Marjorie Taylor Greene Fined $12,000 For Alleged Illegal Super PAC Solicitations

Topline Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R Ga.) was fined thousands of dollars after the Federal Election Commission determined she illegally solicited contributions to a super PAC aligned with her, documents made public Friday revealed. Greene appeared in an ad for Stop Socialism Now PAC and solicited contributions for the organization ...

[+] in violation of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971, according to the FEC. Key Facts The complaint alleged Greene solicited non federal funds for Stop Socialism Now PAC, a PAC aligned with Greene, when she appeared in a digital advertisement post online in late 2020 and early 2021 that contained unrestricted solicitations of contributions to the PAC.

Because Greene shared the digital advertisement—which contained requests for contributions of unrestricted funds—on her official profiles on Facebook and X, the platform formerly known as Twitter, Greene violated the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971, the FEC said. There was not sufficient information to determine whether Stop Socialism Now also violated the Act, according to the FEC.

Greene did not immediately respond to Forbes’ request for comment. Key Background This is not the first time the Stop Socialism Now PAC has been wrapped up in an FEC violation. The FEC accused the PAC of making several errors in a July 2022 financial report. Among the errors was an improper $5,000 donation to Republican former U.S.

House candidate J.R. Majewski, the FEC said. The FEC alleged the PAC sent the money to Majewski after the primary election, which violates federal rules. Further Reading Marjorie Taylor Greene's PAC Is Violating Campaign Finance Rules: Federal Regulators (Business Insider).