The campaign for Senator Jerry Moran (R-Kan.) revealed a “cyber-criminal” stole nearly $700,000 from the campaign in November.
The Moran campaign’s treasurer, Timothy Gottschalk, wrote a letter to the Federal Election Commission last month to report that the campaign learned on November 14, about a week after the election, that it made two payments totaling $690,000 for fraudulent invoices.
The FBI is now investigating the allegations…
Moran’s campaign informed the FEC that on Nov. 14, their office was contacted by Astra Bank and notified of potentially fraudulent activity concerning two wire transfers to SRCP Media Inc. that totaled $690,000.
The first wire transfer was sent on Oct. 25, for $345,000 and the second wire was sent on Nov. 9, for $345,000.
The letter states that Moran’s campaign reported the alleged theft to the Republic County Kansas Sheriff’s Office on Nov. 16. From there the case was transferred to the Federal Bureau of Investigation and remains under investigation.
On Nov. 23, Moran’s campaign was notified by Astra Bank that $168,184.03 of the Nov. 9 wire transfer was recovered from Wells Fargo Bank, according to the letter.
Tom Brandt, a spokesman for Moran, said:
“Cybercriminals targeted the accounting firm employed by Moran For Kansas and money was wired to fraudulent bank accounts. As soon as a discrepancy was realized, it was reported to law enforcement.”
“We are currently pursuing all avenues available to recover the money and there is an ongoing investigation with the FBI,” Brandt added.
The FEC filing was first reported by Raw Story, a left-wing progressive news website.
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The FBI told Axios that it was “aware of the incident” but could not confirm any further details.
A senator since 2010, Moran is the ranking member on the Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies for the Appropriations Committee. He is also the ranking member on the Veterans Affairs Committee.
Moran was one of the 18 Republicans in the Senate who voted to advance the Democrat’s massive $1.7 trillion omnibus budget in December.
Sources: DailyWire, Axios, Raw Story, TheKansasCityStar
Ya, I bet he is just paying off his lib buddies and turned it in as a theft. He is a rino no less.