For a politician like U.S. Rep. Troy Nehls, over $150,000 is a major amount of campaign funds to lose. He raised about $260,000—a sum that doesn't include the recouped funds—in the same third-quarter report that disclosed the “unauthorized payment.”
, The Texas Tribune’s daily newsletter that keeps readers up to speed on the most essential Texas news.’ campaign account had more than $150,000 stolen from it last year through an “unauthorized wire transfer,” according to new reporting.
“There was an unauthorized wire transfer initiated through fraudulent means on our campaign account,” Nehls spokesperson Taylor Hulsey said in an email Monday. “We are unable to comment further as all information has been submitted to the FBI for criminal investigation.”Nehls is in his second term representing the 22nd Congressional District in suburban Houston, which was a national battleground in 2020 but has since been redrawn to be Republican-friendly.
has done business with it. Nehls’ campaign did not say in its statement how the entity obtained the money or whether anyone on the campaign staff was aware of the transfer when it happened.later in the third quarter, one on July 20 and the other on Sept. 30. Both receipts were described as “UNAUTHORIZED TRANSACTION FUNDS RETURNED.”seeking more information about both the “unauthorized payment” and the returned money.
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