Activist Group Stacey Abrams Founded To Help Herself Hit With Record $300,000 Fine

A dubious voter rights group founded by race-baiting political opportunist Stacey Abrams has been hit with the heftiest ethics fine in Georgia history for campaign finance violations that election law experts are describing as “disgusting,” “shameful,” and hypocritical. 

The Georgia State Ethics Commission on Wednesday unanimously approved a consent order fining the New Georgia Project and its political action arm a whopping $300,000 after the get-out-the-vote group admitted raising millions for Abrams’ failed gubernatorial campaign — without registering as an independent political committee. That’s illegal under Georgia campaign finance law. And so is failing to disclose contributions and expenditures. 

In total, the New Georgia Project and its super PAC partner admitted to 16 violations of the law, spending “unregulated and unknown monies” during the 2018

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