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Maggie Severns

Political Fundraiser Pleads Guilty To Fraud

The subject of a previous ProPublica/Politico story operated multiple PACs for the benefit of himself and associates, court records show.

How Fundraisers Convinced Conservatives to Donate $10 Million — Then Kept Almost All of It.

Beginning in 2012, operatives used a federal PAC to target small-dollar donors, claiming they’d use the money to oppose Barack Obama. But that’s not what happened.

Updated: The Hidden Money Funding the Midterms

Strategies that let super PACs delay revealing their donors until after the election are gaining popularity among both Democrats and Republicans.