Two of Six FEC Commissioners Are MIA

16 Mar 2019

As the 2020 Presidential campaign rapidly escalates, the federal agency that regulates its candidates campaign finance lags behind with two of its six Commissioners MIA. The Federal Election Commission (FEC)…

Tracking the 2020 Campaign Money

25 Feb 20197 Mar 2019

Ready to follow the money? Below are quick links to the major candidates for the 2020 presidential election and their FEC reporting pages. Note that a number have yet to…

Texas Churn: The Cruz-Gelman Circle

29 Sep 201814 Feb 2019

All politics is local. Lawrence Gelman is a prime example of that cliché. His connection is Ted Cruz, the Republican senator from Texas. But it goes deeper. The story of…

Ossoff Facing Off Against Multimillion Dollar Opposition Fund

17 Jun 201729 Dec 2018

Jon Ossoff, the Democrat's Congressional nominee for Georgia's 6th District, is not just battling for votes in this June 20th runoff election. He is in a high stakes skirmish against…

Canadians Top the List of Foreign Donors to Sanders Campaign

20 Jun 2016

Here's a look at the most recent foreign nationals whose contributions to the Sanders campaign were acknowledged by the campaign's principal campaign committee, BERNIE 2016. The contributions were all made…

A Whopping 674 Foreign Nationals Illegally Donated to Bernie Sanders in March 2016

18 Jun 201618 Jun 2016

The principal campaign committee of U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders identified 674 foreign nationals who contributed to his presidential campaign during a single month. The extremely high number of illegal donations…

Bernie – The Candidate Un-Americans Love

15 Jun 201628 Feb 2018

  American voters need a clear understanding of what is happening here. An American citizen identified as a Democratic Socialist and running for the office of the President, is blatantly…

Bye Bye Big Money: Sanders Campaign Sees $20M Drop in Contributions

25 May 201618 Jun 2016

If there's any sure way to mark the end of a campaign, it's when the money stops flowing. Back on April 19th when Hillary Clinton won New York, pundits said…

Why Is Bernie Taking Money From Foreign Citizens?

21 May 201621 May 2016

Bernie Sanders is running for the Presidency of the United States. Why is his campaign continuously funded by individuals from other countries? The activity is not new. It has been…

Too Big to Open: Bernie’s 300K-Page April Campaign File Not Accessible

29 Apr 2016

There's a variant on the "Too Big to Fail" meme. It's called "Too Big to Open." If you try to view the April 2016 campaign fund-raising report for Bernie 2016,…

Speaking of Big Money in Politics: Index of Bernie 2016 Campaign Finance Issues

24 Apr 201630 Dec 2018

Bernie 2016, the principal campaign committee of Bernie Sanders, is required to document all the monies involved in his campaign under federal election laws. An unprecedented (and under-reported) number of…

Non-American Influence in the Sanders Campaign

19 Apr 201619 Feb 2019

When the digital age and the global village join together, the possibility for accomplishment is tremendous. The potential for worldwide mischief is equally real. Nowhere is this more clear than…

The Campaign That Keeps On Taking: Bernie’s Greed Machine

17 Apr 201618 Apr 2016

Each month, the FEC sends the principal campaign committee of Bernie Sanders a heads up. Officially, it's called a Request for Additional Information (RFAI). This notice points out problems in…

What Happens to the Leftover Campaign Money?

9 Apr 20169 Apr 2016

Independent Senator Bernie Sanders is sitting on millions in campaign funds for his run for the presidency. He also faces the nearly impossible goal of gaining the Democratic nomination. So…

Fake Sanders NY PAC Uses GoFundMe for Questionable Fund Raising

7 Apr 20167 Apr 2016

A supporter of Independent Senator Bernie Sanders is using public crowdfunding to solicit donations for his presidential campaign, possibly violating federal campaign laws for independent expenditures of a political action…

Names of Foreign Nationals Illegally Funding Bernie 2016

2 Apr 201630 Apr 2016

U.S. presidential candidate Bernie Sanders accepted money from foreign donors via his principal campaign committee, Bernie 2016. Under campaign election laws, political committees may not accept money from unlawful residents…

Another 125 Foreign Nationals Illegally Giving to U.S. Presidential Candidate Bernie Sanders

1 Apr 201630 Dec 2018

Once again, a large number of Foreign Nationals are identified as illegally donating to Bernie Sanders' presidential campaign. The status of these 125 individuals is admitted by the candidate's chief…

FEC Tells Bernie 2016 to Account for $10M

1 Apr 201630 Dec 2018

The Federal Election Commission (FEC) sent a letter to Bernie 2016 telling it to account for a discrepancy of over $10 million in donations. The letter is dated 30 March…

Video Documents Aussies Illegally Working in Sanders’ Campaign

26 Mar 201630 Dec 2018

Project Veritas, an investigative film project headed up by James O'Keefe, is credited for documenting the illegal use of Australian Labor Party (ALP) workers in the Bernie Sanders' presidential campaign.…

NH Legislator Sues Bernie 2016 for Use of Foreign Workers

26 Mar 201630 Dec 2018

Representative William O'Brien of New Hampshire has filed a complaint against the principal campaign committee of Bernie Sanders (Bernie 2016) and the Australian Labor Party (ALP). The legal complaint was…

Non-US Citizens Funnel Money into Sanders Campaign

26 Mar 201630 Dec 2018

The principal campaign committee fund-raising for Bernie Sanders is accepting donations from non-U.S. citizens, which is prohibited under federal law. Bernie 2016 was accepting these donations as far back as…

The Final 5: Whose Got the Money?

24 Mar 201630 Dec 2018

A look at the Principal Campaign Committees of the five active presidential candidates shows that Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders are bringing in the highest individual campaign contributions, far exceeding…

How To Follow the Money

24 Mar 201610 Apr 2016

Despite 46.7 million people living in poverty, this country is drowning in money. That's never so evident as in federal elections, and particularly the run for the Presidency. Many of…

Idaho Sex Offender Appears Linked to Sanders’ Fundraising

23 Mar 201630 Dec 2018

A review of the Federal Elections Commission has found a new fundraising committee for presidential candidate Bernie Sanders. The individual associated with this fundraising effort, Jesse Bolin, matches the name…

Bernie 2016 Returns 200+ Donations to Remedy Campaign Finance Issues From 2015

22 Mar 201630 Dec 2018

Over 200 contributors to the Bernie Sanders campaign will have their money refunded as a result of irregularities with its campaign fund-raising committee during 2015. The refunds are detailed in…

Buying the Revolution: $16M Paid for a Digital Presence by Bernie 2016

19 Mar 201630 Dec 2018

Revolution Messaging (RM) brought electoral politics into the digital age when it helped President Barack Obama win his first term back in 2008. Since then, it's become the go-to vehicle…

Bernie 2016: Money In, Money Out

19 Mar 201630 Dec 2018

Bernie Sanders, the presidential candidate who rails against the corrupting influence of money in politics, is doing very well in soliciting high dollar campaign donations. According to data submitted to…