EXCLUSIVE: Pennsylvania Senate candidate John Fetterman failed to disclose EIGHT properties near Pittsburgh worth $100,000, watchdog reveals, after rival Dr. Oz did same with New Jersey and Florida mansions
The total value of the properties he left off his disclosure form was $108,800
All eight of the properties were in Braddock, Pa.- Fetterman's hometown where he served as mayor
Many of the properties appeared to be empty lots worth between $10,000 and $20,000, one was a building structure worth over $40,000
The Foundation for Accountability and Civic Trust (FACT) wrote a letter to the Senate Ethics Committee asking them to investigate
Candidates are required to report any property with a 'fair market value' of $1,000 or more
By Morgan Phillips, Politics Reporter For Dailymail.Com
Published: 14:52 EDT, 13 September 2022 | Updated: 18:49 EDT, 13 September 2022
A watchdog group is filing a complaint asking the Senate Ethics Committee to investigate why Pennsylvania Democrat John Fetterman did not disclose eight real estate assets on his most recent personal financial disclosure.
The total value of the properties he left off his disclosure form was $108,800. All eight of the properties were in Braddock, Pa.- Fetterman's hometown where he served as mayor. His name is listed as owner on all of them on the Allegheny County website. Many of the properties appeared to be empty lots worth between $10,000 and $20,000 that are surrounding Fetterman's home. One was a building structure worth over $40,000.
Fetterman did not list a single real estate asset on his most recent July 29 disclosure, but his team says he did not have to because they did not produce income and weren't classified as investments.
'These properties don't produce any income and are not investment properties, so John did not need to disclose them,' Fetterman spokesperson Nicholas Gavio told DailyMail.com.
'Report any real property held for investment or the production of income,' the Senate Ethics Committee's disclosure rules read.
The Foundation for Accountability and Civic Trust (FACT) wrote a letter, obtained by DailyMail.com, to Ethics Committee Chairman Sen. Chris Coons, D-De., and Vice Chairman James Lankford, R-Okla., asking them to 'immediately investigate' whether Fetterman violated the law by withholding the assets from his disclosure form.
Federal law and Senate ethics rules require Senate candidates to file a financial disclosure statement that provides a 'full and complete' statement of their assets, debts, and income, as well as any position held. Candidates are required to report any property with a 'fair market value' of $1,000 or more.
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