A watchdog group filed a complaint on Thursday with the Federal Election Commission (FEC) to request an investigation into Rep. Cori Bush (D-MO) for allegedly using campaign funds for personal use — a possible violation of federal law.
A watchdog group filed a complaint on Thursday with the Federal Election Commission to request an investigation into Rep. Cori Bush for allegedly using campaign funds for personal use — a possible violation of federal law.the watchdog believes Bush and her campaign “may have used campaign funds for personal use” after news reports have indicated that the congresswoman’s now-husband, Cortney Merritts, was paid $62,359 for security services.
The complaint explained that campaign funds are generally only spent for “bona fide campaign or political purposes,” with limited, defined exceptions. At the same time, federal law notes that campaign funds may not be spent on some categories, such as for “personal use,” which FACT says is the issue because they were in a relationship.
Further, FACT’s complaint acknowledged that, since the two were in a relationship, “Bush’s campaign may have made payments for services that were unnecessary or above fair market value because of her personal relationship with the payee,” meaning the payments would either qualify as “impermissible payments to a family member or an impermissible gift.
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