Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio) received campaign funds from a woman who died several months ago. record the New York Post It was revealed on Friday.
Carol Ann Baker of Elmore passed away on December 10, 2023 at the Toledo Medical Center at the age of 77. According to To her Obituary.
Even though she's dead, somehow there's a record of her making at least two donations to the longtime senator's campaign committee in May, about five months later. post Reported.
Records show the donation amounted to $350.
Baker served as a Harris Township trustee, according to her page on the Closser & Priesman Funeral Home website.
The case was referred to the Federal Election Commission (FEC) after a preliminary investigation by Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose (R), and Baker's husband confirmed her death during that investigation.
“Officers received a complaint that the Friends of Sherrod Brown Committee reported receiving two donations from an individual who was confirmed deceased,” LaRose spokesman Dan Ruschek said.
“However, because that commission is a federal agency and not a submitter to our office, we have forwarded our complaint and findings to the Federal Election Commission for further action.”
Brown is currently at 5 points lead Against Republican challenger Bernie Moreno Newsweek The SoCal Strategies study was reported Wednesday.
“Ohioans deserve absolute confidence in our elections,” Huang Yi, research director for LaRose's office, said in a statement to the Federal Election Commission during the official investigation. “The purpose of this letter is to advise you to appropriately investigate your office's possible violations of federal law.”
Brown has not commented on the investigation, but Moreno's campaign called the incident “eerie.”
“Brown's plan to fund his campaign with donations from dead people is not only creepy, it's illegal,” campaign communications director Reagan McCarthy said. post.
“This conspiracy deserves more scrutiny. How far will it go?”
