Playing with (PAC) Matches: Nevada Man Burned, Pleads Guilty After Fraudulent Promises in Solicitations
By EsqSocial Corporation 25/05/21
During the 2020 election cycle, Nevadan James Kyle Bell solicited over 42,000 individuals via email to contribute to political committees purportedly supporting Donald Trump and Joe Biden. According to the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) and recent legal filings, however, Bell’s political fundraising scheme was little more than a plan to enrich himself. While Bell’s May 17 guilty plea in federal court may be an interesting story in its own right, what many campaign finance practitioners are...
By: Wiley Rein LLP