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Marjorie Taylor Greene’s campaign manager to pay $25k over Ohio train derailment scam (www.theguardian.com)

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The manager of the 2020 campaign that launched the far-right politician Marjorie Taylor Greene to Congress has been ordered to pay $25,000 for his role in a charity scam aimed at capitalizing on the East Palestine train crash.

Isaiah Wartman and his business partner Luke Mahoney must each pay $22,000 in restitution as well as $3,000 in investigative costs and fees as part of a settlement with the Ohio attorney general’s office, which prosecuted the case. Meanwhile, the settlement calls for a co-founder of the fake charity, Michael Peppel, to pay a $25,000 civil penalty and be banned from starting, running or soliciting for any charitable organization in the state.

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[-] Sharpiemarker@feddit.de 5 points 1 year ago

The two allege that they returned the rest of the money when they found out there wasn't a deal to donate the money to the food bank/organization. And that it was a 3rd individual who actually scammed them into participating.

[-] mosiacmango@lemm.ee 3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Hopefully they proved that to the court before being let off with this wrist slap, but it's a Republican AG and Republican judge, so who knows.

[-] Sharpiemarker@feddit.de 2 points 1 year ago

I'm with you. I wanted to preface with "not that I believe it but..."

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