Three men who have worked as Republican political operatives agreed to pay more than $50,000 in restitution and penalties in Ohio for their roles in operating a phony charity that collected cash purportedly to help victims of the East Palestine train derailment.

  • Oodelallic@lemmy.ca
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    1 year ago

    they collected $149k, donated $10k to the food back and kept the rest. now the DA is making them pay $50k. which leaves $89k net profit? seems like a lucrative business model.

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      1 year ago

      Bc they’re all Repiblicans? How much gract did the DA get?