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In reply to the discussion: Republicans resort to trickery to outfox Democrats (fake Dem websites send contributions to Repubs) [View all]Gothmog
(145,126 posts)40. CREW is filing an ethics complaint against the Repug using one of these fake websites
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/03/12/ethics-complaint-nrcc_n_4950173.html?utm_hp_ref=politics
This is good news. Hopefully, the GOP will stop trying to use these fake websites
WASHINGTON -- An ethics watchdog filed a formal request Wednesday for an investigation of National Republican Campaign Committee Chairman Rep. Greg Walden (Ore.), citing his team's use of phony websites.
Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington -- citing numerous reports of 18 GOP webpages that masqueraded as sites belonging to Democrats -- is asking the Office of Congressional Ethics to investigate whether or not Walden broke federal law or House rules by tricking Democratic supporters into donating to the GOP.
CREW Executive Director Melanie Sloan thinks he did.
"Rep. Walden and the NRCC have become online scam artists, tricking people out of their campaign donations," Sloan said in a statement. "Rep. Walden's support for such activity violates House ethics rules, and OCE needs to act quickly to protect the House's credibility.
This is good news. Hopefully, the GOP will stop trying to use these fake websites
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Republicans resort to trickery to outfox Democrats (fake Dem websites send contributions to Repubs) [View all]
progree
Feb 2014
OP
They are an organized crime syndicate for the plutocrats. Once people realize that, they'll decide
freshwest
Mar 2014
#42
Actually, if this is deceptive, and in the "fine print", I wonder if this isn't fraud, and if they
lostincalifornia
Feb 2014
#4
Cool. Maybe we've found the new Official DU Security Software. Does it also work on these? :
progree
Feb 2014
#35
Thanks much for the info. Update: the Repugs changed the Sink and Sinema websites
progree
Feb 2014
#37
"Fake Republican Websites Shaft Would-Be Dem Donors" - Great title, wish I could use it
progree
Feb 2014
#8
Thanks for the Pic. Here's more pics -- Ann Kirkpatrick for Congress, and Alex Sink for Congress
progree
Feb 2014
#29
Chrome browser now reports contribute.sinkforcongress2014.com was reported as a phishing site!
progree
Feb 2014
#31
Darn - Chrome browser no longer has a problem with contribute.sinkforcongress2014.com/
progree
Feb 2014
#33
The GOP/NRCC is worried and have changed the donations page for these fraudulent websites
Gothmog
Feb 2014
#39