FBI Raids Annapolis GOP fundraising firm

FBI searching Annapolis GOP fundraising firm
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The investigation is being run out of Washington, not locally, the I-Team has learned.

The FBI used trash bags to cover a window at the offices of Strategic Campaign Group at 191 Main St.


The firm is touted for pioneering the use of technology in political campaigns, and it represents GOP candidates nationwide.

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Website here:
strategiccampaigngroup.com...

Will update as more is learned...

FBI raids office of GOP consulting firm in Maryland
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FBI raids Republican campaign consultants in Maryland
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My guess is that Strategic Campaign Group has ties to Paul Manafort.
Waiting...

a reply to: Indigo5


Anyone know what this is about?

Apparently one of it's Advisors has ties to a Manafort Company

And the DC FBI that raided the office is one tasked on the Russia investigation..

But that might be a stretch...

Until we figure out more here...interested in theories..

originally posted by: Olivine
My guess is that Strategic Campaign Group has ties to Paul Manafort.
Waiting...

Someone on twitter noted one of the advisors is associated with a Manafort Company...

And the branch of DC FBI is one working on the Russian connection..

We will have to wait and see though..this might be something else..

Drain the swamp!

Democrats, Republicans, Uniparty, independents - nobody gets a pass.

a reply to: Olivine

From twitter (haven't followed the lead yet)

"Dennis Whitfield from Strategic Campaign Group Was Tied in the Past To Paul Manafort"

Not sure if true, but just posted on twitter

Olivia‏ @LividlyLiv 2m2 minutes ago
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Owner of company in #FBIRaid claiming it's about 2013 , VA governors race/Ken Cuccinelli. Not Trump.

The GOP fundraising office being raided by FBI had been sued before, sounds like shady guys, nothing to do with Russia. Guess they mislead people again with their fundraising.

Cuccinelli sues ‘scam PAC’ for allegedly misleading his supporters

Found this...Not FBI Raid worthy and from 2015..but perhaps a hint of something else..

Controversial PAC Conservative Strikeforce faces FEC questions

June 24, 2015 | The Federal Election Commission might not do much, but it does use the mail. On Sunday, FEC analysts sent letters inquiring about misreported 2014 expenses by the controversial political action committee Conservative Strikeforce.

The FEC notes that the PAC failed to correctly report payments to Strategic Campaign Group, Inc. and Active Engagement LLC, two firms among the group’s largest payees. Strategic Campaign…

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a reply to: Indigo5

Probably Paul Manafort.

Lots of unwarranted conclusions in that Twitter feed though lol.

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Conservative Majority Fund has also made hundreds of thousands of dollars in payments to Strategic Campaign Group and Active Engagement — $197,072 and $105,280, respectively, in the most recent midterm cycle. Since 2010, five of Mackenzie’s six PACs have each contributed less than 5 percent of the funds they raised to candidates.

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Perhaps it is a fraud PAC?

Shuffling money between PACs after raising it for candidates, but not donating to candidates?

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Well, this wonderful woman broke the story before any news organization, and she has ties to the intelligence community:

twitter.com...

EXCLUSIVE: RICO case being pursued against @GOP and @Reince45 over Russian money laundering

We'll see.

originally posted by: Gin
The GOP fundraising office being raided by FBI had been sued before, sounds like shady guys, nothing to do with Russia. Guess they mislead people again with their fundraising.

Cuccinelli sues ‘scam PAC’ for allegedly misleading his supporters

That is the likeliest explanation, but as best I can tell they settled up with the SEC and candidates in a lawsuit already?

Maybe they kept at it?

The FBIs response to Comey being fired. Swinging for a home run in the 9th inning down a couple runs.

The raid had nothing to do with Trump. Good that they start to weed out the shady guys on both sides.

originally posted by: Perfectenemy
The raid had nothing to do with Trump. Good that they start to weed out the shady guys on both sides.

Not saying it did...But do you have a link for what the raid was about?

Or offering opinion as fact?

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Mensch claims it has to do with GOP/Russian money laundering.

originally posted by: TheOneElectric
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Mensch claims it has to do with GOP/Russian money laundering.

Mensch keeps barking for months that Trump gets impeached any day now. Read her tweets they are delusional and nothing came true. She is just another attention whore.

a reply to: Perfectenemy

Yet she was absolutely correct and reported the story before anyone else.

a reply to: TheOneElectric

McCabe did say today, with some force, that the fbi is very concerned about money laundering...