Marjorie Taylor Greene's campaign manager to pay $25k for Ohio train disaster scam
The settlement determined that he misappropriated donations to victims of the East Palestine train derailment
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The settlement determined that he misappropriated donations to victims of the East Palestine train derailment
MTG’s former campaign manager and ex-campaign staffer for Elise Stefanik were totally shocked to learn they fundraised for a fake charity run by a convicted scammer.
The settlement requires Isaiah Wartman and Luke Mahoney of WAMA Strategies to pay more than $22,000 to a local food bank, plus $3,000 in investigative costs and fees.
The fake charity collected nearly $149,000 from donors in the aftermath of the Feb. 3 derailment but gave only $10,000 to a food bank and kept the rest for themselves, a state investigation found.
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Three men who have worked as Republican political operatives agreed to pay more than $50,000 in restitution and penalties in Ohio for th