Man Raises Over $250,000 for Political Campaigns, Immigrant Families, and Keeps It for Himself, Feds Say A Californian man has been accused of defrauding thousands of donors who believed they were donating to political action committees and political campaigns, according to the Department of Justice (DOJ). John Pierre Dupont, who was also known as John Gary Rinaldo, was arrested and charged with one count of wire fraud and aggravated identity theft on March 19. According to U.S. Attorney Geoffrey S. Berman, Dupont, 80, operated multiple fake political action committees (PACs)—a type of political organization that can raise money for activities or groups like political parties, campaigns, or issue related expenditures—from in or about 2015 to March 2019, and falsely claimed to be raising money to support more than a dozen campaigns. The websites claimed to be raising money for Democratic congressional and Senate campaigns generally, as well as approximately 10 particular Senate candidates, a candidate for governor, and a candidate for president. Moreover, one of the websites claimed to be raising money to “unite immigrant families” and provide services in connection with certain immigration policies. https://www.theepochtimes.com/man-raised-over-250000-for-campaigns-immigrant-families-and-kept-it-for-himself-feds-say_2845668.html