DOJ announces indictment against alleged scam PAC operators uncovered by CNN’s KFileBy Andrew Kaczynski and Em Steck, CNNStefani Reynolds/Bloomberg/Getty ImagesThe US Justice Department announced on Wednesday that a federal grand jury indicted three men for operating two fraudulent political action committees during the 2016 election and collecting approximately $3.5 million from unwitting contributors. The PACs’ operators then used the funds to enrich themselves and pay for more robocalls and advertisements, according to the Department of Justice. The PACs’ activities were first uncovered by KFile in 2016 and 2017, first at BuzzFeed and later at CNN. The two PACs, which are not mentioned in the indictment, bear all the hallmarks of a scam PAC, according to experts. The Justice Department rarely prosecutes the operators of fraudulent PACs — approximately one to two cases a year, according to experts.

Source: CNN November 11, 2021 11:24 UTC