A Whopping 674 Foreign Nationals Illegally Donated to Bernie Sanders in March 2016 (HRC GP) [View all]
A Whopping 674 Foreign Nationals Illegally Donated to Bernie Sanders in March 2016
Posted on June 18, 2016 by Grace Laine
The principal campaign committee of U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders identified 674 foreign nationals who contributed to his presidential campaign during a single month. The extremely high number of illegal donations occurred during March 2016. The names of each individual contributor (see below) is itemized in a Form 99 submitted to the Federal Election Commission on 14 June 2016 by the senator’s principal campaign committee.
Bernie 2016, the senator’s fundraising arm, will be required to refund all of these 674 donations.
A foreign national is not an American citizen or legal resident of the United States. Under federal law, these individuals are prohibited from contributing money or influencing elections in the U.S.
The FEC has spotted foreign donations given to Sanders’ campaign committee every month since he started his run for the presidency. What is alarming is that the number of foreign national contributions has increased rather than dropped since late 2015.
In the committee’s Quarterly Report covering October-December 2015, there were 106 identified foreign nationals. FEC reports from each succeeding month saw that number rise from 125 in January 2016 to 277 for February 2016.
The 674 contributors is a three-fold increase in actual individuals from the previous month. The total amount of these donations will be identified in the committee’s June Monthly Report.
Below are the names of the 674 foreign nationals who made prohibited donations to Bernie Sanders during March 2016. This information is also publicly accessible at this
link.
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