Center for Public Integrity: Rapper Pras Michel hit with campaign finance complaint
In the new complaint, the Campaign Legal Center and Democracy 21 argue that Pras violated the law by giving money to a super PAC through his company without disclosing that he was the source of the funds. Federal law prohibits making political donations in someone else’s name, which the groups argue was the effect of the corporate contribution. ...
“[This] looks to us like an individual’s contribution that was routed through an LLC, and it consequently obscured the identity of the true donor,” Campaign Legal Centerattorney Paul S. Ryan told the Center for Public Integrity.
“The LLC was no more than a straw donor,” Ryan continued. “There’s reason to believe that the law was violated, and the FEC should investigate.” ...
In the past, the Campaign Legal Center and Democracy 21 have filed similar complaints against limited liability companies that contributed to Restore Our Future, a super PAC that backed Republican Mitt Romney’s unsuccessful 2012 presidential bid. Those complaints are still pending. ...
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