Schumer calls for investigation into reports of campaign finance improprieties by DeJoy's former com
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Schumer calls for investigation into reports of campaign finance improprieties by DeJoy's former company
By John Bowden - 09/06/20 10:05 PM EDT
Senate Minority Leader Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.) called on North Carolina's attorney general to open an investigation into the postmaster general, Louis DeJoy, over claims made by five former employees of DeJoy's former company alleging that he reimbursed employees with company funds for donating to GOP candidates.
In a tweet Sunday evening, the Senate's top Democrat said that the allegations raised in a report from The Washington Post earlier Sunday required investigation by officials independent of the U.S. Justice Department in Washington D.C.
"These are very serious allegations that must be investigated immediately, independent of the Trump Justice Department," said Schumer in the tweet. "North Carolina’s Attorney General—an elected official who is independent of Donald Trump—is the right person to start this investigation.".......................
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Schumer calls for investigation into reports of campaign finance improprieties by DeJoy's former company
By John Bowden - 09/06/20 10:05 PM EDT
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Senate Minority Leader Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.) called on North Carolina's attorney general to open an investigation into the postmaster general, Louis DeJoy, over claims made by five former employees of DeJoy's former company alleging that he reimbursed employees with company funds for donating to GOP candidates.
In a tweet Sunday evening, the Senate's top Democrat said that the allegations raised in a report from The Washington Post earlier Sunday required investigation by officials independent of the U.S. Justice Department in Washington D.C.
"These are very serious allegations that must be investigated immediately, independent of the Trump Justice Department," said Schumer in the tweet. "North Carolina’s Attorney General—an elected official who is independent of Donald Trump—is the right person to start this investigation."
His remarks came after a former human resources manager, among others, told the Post that DeJoy had violated federal law earlier in his career by pressuring employees of his company to make donations to Republican candidates before reimbursing them with company funds. A spokesperson for DeJoy has denied that he ever sought to improperly pressure employees, and did not address allegations that he reimbursed employees...............................
Read more: https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/515343-schumer-calls-for-investigation-into-reports-of-campaign-finance
We know Barr will not investigate, so lets hope NC Attorney Gen will.
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................The Post analyzed federal and state campaign finance records and found 124 New Breed employees donated more than $1 million to federal and state GOP candidates between 2000 and 2014. Nine employees donated a combined $700 to Democratic candidates during the same period, according to the Post.
While encouraging donations is not necessarily illegal, reimbursing campaign contributions is a violation of federal and state election laws. The federal law has a five-year statute of limitations, but there is no statute of limitations for the state law........................
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