Chris Walker, a British citizen who lives outside London, told The Post he was able to make two $5 donations to President Obama’s campaign this month through its Web site while a similar attempt to give Mitt Romney cash was rejected. It is illegal to knowingly solicit or accept money from foreign citizens. To read…
In a 109-page report published by the Government Accountability Institute, the Institute alleges the current online campaign contribution system lacks accountability and transparency, making it highly susceptible to foreign and fraudulent gifts. To read the full ABC News story, click here.
Veteran Newsweek reporter Peter Boyer and GAI President Peter Schweizer report on the giant gap in our campaign-finance system that makes foreign and fraudulent donations possible. Click here to read the Daily Beast article.
For GAI’s response to the Obama campaign’s statement on our America The Vulnerable report, click here.
THE TRUTH ABOUT DIGITAL DONATIONS. Federal Election Commission (FEC) laws do not require federal candidates to use the same kinds of industry-standard, anti-fraud credit card security measures commonly used when purchasing things online. This oversight creates a dangerous pathway for illegal foreign and fraudulent online contributions to influence U.S. elections. In this report, GAI found……
There has been no shortage of media attention paid to the role of money in the current presidential contest. Super PACs, bundlers, 527s, and mega-donors have attracted abundant notice. But there has been surprisingly little focus on perhaps the most secretive and influential financial force in politics today: the wide-open coffers of the Internet. With…
An investigation by the Government Accountability Institute revealed that JP Morgan has made at least $560,492,596 since 2004 from processing Electronic Benefit Transfer (EBT) cards for the food stamp program. Click here to read GAI President Peter Schweizer’s feature article on the Daily Beast.
Governor Mitt Romney has refused to reveal the names of his campaign bundlers. But an investigation by the Government Accountability Institute uncovered the names of 34 of Gov. Romney’s top fundraisers. Find out more by visiting the interactive feature on the Daily Beast.
The Government Accountability Institute is proud to announce the publication of its new investigation, Profits From Poverty: How Food Stamps Benefit Corporations. To Download the Full Report, Click Here.
The Government Accountability Institute investigates the top 50 bundlers for President Obama and Governor Mitt Romney. Click here for the first installment.