Money in Politics Archives - CREW | Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington

Legal Complaints

Corruption

Campaign finance complaint filed against Sam Bankman-Fried

Sam Bankman-Fried likely violated the Federal Election Campaign Act after making secret multi-million dollar dark money contributions.

Lawsuits

Money in Politics

CREW sues FEC over American Action Network complaint

Groups that spend extensively on influencing federal elections must disclose their donors and the sources of hundreds of millions of dollars.

Legal Complaints

Money in Politics

CREW files FEC complaint against Florida-focused dark money groups

The FEC must act and investigate whether these Florida-focused dark money groups broke the law and hold them accountable.

Legal Complaints

Money in Politics

CREW, 21 other good government groups call on Pelosi and Schumer to act on stock ban

Congress has made progress towards a bipartisan stock ban, but it’s up to leaders like Pelosi and Schumer to get a ban over the finish line.

Legal Complaints

Money in Politics

CREW submits comment to FEC on campaign contributor disclosure rule

The FEC should adopt our two suggestions to improve their interim rule on contributor disclosure requirements.

Legal Complaints

Money in Politics

FinCEN must regulate real estate industry to keep out dirty money

CREW submitted a FinCEN comment urging regulation of the real estate industry to root out purchases by corrupt actors.

Legal Complaints

Money in Politics

CREW files amicus in opposition to FEC disclosure censorship

Attempts by dark money group Wisconsin Family Action to strike down a federal dark money disclosure law could be a big blow to our democracy.

Lawsuits

Money in Politics

CREW sues FEC for failing to take action against dark money group

The FEC has failed to take action against Freedom Vote, an Ohio-based dark money group that has repeatedly violated campaign finance laws.

Lawsuits

Money in Politics

CREW files lawsuit against FEC for failure to act on outstanding dark money complaint

Citizens for a Working America illegally hid the source of millions spent in elections through super PACs and the FEC failed to respond.

Legal Complaints

Money in Politics

CREW files IRS complaint against dark money group Advancing Freedom, Inc.

The IRS should investigate Advancing Freedom Inc. for apparently violating its tax-exempt status by spending a majority of its budget to influence elections.

Lawsuits

Money in Politics

CREW sues for records pertaining to Kristi Noem’s border deployment of the South Dakota National Guard

South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem's use of a "private donation" to deploy National Guard troops to the US-Mexico border raises questions around the extent wealthy donors can shape issues of national security.

Legal Complaints

Money in Politics

CREW files IRS complaint against dark money group that targeted Republicans

The IRS should investigate Coalition for a Safe Secure America after it failed to properly disclose hundreds of thousands of dollars.

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