Posted on Apr 11, 2022
'I plead guilty': Former Indiana GOP Sen. Brent Waltz admits role in straw donor scheme
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Former state Sen. Brent Waltz admitted in federal court Monday that he participated in a scheme to funnel $40,500 in illegal contributions to his failed campaign for Congress in 2015.
Under an agreement with prosecutors, Waltz pleaded guilty to making and receiving conduit contributions and making false statements to the FBI. The plea agreement comes just one week before Waltz and John Keeler, another former lawmaker turned casino executive, were scheduled to go to trial.
Prosecutors say the illegal campaign contributions were fueled with cash from one of Indiana's largest casino operators, Centaur Gaming. To hide the true source of the contributions, the money was funneled through a Maryland political consultant under a sham consulting agreement. The consultant and Waltz then used that money to reimburse more than a dozen "straw donors" who contributed to Waltz's campaign for U.S. House, according to prosecutors.
Former state Sen. Brent Waltz admitted in federal court Monday that he participated in a scheme to funnel $40,500 in illegal contributions to his failed campaign for Congress in 2015.
Under an agreement with prosecutors, Waltz pleaded guilty to making and receiving conduit contributions and making false statements to the FBI. The plea agreement comes just one week before Waltz and John Keeler, another former lawmaker turned casino executive, were scheduled to go to trial.
Prosecutors say the illegal campaign contributions were fueled with cash from one of Indiana's largest casino operators, Centaur Gaming. To hide the true source of the contributions, the money was funneled through a Maryland political consultant under a sham consulting agreement. The consultant and Waltz then used that money to reimburse more than a dozen "straw donors" who contributed to Waltz's campaign for U.S. House, according to prosecutors.
'I plead guilty': Former Indiana GOP Sen. Brent Waltz admits role in straw donor scheme
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Shouldn't come as a surprise, I think this happens on both sides of the fence, some just get caught.
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PO1 William "Chip" Nagel
"What was the real reason for Waltz's'straw donors'?
The sham contracts hid the real reason for the contributions, which was to reimburse "straw donors" who Rogers and Waltz recruited to contribute the maximum allowable $2,700 to Waltz's campaign for U.S. House, according to the indictment. Rogers also kept more than $30,000 as a fee for his services."
"What was the real reason for Waltz's'straw donors'?
The sham contracts hid the real reason for the contributions, which was to reimburse "straw donors" who Rogers and Waltz recruited to contribute the maximum allowable $2,700 to Waltz's campaign for U.S. House, according to the indictment. Rogers also kept more than $30,000 as a fee for his services."
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Finding a totally honest politician is about as likely as finding a diamond in a kids sandbox.
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