New: We've identified more than a dozen top donors to Santos' 2020 campaign who do not seem to exist. I also spoke to a friend of Santos' who says he did not give the $2,800 donation attributed to him. motherjones.com/politics/2023/…
A retiree named Stephen Berger at an address on Brandt Road in Brawley, CA, was listed as giving $2,500. William Brandt and his wife have lived at that home for at least two decades. He did not donate to Santos, nor does he know Stephen Berger.
Victoria and Jonathan Regor of 45 New Mexico St in Jackson, NJ, were reported as each giving $2,800. The issue: There is no record of a Victoria or Jonathan Regor living in the United States. Nor is there a 45 New Mexico St in Jackson.
It is illegal to donate money using a false name or the name of someone else. “It’s called a contribution in the name of another,” says @SGhoshCLC. “It’s something that is explicitly prohibited under federal law.”
One donor I contacted is a friend of Santos' who gave a small donation in 2020. He was shocked to learn that a $2,800 donation was later made in his name. He found no record of being charged $2,800, meaning someone may have used his name in a straw donor scheme.
@nlanard @MelissaJPeltier @SGhoshCLC Qevin said George was out if he committed any crimes. He should be kicked out of congress by Monday, right?
@nlanard @SGhoshCLC And yet he sits in Congress.
@nlanard @SGhoshCLC It’s also illegal to launder cash. Hello DOJ.
@nlanard @OmarGonzalez792 @SGhoshCLC Only if there were anyone in the USA willing to prosecute this crime.
@nlanard @SGhoshCLC The law be damned, if it’s not upheld! 😂
@nlanard @SGhoshCLC Laws only matter if they’re enforced!