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Julian Englis

(2,309 posts) Sat Nov 3, 2018, 11:12 PM Nov 2018

Arizona man pleads guilty to using scam PACs to defraud donors

Source: The Hill

An Arizona man pleaded guilty in a federal court in Manhattan Friday to creating six PACs and misrepresenting their activities to potential donors, resulting in tens of thousands of donors being defrauded.

The Justice Department said in a press release that William Tierney, who was arrested and charged along with another family member related to the scheme earlier this year, pleaded guilty this week to conspiracy to commit wire fraud.

Tierney, 46, was arrested along with Robert Tierney, 40, in May and accused of defrauding donors out of more than $23 million by suggesting that the money would go to candidates who supported causes including law enforcement and autism awareness and who opposed abortion.

Just about $109,000 of the millions donated to the PACs actually went to candidates, according to prosecutors.

Read more: https://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/414715-arizona-man-pleads-guilty-to-using-scam-pacs-to-defraud-donors

Scammed radical right wingers. Boo-hoo.

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Arizona man pleads guilty to using scam PACs to defraud donors (Original Post) Julian Englis Nov 2018 OP

So does the law say what % of the money such PACs take in have to funnel to varies cstanleytech Nov 2018 #1

hey, that's just making ameriKa great again, the new tRump economic plan elmac Nov 2018 #2

Sounds like a trumpeteer. truthisfreedom Nov 2018 #3

MAGATS Don't Give a Fuck, Sad! Grassy Knoll Nov 2018 #4

GOP under Trump is nothing but a 'party' of liars, grifters, phonies, and xenophobic racists ... mr_lebowski Nov 2018 #5

I call it smart! NBachers Nov 2018 #6

Great news! That's just that much less money going to..... KY_EnviroGuy Nov 2018 #7

A man after Trump's own heart. Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Nov 2018 #8

True.... Tiny will call him a shrewd businessman and issue a pardon groundloop Nov 2018 #9

cstanleytech

(26,318 posts)

1. So does the law say what % of the money such PACs take in have to funnel to varies

Reply to Julian Englis (Original post)

Sat Nov 3, 2018, 11:37 PM

Nov 2018

candidates? If it does not then they might be able to skate on this one.

elmac

(4,642 posts)

2. hey, that's just making ameriKa great again, the new tRump economic plan

Reply to Julian Englis (Original post)

Sun Nov 4, 2018, 12:25 AM

Nov 2018

grifting is yuge, yuge for the economy!

truthisfreedom

(23,152 posts)

3. Sounds like a trumpeteer.

Reply to Julian Englis (Original post)

Sun Nov 4, 2018, 12:33 AM

Nov 2018

Grassy Knoll

(10,118 posts)

4. MAGATS Don't Give a Fuck, Sad!

Reply to Julian Englis (Original post)

Sun Nov 4, 2018, 12:40 AM

Nov 2018

What A Tragedy .

mr_lebowski

(33,643 posts)

5. GOP under Trump is nothing but a 'party' of liars, grifters, phonies, and xenophobic racists ...

Reply to Julian Englis (Original post)

Sun Nov 4, 2018, 12:49 AM

Nov 2018

... a buncha gun-humping, fake-Christian, science-denying, misogynistic, trailer-trash wannabe N@zi scum ...

And those are the 'nice' ones ... ya know, the ones that aren't out murdering their fellow Americans, and sending mailb0mbs ...