{"id":1697758,"date":"2022-10-17T06:10:01","date_gmt":"2022-10-17T10:10:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1697758"},"modified":"2022-10-17T07:51:26","modified_gmt":"2022-10-17T11:51:26","slug":"stacey-abrams-group-now-investigating-itself-amid-questions-about-self-dealing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/stacey-abrams-group-now-investigating-itself-amid-questions-about-self-dealing\/","title":{"rendered":"Stacey Abrams&#8217; Group Now Investigating Itself Amid Questions About Self Dealing"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fstacey-abrams-group-now-investigating-itself-amid-questions-about-self-dealing%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1697758&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Fair Fight PAC, a political action group founded by Stacey Abrams, the Democrat running against Gov. Brian Kemp (R) in Georgia&#8217;s gubernatorial race, has come under intense scrutiny after it was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/stacey-abrams-group-funnels-thousands-political-directors-family-friends-no-political-experience\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">revealed<\/a> the relatively inexperienced friends and family of its director were getting significant paydays while maintaining other full-time jobs. <\/p>\n<p>On Friday, in response to a critical Fox News Digital report, Fair Fight PAC <a href=\"https:\/\/fairfight.com\/statement-from-fair-fight-pac\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">issued a statement<\/a>, noting that on October 13, the organization &#8220;became aware that PAC funds may have been incorrectly paid to consultants.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Fair Fight strives to serve with the utmost integrity, as is core to our values. We take these matters seriously and have initiated a comprehensive investigation,&#8221; the statement added.<\/p>\n<p>u201cThe Fair Fight political organization founded by Stacey Abrams is investigating whether funds from its PAC were u201cincorrectly paid to consultants.u201d #gapolu201d<\/p>\n<p> \u2014 Greg Bluestein (@Greg Bluestein) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/bluestein\/statuses\/1581008957698879488\">1665776883<\/a>    <\/p>\n<p>Abrams <a href=\"https:\/\/fairfight.com\/about-fair-fight\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">founded<\/a> Fair Fight PAC in 2019 after she lost the Georgia gubernatorial election the previous year, the result of which she has <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/X_FZS6dMb0w\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">repeatedly called into doubt<\/a>. The PAC is an offshoot of Fair Fight Action. Its stated aim is to promote &#8220;equitable elections&#8221; in the state. <\/p>\n<p>Axios <a href=\"https:\/\/www.axios.com\/local\/atlanta\/2022\/05\/23\/fair-fight-democrats-georgia-primaries\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">touted it<\/a> as the &#8220;strongest Democratic lobbying force at the Capitol when it comes to voting policy.&#8221; <\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s all about who you know<\/p>\n<p>Those close to Andr\u00e9 Fields, Fair Fight PAC&#8217;s political director and longtime Abrams aide, have received considerable sums in recent years despite their ostensible inexperience. <\/p>\n<p>Citing Federal Election Commission records, Fox News Digital <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/stacey-abrams-group-funnels-thousands-political-directors-family-friends-no-political-experience\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">reported<\/a> that Fair Fight disbursed over $120,000 to Darius Faulk, Fields&#8217; sister, for training services since August 2021. Faulk reportedly has virtually no political experience, having worked as the director of operations and recently as assistant coach for <a href=\"https:\/\/gohofstra.com\/sports\/womens-basketball\/roster\/coaches\/darius-faulk\/1569\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Hofstra University&#8217;s women&#8217;s basketball program<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>In a December 12, 2019, <a href=\"http:\/\/voyageatl.com\/interview\/meet-fair-fight-action-decatur\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Voyage Atlanta interview<\/a>, Fields named a number of close friends, two of whom, namely Asa Fludd and Cruz Alvarado, have both received tens of thousands of dollars from Fair Fight PAC. <\/p>\n<p>Fludd received $29,800 in training consulting payments from the PAC since 2021. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/cruzalvarado917\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Alvarado<\/a> collected $29,000. Neither have a background in politics. The former has worked in computer systems training and the latter in the event industry.<\/p>\n<p>While Fox News Digital indicated the amount paid by the PAC to these three individuals was over $178,000, CNN&#8217;s review of the FEC filings from this and the previous election cycles suggest the figure may be closer to $250,000.<\/p>\n<p>According to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.opensecrets.org\/political-action-committees-pacs\/fair-fight-pac\/C00693515\/summary\/2022\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Open Secrets<\/a>, in the 2021-2022 election cycle, Fair Fight raised $24.4 million and spent $43.5 million.<\/p>\n<p>Backlash<\/p>\n<p>On October 14, Republican Gov. Brian Kemp tweeted: &#8220;Stacey Abrams&#8217; group is using hundreds of thousands in political donations to make sure her friends are taken care of while families struggle with 40-year-high inflation.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>u201cStacey Abramsu2019 group is using hundreds of thousands in political donations to make sure her friends are taken care of while families struggle with 40-year-high inflation. Georgians deserve someone who will fight for them. Thatu2019s what Iu2019ll continue to do.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Fair Fight PAC, a political action group founded by Stacey Abrams, the Democrat running against Gov. Brian Kemp (R) in Georgia&#8217;s gubernatorial race, has come under intense scrutiny after it was revealed the relatively inexperienced friends and family of its director were getting significant paydays while maintaining other full-time jobs. 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