Roger Sollenberger
2/16/23
(Daily Beast) For comparison, Santos’ actual campaign only raised around $358,000 for the entire 2020 election, not counting the $81,250 Santos claimed to have loaned from his “personal funds.” Over the same period, DSCR also reported more than $260,000 in expenses, some of which campaign finance experts flagged as suspicious in discussions with The Daily Beast. Those costs were also highlighted in an FEC complaint filed on Jan. 31 by campaign finance reform group End Citizens United. In a statement provided to The Daily Beast, an ECU spokesperson called the recount committee a “sham.” “George Santos’ lies and corruption know no bounds. He set up a sham recount fund—for a recount that never happened. Then, he illegally used that money to offset costs for his 2022 campaign,” the statement said. “It’s yet another blatant violation of the law, which is why we’re asking the FEC to begin an investigation and also hand all relevant material to the DOJ for their investigation.”