A Mystery PAC
Money in Politics
English - May 13, 2020 09:00 - 24 minutes - 17 MBPolitics News Business Non-Profit money politics fundraising campaigns elections Homepage Download Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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Campaign finance filings are typically only interesting for those who work in campaign finance. That's not always the case, though. Zach Montellaro, a Politico reporter, made waves recently when he brought to light how a PAC, Americans for Progressive Action USA, seemingly raised and spent millions of dollars. The catch? The vendors they listed never worked with them and the ads apparently never ran. Zach joins the Money in Politics podcast to talk about his reporting on this mysterious PAC, and how it differs from traditional "Scam PACs".