Have gotten similar calls from "NY Sergeants Association" too. This is surely the tip of the iceberg though as it doesn't even cover all those political fundraising PACs that are similarly running these fraudulent rackets raising money for candidates when in fact they're just funding themselves on loop.<p>Some that come to mind stop-republicans.org, Progressive Turnout Project:
<a href="https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/progressive-turnout-project/summary?id=D000069975" rel="nofollow">https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/progressive-turnout-project...</a>
<a href="https://www.opensecrets.org/political-action-committees-pacs/stop-republicans-pac/C00633404/expenditures/2022" rel="nofollow">https://www.opensecrets.org/political-action-committees-pacs...</a><p>We can see the vast majority of funds raised just go to themselves and very little to the causes they profess. Just scamming small and big donors alike, with no FTC or FEC actions whatsoever. Seems like this is a giant loophole for fraud that gets even worse with automation year after year.
People’s political opinions are a huge industry in America. From the DNC/RNC all the way down to street beggers; political affiliation separates fools from their money. The news media, who used to publish news, have caught on, in their ever growing desperation to remain viable, and turned to 24/7 rage bait political content. It’s all supported by viewers (and donors!) like you!<p><a href="https://www.npr.org/2022/04/07/1091487910/blm-leaders-face-questions-after-allegedly-buying-a-mansion-with-donation-money" rel="nofollow">https://www.npr.org/2022/04/07/1091487910/blm-leaders-face-q...</a>
> The groups avoided helping candidates on purpose, said Mr. Engle, a Washington lawyer they recently hired as a legal advisor. He said they made sure not to exceed $1,000 in direct aid to federal candidates — which could trigger a requirement to register with the F.E.C. — or to exceed state-by-state thresholds that would trigger a requirement to register with state agencies. That left them regulated by the I.R.S., which monitors 527 groups that the others do not.<p>> “Helping candidates directly is not always the best use of money. Candidates often have more than enough money,” Mr. Engle said.<p>It's wild that the lawyer they hired is saying this in their defense.