Opinion | George Santos Pushed Campaign Finance Abuse Past the Usual Line - The New York Times

But Mr. Santos didn't structure his fraud the usual way, according to the indictment. Instead, the government said, he set up a regular business and falsely told donors that it was a 501(c)(4). That company, which The New York Times says appears to be RedStone Strategies, had nothing to do with supporting Mr. Santos's campaign but everything to do with supporting his bank account. He "converted most of those funds to his own personal benefit," the indictment says, and didn't even go through the usual procedural sham of registering the social welfare group with the I.R.S., which is not exactly difficult to check...

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