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Money in Politics

CREW files criminal, IRS complaints against 10 dark money groups

CREW filed IRS complaints against 10 “social welfare” groups today for violating their non-profit status by acting as political organizations or for significantly underreporting their political activity.

Lawsuits

Money in Politics

CREW v. FEC – Murray Energy

CREW sued the FEC for failing to enforce its own regulations by refusing to investigate a 2012 CREW complaint against Murray Energy.

Legal Complaints

Corruption

CREW files Duncan Hunter complaint with OCE, requests FEC audit

CREW filed a complaint with the Office of Congressional Ethics stating that Rep. Duncan Hunter’s (R-CA) campaign committee has acknowledged spending thousands of dollars not related to campaign activity and appears to have spent thousands more not previously identified or reimbursed in its latest Federal Election Commission (FEC) disclosure report.

Legal Complaints

Corruption

CREW files Trump Foundation complaint with IRS

CREW filed a complaint with the IRS stating that the Donald J. Trump Foundation appears to have illegally given $25,000 to a political organization associated with Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi while her office was reportedly considering joining a lawsuit involving Trump University and failed to disclose the contribution in its taxes.

Legal Complaints

Money in Politics

CREW files second supplement to NRA complaint with the IRS

CREW filed a second supplement to its original complaint against the National Rifle Association (NRA), in which it showed that the NRA failed to disclose more than $1 million in contributions to major Democratic and Republican leadership groups, bringing their total undisclosed political spending to nearly $60 million since 2008.

Legal Complaints

Money in Politics

CREW files Rubio and Fulop PAC complaints with FEC

CREW filed two complaints with the Federal Election Commission (FEC) against the Marco Rubio-backing Conservative Solutions PAC, the Steven Fulop-backing Coalition for Progress, as well as IGX LLC and DE First Holdings, two sham companies used to launder donations to the super PACs.

CREW files criminal, IRS complaints against 10 dark money groups

CREW v. FEC – Murray Energy

CREW files Duncan Hunter complaint with OCE, requests FEC audit

CREW files Trump Foundation complaint with IRS

CREW files second supplement to NRA complaint with the IRS

CREW files Rubio and Fulop PAC complaints with FEC

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