NonilexJan 16

#Trump plans to #pardon former #PuertoRico Gov #WandaVázquez, a White House official said Friday.

Vázquez pleaded #guilty last August to a #CampaignFinanceLaw violation in a federal case that authorities say also involved a former #FBI agent & a #Venezuelan banker. Her sentencing was set for later this month.

Federal prosecutors had been seeking one year behind bars.

#law #corruption #felon47
https://apnews.com/article/trump-pardon-puerto-rico-governor-vazquez-4a94c15e82cabb5f8272f2d6ad19234d?utm_source=onesignal&utm_medium=push&utm_campaign=2026-01-16-Breaking+News

Trump plans to pardon ex-Puerto Rico governor

President Donald Trump plans to pardon former Puerto Rico Gov. Wanda Vázquez, a White House official said. The official who confirmed the planned pardon on Friday wasn’t authorized to reveal the news by name and spoke on the condition of anonymity. Vázquez pleaded guilty last August to a campaign finance violation in a federal case that authorities say also involved a former FBI agent and a Venezuelan banker. Her sentencing was set for later this month. Federal prosecutors had been seeking one year behind bars. Vázquez was the U.S. territory’s first former governor to plead guilty to a crime, specifically accepting a donation from a foreigner for her 2020 political campaign.

AP News
Kim PeralesMay 11, 2024
Sen Whitehouse, CHM of the Senate Budget Committee, will likely investigate #TFG’s corrupt ‘quid pro quo’ with oil executives. Unfortunately, US campaign finance laws are weak, & rarely enforced. The investigation would shed light on TFG’s egregious extortion tactics & his plans to undo America’s #climate goals. #CampaignFinanceLaw #GOPCorruption https://newrepublic.com/article/181493/trump-big-oil-campaign
Trump’s Sleazy $1 Billion Shakedown of Oil Execs Gives Dems an Opening

Shocking revelations about what Trump offered Big Oil executives at their elite Mar-a-Lago gathering sure smell of a direct quid pro quo. Democrats need to expose this.

The New Republic
Show threadNonilexMay 10, 2024

Before the morning recess, the defense sought to exclude an interview w/ #LarryKing from 1999 where #Trump said he had extensive knowledge of #CampaignFinanceLaw. Emil #Bove, one of Trump's lawyers, said finance #law had changed since that interview. #Mangold, one of the prosecutors, argued that the “defendant’s admission that he had extensive knowledge of campaign finance law is relevant.”

#law #TrumpTrial #CatchAndKill #conspiracy #ElectionInterference

Houston Public MediaMar 28, 2024

Republican Troy Nehls, a Houston-area Congressman, is the subject of a House Ethics Committee investigation. The focus of the investigation remains unclear, but Nehls suggested it relates to campaign finance matters.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/politics/2024/03/28/481990/congressman-troy-nehls-under-investigation-by-house-ethics-committee/

#FortBend #Local #National #News #Politics #CampaignFinanceLaw #CongressmanTroyNehls #OfficeOfCongressionalEthics #Texas22ndCongressionalDistrict #USHouseEthicsCommittee

Houston-area Congressman Troy Nehls under investigation by House Ethics Committee

The focus of the investigation remains unclear, but Nehls himself suggested it relates to campaign finance matters.

Houston Public Media
@Ms_Ellen_FMay 14, 2023
The corruption is just as true in this TFG wannabe, #DeSantis. #CampaignFinanceLaw violations like this should be prosecuted fully, not swept under the rug.
https://popular.info/p/ron-desantis-is-about-to-make-a-mockery?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email
Ron DeSantis is about to make a mockery of campaign finance law

Florida Governor Ron DeSantis (R) is a prolific fundraiser. Since announcing his candidacy in 2018, DeSantis has solicited funds for his eponymous state political committee, Friends of Ron DeSantis. Friends of Ron DeSantis can accept contributions in unlimited amounts — from individuals and corporations. DeSantis has taken advantage of Florida's permissive rules. Even after spending tens of millions on his election and reelection, he has amassed a war chest of nearly $86 million.

Popular Information
MufasaApr 7, 2023

An overhaul to #NewJersey's #CampaignFinanceLaw cut the time the state's campaign finance enforcement agency can investigate complaints from 10 years to 2.

That means scrapping about 80% of the agency’s open investigations.

https://www.nytimes.com/2023/04/03/nyregion/new-jersey-phil-murphy-campaign-finance.html

New Jersey Gov. Murphy Signs Bill That Reshapes Campaign Finance Laws

The bill doubles New Jersey’s campaign contribution limits and quashes investigations by a watchdog agency.

The New York Times