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For Campaign Finance Violators, Crime Pays

Michael D. Gilbert

Co-author(s)

Samir Sheth

Publisher

Take Care

Date

2019-4-24

Website

The Federal Election Commission recently levied a record-breaking fine against Right to Rise, a Jeb Bush-connected super PAC, for soliciting an illegal contribution from a foreign national.

The fine brought cheers - and self-congratulation - for the FEC, an agency infamous for deadlock, and heartened people on both sides of the aisle who want better enforcement of campaign finance laws.

There's just one catch: Right to Rise came out ahead.

Citation

Michael D. Gilbert & Samir Sheth, For Campaign Finance Violators, Crime Pays, Take Care (April 24, 2019).

UVA Law Faculty Affiliations

Michael D. Gilbert

Program in Public Policy and Regulation

Program in Constitutional Law

Immigration, Migration and Human Rights Program

Center for Public Law and Political Economy

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