Democrat Stacey Abrams accused of using nonprofit to violate campaign finance laws Atlanta’s chief money launder David Emadi, executive director of the state ethics commission, accused Abrams of coordinating activities with the New Georgia Project Action Fund and other tax-sheltered entities, reported the Atlanta Journal–Constitution. The organization, part of a nonprofit that was founded by Abrams, was registered as a political action committee. By law, such groups do not face the same fundraising restrictions as campaigns but are banned from engaging directly with a specific campaign or candidate. Emadi said that the supposed voter-registration group had instead conducted illegal canvassing operations for Abrams’ campaign. Four orgs  exceeded the maximum campaign contributions permitted under state law—including $700,000 from San Francisco-based PowerPac for “get out the vote canvassing” and “voter contact.” PowerPac, linked to billionaire bank heiress Susan Sandler, spent millions supporting Abrams’ candidacy, helping to make it the most expensive race in Georgia’s history. Largely due to the outside money flooding into the state from leftist mega-donors like George Soros and Tom Steyer, the total cost of the 2018 race exceeded $100 million. Abrams’ opponent, then-Secretary of State Brian Kemp, narrowly won the race with enough votes to avert a runoff. But Abrams, who has been floated as a likely 2020 running mate by Democratic front-runner Joe Biden and others, bitterly refused to concede the race and has maintained that Kemp stole the election from her. Aria Branch, an attorney representing the Abrams-linked organizations, denied any misconduct and sought to deflect the criticism back onto Emadi and the ethics commission, pointing to past Republican ties. “This appears to be a fishing expedition,” Branch claimed. “That is not allowed under the commission’s rules.” https://www.libertyheadlines.com/ga-ethics-evidence-abrams-funding/