Independent journalist Peter Bernegger filed an FEC complaint against Senator Raphael Warnock and treasurer Christopher Koob for alleged “smurfing,” a form of structured money laundering involving small donations totaling $62,111,521.
For context, the conservative cited several bizarre patterns in the data, with 4,793 rare surnames repeating 2-3 times, which is statistically impossible for organic donations compared to U.S. Census data. Warnock’s committees accepted 969,936 smurfed transactions ($57M+) and 2,182 additional ($4.7M+), comprising a significant share of their funds. Bernegger accuses ActBlue of identity theft and plans to sue.
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