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Shades of Corruption: Menendez & Cuellar Prosecuted for Accepting Cash & Cars; Trump Reportedly Promises Climate Rollbacks for $1B in Campaign Contributions from Big Oil with Repercussions Unlikely

May 13, 2024May 13, 2024

The corruption trial of U.S. Senator Robert Menendez started May 13th for allegedly taking gold bars and cash in exchange for favors. May 3rd, the U.S. Justice Department announced bribery charges against Congressman Henry Cuellar. May 9th, news surfaced that former President Donald Trump promised U.S. oil executives he’d roll back climate regulations – and asked for $1 Billion dollars in contributions.

Revelations from Crypto CEO Sam Bankman-Fried Show How Reported – And Unreported -Money Funds Our Candidates

May 1, 2024May 1, 2024

In our final Dark Money report this week, we revisit Sam Bankman-Fried's frank admissions of buying influence with U.S. politicians. Bankman-Fried was sentenced in March 2024 to 25 years for defrauding investors of $8 Billion dollars from his crypto customers. Brian will be back on Monday with a new American Democracy Minute Radio Report.

How NY, AZ & MN are Fighting Back Against the Influence of Anonymous Campaign Cash

May 1, 2024May 1, 2024

Most of the reforms on Dark Money have come from citizen ballot initiatives, one of the reasons anti-voter forces are working so hard to change the rules on initiatives. While Brian's on vacation, please take a minute to listen to last year's report, part of our series entitled "Shedding Light on Dark Money." Click on the headline below to go to this episode of last year's series.

How the Wealthy Use LLCs to Circumvent Personal Donation Limits

April 30, 2024April 30, 2024

The LLC Loophole is big enough that you could drive a yacht through it. So while Brian's on vacation this week, we're rerunning our series on Dark Money in our campaigns and its influence on our candidates. Click on the headline below to go to this episode of last year's series.

How LLCs Hide Political Donors, Especially in State Races

April 29, 2024April 30, 2024

Already in the 2024 election, Open Secrets estimates over $162 Million in Dark Money has infiltrated the election -- and the primaries aren't even over. So while Brian's on vacation this week, we're rerunning our series on Dark Money in our campaigns and its influence on our candidates. Click on the headline below to go to last year's series and its audio.