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☆ ‘Gold’: A Word Rarely Mentioned in Menendez’s Senate Disclosure Forms
  + stars: | 2023-09-25 | by ( Tracey Tully | More About Tracey Tully | ) www.nytimes.com   time to read: +1 min
The reporting lapses that federal prosecutors in Manhattan noted on his Senate financial disclosure forms might seem to pale in comparison. But they could also suggest an effort to hide his newfound wealth to evade notice by the Senate’s Select Committee on Ethics. “Knowingly and willfully filing a false personal financial disclosure report can result in a civil penalty of up to $50,000,” Brett Kappel, a Washington-based lawyer and expert in campaign finance, lobbying and government ethics, said in an email. “It may also be prosecuted as a violation of the False Statements Act — a felony punishable by up to five years in prison.”The first mention of gold on Mr. Menendez’s financial disclosure report came in March 2022, on a report amended to indicate that in 2020 his wife owned as much as $250,000 in bullion. The alteration made it appear that Ms. Menendez had possessed the gold since before or soon after the couple married in October 2020.
Persons: Menendez, “, ”, ” Brett Kappel Locations: Egypt, Manhattan, Washington
☆ A.I. is helping hackers make better phishing emails
  + stars: | 2023-06-08 | by ( Bob Violino | ) www.cnbc.com   time to read: +5 min
"Historically, phishing emails have been somewhat easy to spot thanks to sloppy drafting," Finch said. "In particular, phishing emails created by a hacker unfamiliar with a certain language [have] tended to be easy to spot due to poor grammar, illogical vocabulary, and bad spelling." But AI allows many more people — regardless of their language skills — to quickly and cheaply generate convincing text for use in phishing emails, Finch said. Here are three steps cybersecurity leaders can take to strengthen their organizations' cybersecurity programs in the age of AI. The framework should include risk indicators, the AI ecosystem and regulations, and should "address the unique security considerations associated with AI within their organizations, and reducing their AI security risk," he said.
Persons: Chino, —, Brian Finch, Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman, Finch, Kyle Kappel, Kappel, CISOs Organizations: KPMG
☆ George Santos' campaign has refunded more money this year than it received in contributions, finance disclosures show
  + stars: | 2023-04-17 | by ( Joshua Zitser | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +3 min
Rep. George Santos' campaign has refunded more money this year than it received, FEC filings show. His campaign refunded just over $8,000 — $3,000 more than it got in donor contributions in Q1 2023. The most recent financial disclosures, which were filed over the weekend, reveal that Santos' campaign received just $5,333.26 in individual contributions in the first quarter of 2023. But in the same period the campaign refunded $8,352.78 to at least four individuals, resulting in a loss of $3,019.52. The filings also showed that the campaign had $715,000 in debts and obligations, owing the money to Santos himself.
☆ Former presidential candidate John Edwards was accused of funneling nearly $1 million in donor contributions to support his pregnant mistress and criminally charged with a campaign finance violation.
  + stars: | 2023-03-19 | by ( Katherine Tangalakis-Lippert | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +4 min
John Edwards was charged with campaign finance violations in 2011 related to his 2008 presidential run. Edwards was acquitted of one campaign finance violation charge — the others were dropped. The last time a presidential candidate was criminally charged for alleged campaign finance violations, John Edwards faced up to 30 years in prison and $1.5 million in fines. Edwards was John Kerry's vice presidential running mate in 2004 in the pair's losing race against George W. Bush and Dick Cheney prior to launching his own presidential campaign in 2008. "It's not illegal to be a pig," said Brett Kappel, a Washington campaign finance expert told The Washington Post at the time the charges were brought.
☆ George Santos hints that $500k 'personal' loan to campaign wasn't his own money, raising campaign-finance violation concerns
  + stars: | 2023-01-25 | by ( Joshua Zitser | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +4 min
The amended filings reveal that a $500k "personal" loan to his 2022 campaign wasn't personally funded. Experts say the amended filings add to the mystery of Santos' questionable financial disclosures. The initial filing showed a box for "personal funds of the candidate" was checked on the entry for the hefty campaign loan, whereas the amended filing leaves that box empty. Campaign-finance experts told The New York Times that the revised filings only add to the mystery of Santos' financial disclosures. Brett G. Kappel, an elections lawyer who focuses on campaign finance and ethics, told The Times that the amended filings raise the possibility of illegality.
☆ Legal problems galore await Trump now that he's lost reelection — and, soon, his presidential immunity
  + stars: | 2020-11-06 | by ( Dave Levinthal | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +14 min
"What the Biden Justice Department will do is let the Justice Department be the Department of Justice," Biden said during an ABC News forum when asked what he'd do about the evidence accumulated during the Mueller investigation. Paul Hennessy/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty ImagesAccusations of campaign-finance violationsThe most notable Trump campaign money drama of the moment is a doozy. It involves a complaint filed this summer by the nonpartisan Campaign Legal Center that alleges the Trump campaign "disguised" nearly $170 million worth of campaign spending "by laundering the funds" through companies led by Brad Parscale, his former campaign manager, or created by Trump campaign lawyers. The Trump campaign has denied wrongdoing. They include accusations of illegal solicitation of a foreign national by Donald Trump Jr. and failure to publicly disclose campaign debts stemming from municipal police bills the Trump campaign refuses to pay.
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