Man who was ‘raising money to unite immigrant families’ kept donations for himself, feds say

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Man who was ‘raising money to unite immigrant families’ kept donations for himself, feds say
March 19, 2019
 

John Pierre Dupont, a/k/a “John Gary Rinaldo,” was arrested this morning and charged with wire fraud and aggravated identity theft for his role in a years-long, nationwide scheme to defraud thousands of donors who believed they were donating to political action committees and political campaigns. The defendant is expected to be presented this afternoon in the District Court of Arizona.

U.S. Attorney Geoffrey S. Berman said: “As alleged, John Pierre Dupont operated multiple fake political action committees and falsely claimed to be raising money to support more than a dozen campaigns. Thousands of donors believed their hard-earned money was being used to support the causes described in solicitations, but in reality, the scam PACs had no operations beyond the fundraising itself, and no funds were used to support candidates. My Office will continue to ensure that fraudulent fundraising does not pay – indeed, will result in criminal prosecution – by rooting out scam PACs wherever we find them.”

https://breaking911.com/just-in-man-who-was-raising-money-to-unite-immigrant-families-kept-donations-for-himself-feds-say/