FEC Tells Bernie 2016 to Account for $10M

The Federal Election Commission (FEC) sent a letter to Bernie 2016 telling it to account for a discrepancy of over $10 million in donations. The letter is dated 30 March and cites the July 2015 Quarterly Report submitted by Bernie Sanders’ principal campaign committee.

The $10M occurs during the first months of fundraising (1 April 2015 – 30 June 2015). Susan Jackson, Treasurer of Bernie 2016, must explain the discrepancy by 4 May 2016.

Here is a snippet of the FEC letter:

The discrepancy appears to coordinate with an earlier post to this blog (See: Bernie Gets $10 Million in Mystery Donations from Washington D.C.) in which over $10M in un-itemized receipts is reported on this Schedule A-P; all are dated 30 June 2015 and marked as originating from Washington, D.C.

The FEC discrepancy noted in the 30 March letter ($10,465,912) matches the Schedule A-P referenced above and in this blog’s February post.

While the figures match, the FEC is concerned about a discrepancy between the amount reported on the committee’s Detailed Summary and its Schedule A-P. The Summary does not include that ten million in donations.

This is the latest in a series of campaign finance issues arising from the Bernie Sanders campaign committee.

Click HERE for an index of campaign finance issues with the 2016 Bernie Sanders campaign.

Other Posts Related to Bernie 2016 Campaign Finance Issues:

26 March – Project Veritas Video Documents Aussies Illegally Working in Sanders Campaign

26 March – NH Legislator Sues Bernie 2016 for Use of Foreign Workers

26 March – Non-US Citizens Funnel Money into Sanders Campaign

23 March – Idaho Sex Offender Appears Linked to Sanders Fundraising

22 March – Bernie 2016 Returns 200+ Donations to Remedy Campaign Finance Issues From 2015

19 March – Buying the Revolution: $16M Paid for a Digital Presence by Bernie 2016

19 March – Bernie 2016: Money In, Money Out

8 March – Bernie Sanders Money-Raiser Hit with FEC Violations Again

1 March – Bernie’s Senate Re-Election Bid Active

17 February – Bernie Gets $10Million in Mystery Donations from Washington DC

13 February – FEC Finds $23 Million Unitemized Contributions in Bernie 2016