{"id":2275186,"date":"2024-06-21T13:51:02","date_gmt":"2024-06-21T17:51:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/house-republican-scored-funding-for-group-founded-by-accused-ponzi-scheme-thief\/"},"modified":"2024-06-21T13:54:42","modified_gmt":"2024-06-21T17:54:42","slug":"house-republican-scored-funding-for-group-founded-by-accused-ponzi-scheme-thief","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/house-republican-scored-funding-for-group-founded-by-accused-ponzi-scheme-thief\/","title":{"rendered":"House Republican secured funding for organization founded by alleged Ponzi scheme fraudster"},"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\">24<\/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%2Fhouse-republican-scored-funding-for-group-founded-by-accused-ponzi-scheme-thief%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=2275186&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>A Republican congresswoman, Rep. Monica De La Cruz of Texas, secured a $2.4 million federal <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/poll-donald-trump-job-approval-shifts-to-52-percent\/\" title=\"Poll: Donald Trump Job Approval Shifts to 52 Percent\">funding<\/a> earmark for Angels of Love Advocacy Project, a nonprofit \u2062assisting victims of domestic violence and sexual assault. The\u200d organization&#8217;s reputation \u2062came under scrutiny as its founder, attorney Della Fay Perez, \u200dwas <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/colorado-man-sentenced-to-prison-for-synagogue-bomb-plot\/\" title=\"Colorado Man Sentenced To Prison For Synagogue Bomb Plot\">arrested shortly<\/a> \u2064before a scheduled press event with \u200cDe La Cruz. \u200dPerez faced charges \u200crelated to\u2063 stealing restitution checks from victims \u200dof a major Ponzi scheme. Despite these developments, De La Cruz stated that the nonprofit had been &#8220;thoroughly vetted&#8221; by the House of Representatives before receiving the funding.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p>A <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/house-republicans\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Republican<\/a> congresswoman facilitated a $2.4 million taxpayer-backed funding earmark for an organization that recently saw its founder <a href=\"https:\/\/myrgv.com\/local-news\/2024\/05\/22\/mcallen-attorney-accused-of-stealing-461k-in-restitution-from-7b-ponzi-scheme\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">arrested<\/a> for allegedly stealing money from Ponzi scheme victims, according to a report.<\/p>\n<p>Rep.\u00a0Monica De La Cruz\u00a0(R-TX) obtained the appropriations earmark last year for Angels of Love Advocacy Project, a <a href=\"https:\/\/angelsoflove.love\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">nonprofit<\/a> group focused on helping domestic violence and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/progressive-lawyers-help-biden-administration-gut-devoss-title-ix-rules\/\" title=\"Progressive Lawyers Help Biden Administration Gut DeVos\u2019s Title IX Rules\">sexual assault victims<\/a>. The GOP lawmaker was set in late May of this year to hold a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gov-whitmer-media-caught-in-another-lie-anarchist-arrested-for-plot-to-kidnap-and-kill-whitmer-hates-president-trump-trump-is-a-tyrant-video\/\" title=\"Gov. Whitmer, Media Caught in Another Lie - Anarchist Arrested For Plot to Kidnap and Kill Whitmer Hates President Trump, 'Trump is a Tyrant' (VIDEO)\">press conference<\/a> with the charity\u2019s founder, attorney Della Fay Perez, who was arrested a few days before the event and charged with stealing almost two dozen restitution checks for victims of a $7 billion Ponzi scheme led by the former chairman of a defunct Caribbean-based bank, <em>Politico<\/em> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/politicoinfluence\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">reported<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Angels of Love, De La Cruz said, was \u201cthoroughly vetted by the House of Representatives\u201d for the federal funding.<\/p>\n<p>The lawmaker said members of the South Texas community were \u201csurprised by these accusations\u201d against Fay Perez, who De La Cruz said \u201chas served in various leadership roles in South Texas over the years.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>De La Cruz, who entered the House last year, represents the 15th Congressional District in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/texas\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Texas<\/a> \u2014 which is majority Hispanic. Fay Perez was at the opening of De La Cruz\u2019s Rio Grande office in 2023 and previously campaigned for the lawmaker, according to social media posts. <\/p>\n<p>Earlier this year, De La Cruz issued a congratulations on her Facebook page to Fay Perez for her selection to the Leadership Texas Class of 2024, a <a href=\"https:\/\/leadership-women.org\/page\/Texas\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">program<\/a> for female leaders in the Lone Star State. <\/p>\n<p>Between 2021 and 2023, Fay Perez directed over $2,700 to campaign committees tied to De La Cruz, Federal Election Commission records show.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\"><strong>CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Last month, Fay Perez stepped down as president of Angels of Love, the group\u2019s executive director told <em>Politico<\/em>. The director called De La Cruz a \u201ccompassionate and strong advocate for the women and children of our community.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>De La Cruz\u2019s office did not respond to a request for comment.<\/p>\n<p> <script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1684040\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1684040\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Republican Rep. Monica De La Cruz secured a $2.4 million earmark for Angels of Love Advocacy Project, despite its founder&#8217;s recent arrest for allegedly defrauding Ponzi scheme victims. 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