Thread by @clearing_fog, The “Judicial Crisis Network,” a Dark Money group, has spent nearly $30 [...]

The “Judicial Crisis Network,” a Dark Money group, has spent nearly $30 million to market Trump’s judges to the public - Barrett, Gorsuch and Kavanaugh.

The address for this “company?” A Georgetown UPS store.

Thank you for covering, @StarTribunePR

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https://www.startribune.com/barrett-ads-tied-to-interest-groups-funded-by-unnamed-donors/572873311/">https://www.startribune.com/barrett-a...

At least three state Senate races in Florida had “ghost” candidates.

They did not campaign or fundraise - but they took votes away from Dems. One of had the same last name as the Dem candidate.

Their funding traced to a UPS store in Atlanta.

#DarkMoney https://www.local10.com/news/local/2020/11/11/evidence-suggests-several-state-senate-candidates-were-plants-funded-by-dark-money/">https://www.local10.com/news/loca...

Evidence suggests several state Senate candidates were plants funded by dark money

The race for a state senate seat is going to a recount, with the candidates separated by just 31 votes, but there is a lot more to this intriguing political race.

https://www.local10.com/news/local/2020/11/11/evidence-suggests-several-state-senate-candidates-were-plants-funded-by-dark-money/

Florida prosecutors are investigating at least one of these ghost candidates.

“When a television reporter tracked down Alex Rodriguez, he initially pretended to be someone else”

“also found evidence of a record of grand theft”

h/t @TeresaCCarter2 https://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/526915-florida-investigating-third-party-candidate-who-ran-for-florida-state">https://thehill.com/homenews/...

Florida investigating third-party candidate who ran for state Senate

Florida prosecutors are probing a third-party candidate who ran for state Senate who has the same surname as the Democratic incumbent José Javier Rodríguez.

https://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/526915-florida-investigating-third-party-candidate-who-ran-for-florida-state

FL prosecutors should also investigate Celso Alfonso (from the article above), as well as any other candidate funded by the “Our Florida” PAC.

Looks like CNN has picked this up as well. They also identified a second PAC.

“Florida is so loosely regulated [...] that it& #39;s probably legal, but it really shouldn& #39;t be," Wilcox said. "It& #39;s a disservice to voters and it calls into question the integrity of our elections." https://twitter.com/DemopJ/status/1331066076562645001">https://twitter.com/DemopJ/st...

https://twitter.com/DemopJ/status/1331066076562645001

At a bar on election night, Republican Frank Artiles, a former State Senator, bragged about his role in planting the no-party candidate in the Miami-Dade Senate race, which Garcia (R) won after a three-day recount by just 32 votes.
h/t @TeresaCCarter2 https://www.miamiherald.com/news/local/community/miami-dade/article247567095.html">https://www.miamiherald.com/news/loca...

Disgraced Republican lawmaker planted no-party candidate in key Senate race, sources say

The confession came on election night.

https://www.miamiherald.com/news/local/community/miami-dade/article247567095.html

Hey, @StarTribunePR, who made you delete the article at the top of this thread?

Were you coerced or threatened with a lawsuit?

Thankfully, the internet doesn’t forget so easily.

Read the archived article about the Judicial Crisis Network here: https://web.archive.org/web/20201114140901/https://m.startribune.com/barrett-ads-tied-to-interest-groups-funded-by-unnamed-donors/572873311/">https://web.archive.org/web/20201...

Barrett ads tied to interest groups funded by unnamed donors

The confirmation of Amy Coney Barrett to the Supreme Court is the culmination of a decadeslong coordinated effort by a constellation of conservative groups, fueled by tens of millions of dollars from...

https://web.archive.org/web/20201114140901/https://m.startribune.com/barrett-ads-tied-to-interest-groups-funded-by-unnamed-donors/572873311/

Susan Collins helped a company that has been accused of fraud & money laundering get an $8M defense contract.

Four months later, a SuperPAC that helped her get re-elected received a $150k donation from a shell company run by the owner’s wife. https://www.axios.com/susan-collins-pac-filing-d46c911f-112b-4e59-a231-8e59dc56dcc7.html">https://www.axios.com/susan-col...

Susan Collins helps defense contractor before pro-Collins PAC gets donation

A PAC backing Collins got $150k from an entity linked to the wife of a defense contractor whose firm Collins helped.

https://www.axios.com/susan-collins-pac-filing-d46c911f-112b-4e59-a231-8e59dc56dcc7.html

A search warrant is being served at the home of Frank Artiles (from the story above

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https://twitter.com/GlennaWPLG/status/1372222663175847936

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