over a PAC that was working to get that candidate elected, then that candidate is potentially in very big trouble and may have engaged in multiple violations of federal campaign finance law.
And fellow former FEC commissioner Brad Smith told TheDCNF that if “a complaint were filed, I would think it would trigger a serious investigation.” He also noted that such a probe could potentially result in jail time for Ocasio-Cortez and her chief of staff, Chakrabarti.
Republican election attorney Charlie Spies told TheDCNF: “It looks like the campaign and PAC are under common control and the PAC was funding campaign staff and activities as an alter-ego of the campaign committee, which would be a blatant abuse of the PAC rules.”
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I’ve heard the unions are seething over her killing the Amazon deal. They wanted all those “ no show” jobs to pad their payrolls. She is in real danger, made the wrong enemies in NY.
They would put this incredibly small skulled visionary female thing in prison while we all only have 12 years left!?!?!?!?!
WHO WILL SAVE US FROM THE CLIMATE IF NOT HER!?
WHO!?
These FEC people must be monsters.
Capitalist monsters!
No, please let AOC stay in office, running her mouth and embarrassing the Dems. She, by her statements and positions, will be very effective in getting out the Republican vote. Don’t take away this loonie’s megaphone.
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Exactly! It amuses me to see Republicans asking for donations, while Judicial Watch is doing their job for them.
She will be fined. Nothing more.
AOC, facing jail time? .........will never happen, in our f’d up system of justice, she’ll get a free ride, as she is the the darling of the RATS, and a young hispanic, socialist female.
She’ll cry, say she didn’t know, blame racist white men, and become a martyr for “serving time”.
Anyone notice the absence of pelosi and schumer lately ?
They've been forced to shut up except to apologize feebly for omar's comments ... who btw, has yet to shut up.
Screw you sanfrannan, I'm IN ... an' I ain't goin' away !
Exactly!
I predict a slap on the back of her hand with a 3” piece of overcooked angel hair spaghetti. She has a D beside her name, and in the whorehouse that Washington, DC has become, that is a carte blanche card to do ANYTHING. Just ask the Clintons, or Comey, or Rosenweasel, or Mueller, or....ad nauseum.
Oh please. I don’t see any democrats facing anything for their crimes. Why even post this drivel? Never going to happen, democrats new golden child gets a slap on the wrist along with her partner in crime.
Perpwalk a handcuffed AOC up and down Pennsylvania Avenue.
Eliminate the whelp while she’s still a cub.
Democrats don’t face consequences for breaking the law. She’ll be fine.
She will never face jail time. I doubt she will even lose her new job.
Yeah you’re right.
I’m gonna miss her though :)
The only reason I think she may be in trouble is because the masters of the house don’t like losing power or being embarrassed by orchestrated school kid attacks.
Or being called old and outdated and worse by former aides to AOC.
She has only herself to blame.
Dems don’t like the TOO OBVIOUS destruction of our country.
They’ve been succeeding at a steady pace for 50 years.
Why ruin it?
The key word is “could”...………..I would have preferred “will” but being a “Rat” she “won’t”. Forget the whole thing, never going to happen.
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