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Jilly_in_VA

(14,007 posts)
Sun Feb 1, 2026, 04:43 PM 3 hrs ago

Kyrsten Sinema gave $9,000 to man she's accused of having an affair with

A man identified in court filings as having an affair with former senator Kyrsten Sinema received almost $9,000 from Sinema’s former campaign committee in October, according to newly filed documents. The filings come just weeks after the man’s estranged wife accused Sinema of wrecking their marriage.

According to a report from Notus, which cites a newly filed Federal Election Commission (FEC) document, the recipient was Matthew J Ammel, who worked as a security guard for Sinema. He was paid $1,815.91 on 15 October and $7,136.14 on 31 October in payments listed as “payroll”, according to a filing submitted on Saturday by Sinema for Arizona.

FEC records show that between July 2024 and October 2025, Ammel received a total of more than $128,000 from Sinema for Arizona and a separate political action committee tied to the former senator.

The filing also shows that Sinema has formally shut down her Sinema for Arizona committee, which spent hundreds of thousands of dollars last year on expenses that appeared to be largely unrelated to campaign activity.

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/feb/01/kyrsten-sinema-senator-bodyguard-payment

What's the female equivalent of a john? A jane? This girl is going to prison and that's a good thing!

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Kyrsten Sinema gave $9,000 to man she's accused of having an affair with (Original Post) Jilly_in_VA 3 hrs ago OP
Not only did she betray us, but she's corrupt as hell too. N/t Stargleamer 3 hrs ago #1
Sinema is a sugar mama! using campaign funds BlueWaveNeverEnd 3 hrs ago #2
Lock her up. Return money to people who donated. Trueblue1968 3 hrs ago #3
Why is she going to jail? Fiendish Thingy 3 hrs ago #4
You can't use campaign contributions for personal expenses Phoenix61 3 hrs ago #5
I'm not holding my breath expecting she will go to jail Fiendish Thingy 3 hrs ago #6
Sociopath. BlueNProud 3 hrs ago #7

Fiendish Thingy

(22,393 posts)
4. Why is she going to jail?
Sun Feb 1, 2026, 05:04 PM
3 hrs ago

Despite being a contemptible person and professional political saboteur, Nothing described in your post, as written, is illegal.

Unless there was fraud involved, using her campaign and PAC funds this way is not against the law.

Phoenix61

(18,753 posts)
5. You can't use campaign contributions for personal expenses
Sun Feb 1, 2026, 05:12 PM
3 hrs ago

Like concert tickets, vacations etc.

Fiendish Thingy

(22,393 posts)
6. I'm not holding my breath expecting she will go to jail
Sun Feb 1, 2026, 05:15 PM
3 hrs ago

Worst case scenario, she has to pay the funds back (which she can do from her PAC, which has no such restrictions).

Most likely scenario is absolutely nothing happens.

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