Michele Fiore (photo, left; profile here), 54, a former Nevada state representative and failed candidate for state treasurer, was convicted on federal wire fraud charges on October 3, 2024, and could spend years in prison (read story here). Fiore, a controversial figure in Nevada politics, got in tr[...]
Posts Tagged ‘GOP scams’
September 22nd, 2022 - 9:38 pm § in Politics, Republicans
Was the Martha’s Vineyard stunt part of a GOP kickback scheme?
“The air charter company Gov. Ron DeSantis’ administration hired for his migrant-moving program has contributed big money to some top allies of the governor and was once legally represented by Rep. Matt Gaetz and his former partner, who is now Florida’s “public safety czar” in cha[...]
Will Trump’s postmaster go?
Trump lackey Louis DeJoy (photo, left) is notorious for slowing mail service. But I’ll always remember him as the guy who made mailboxes disappear before the 2020 election. (They magically reappeared after the election; see my posting here.) You want an election conspiracy? Well, there it is. [...]
January 27th, 2022 - 3:08 pm § in Politics
Federal judge OKs states’ probe of shady GOP fundraising tactic
A federal judge threw out a lawsuit by WinRed, a GOP fundraising platform (details here), “seeking to block attorneys general in four states from investigating the company’s fundraising tactics,” CNBC reported on Thursday, January 27, 2022 (story here). The New York Times reported last[...]
April 8th, 2021 - 9:42 am § in Donald Trump, Politics
GOP fundraising
Give us money, or we’ll report you to Trump! Read story here. For more about Republicans scamming their donors, see article here. Return to The-Ave.US Home Page [...]
April 4th, 2021 - 6:52 pm § in Donald Trump, Politics
How the Trump campaign ripped off unwitting donors
“Trump’s 2020 reelection campaign reportedly issued a total of roughly $122 million in refunds to supporters in 2020,” in many cases because of deceptive fundraising tactics, The Hill reported on Saturday, April 3, 2021. The campaign’s tactics included setting up “recurring[...]