A California man pleaded guilty on Aug. 8 to conspiracy to solicit millions of dollars by running two fraudulent political action committees (PACs), according to a press release by the U.S. Department of Justice.
Robert Reyes Jr., along with others, ran the Liberty Action Group PAC and the Progressive Priorities PAC. The former supported former president Donald Trump, and the latter, Hillary Clinton, during the 2016 election cycle.
The PACs solicited contributions by using robocalls along with internet, television, and radio advertisements stating that the money would be used to support the particular presidential nominee they presented.
Instead, the money was pocketed by Reyes and the other co-conspirators as well as used to fund additional fraudulent solicitation schemes….