Posted on 06/29/2025 7:51:01 PM PDT by bitt
A nonprofit founded by Georgia Democratic politician Stacey Abrams to protect voting rights paid more than $20 million to a lawyer who is a close friend and helped set up two of her private businesses, according to tax and state incorporation filings and other records obtained by RealClearInvestigations.
Abrams’ Fair Fight Action redirected the tax-exempt donations and government grants to Allegra Lawrence-Hardy, her former campaign chair between 2019 and 2023. Most of the funds covered legal expenses charged by the boutique law firm Lawrence-Hardy co-founded, for a failed race-bias lawsuit filed against Abram’s Republican opponent, Gov. Brian Kemp, after she lost to him in Georgia’s 2018 gubernatorial election.
In its articles of incorporation, Fair Fight Action Inc. states that “The Corporation will not be operated for the pecuniary gain or profit of any individual.” They also said no revenues will be “distributed” to any individual except when “authorized to pay reasonable compensation for services rendered.”
The nonprofit’s payout to her friend’s law firm, which averaged more than $4 million each year over those five years, raised eyebrows and conflict-of-interest concerns among ethics watchdogs briefed by RCI.
“Twenty million in fees is outrageous,” said Paul Kamenar, counsel for the National Legal and Policy Center. “It may be an IRS violation for waste of nonprofit assets, as well as self-dealing and other ethical and legal breaches.”
“At a minimum hiring her friend as lead attorney presents a glaring conflict of interest, because Abrams’ close association with both the Fair Fight case and her friend provided an opportunity to enrich her friend through the nonprofit’s litigation.”
He and other legal experts say the costs to litigate the case were extravagant compared with other voting-rights cases fought in federal court. The state of Georgia paid less than $6 million total to its law firms
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Was this taxpayer money?
I don’t think so. Donations from donors. Unless the DOJ locks her up, I could care less. I’m sick of getting pissed off and then more pissed ofc when they get away with it.
Two lawyers are in a bar.
In walks Stacey Abrams, the first lawyer turns to his colleague and says, “I’d sure like to screw her.”
Colleague looks and replies, “Out of what?”
Nonprofits still require fiduciary duty.
CRIMINAL! PUT IT IN JAIL WHERE IT BELONGS!
Will she ever spend any time behind bars? She’s a corrupt contemptible individual and this has been known for years. Yet, she runs around free as a bird like Fani Willis, Alvin Bragg & Letty James.
That benefit is one I don’t want to even think about.
All those you mentioned should be serving long prison sentences.
“Friends with benefits” and “Stacey Abrams” should NEVER be placed together in a sentence.
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“Friends with benefits” and “Stacey Abrams” should NEVER be placed together in a sentence.”
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Using the connotation you ascribe to friends with benefits, I would posit that he earned that 20 million.
you knew it had to be a big number
There was a story that the Hussein/Biden Regime funneled $2 billion to Abrams via her “Climate Fund” just before President Trump’s inauguration.
You have to suspect that 10% of the lawyer’s $20 million reached the Big Guy, Hussein, etc.
oh my gosh she realky did it...
pass that popcorn baby and hold on ...
How much of that$20 million did Stacy Abrahams receive in kickbacks? Criminal to the bone!
Sue a lawyer for a total refund? This could get good.
Just think how much fat criminality had to pass through.
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