Georgia probe of Stacey Abrams-tied group ongoing with fight over subpoenaed documents
New Georgia Project appealed ruling ordering it to turn over records that may show "illegal campaign activities."
By Greg Piper
Updated: April 13, 2021 - 8:08am
A Georgia ethics commission is continuing its probe of "potential illegal campaign activities" by a voter mobilization group formerly run by Stacey Abrams, Democratic gubernatorial nominee in 2018, an official told Just the News.
The New Georgia Project appealed a Gwinnett County Superior Court ruling that ordered the group to "comply with previously issued subpoenas" from the Government Transparency and Campaign Finance Commission, Executive Director David Emadi wrote in an email.
Just the News sought an update from the commission on the status of its investigation following a January ruling that the New Georgia Project had to turn over bank records. The commission accused the voter group of advocating for Abrams' election in 2018 against Republican Gov. Brian Kemp "without registering as a campaign committee or filing disclosures showing how much it raised or spent," according to the Atlanta Journal-Constitution.
"The case remains in appeal at this time pending its next hearing on the matter," Emadi wrote. He said he couldn't share any results of "any investigation thus far" because litigation is continuing.
Neither the commission nor New Georgia Project responded to queries asking for the latter's appeals filing.
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