{"id":561491,"date":"2023-03-09T06:05:38","date_gmt":"2023-03-09T03:05:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/trump-backed-candidate-pleads-guilty-to-accepting-illegal-donation\/"},"modified":"2023-03-09T06:05:38","modified_gmt":"2023-03-09T03:05:38","slug":"trump-backed-candidate-pleads-guilty-to-accepting-illegal-donation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/trump-backed-candidate-pleads-guilty-to-accepting-illegal-donation\/","title":{"rendered":"#Trump-backed candidate pleads guilty to accepting illegal donation"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_84 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a29aeb12abd6\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a29aeb12abd6\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/trump-backed-candidate-pleads-guilty-to-accepting-illegal-donation\/#Trump-backed_candidate_pleads_guilty_to_accepting_illegal_donation\" >Trump-backed candidate pleads guilty to accepting illegal donation<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Trump-backed_candidate_pleads_guilty_to_accepting_illegal_donation\"><\/span>Trump-backed candidate pleads guilty to accepting illegal donation<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div>\n<p class=\"\">A former Trump-endorsed candidate for a North Carolina congressional seat pleaded guilty Wednesday to accepting an illegal campaign contribution.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Lynda Bennett of Maggie Valley, North Carolina, pleaded guilty in federal court to one count of accepting contributions in the name of another stemming from her 2020 campaign for the House seat vacated by Mark Meadows when he joined the Trump White House, the Justice Department said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Bennett, 65, borrowed $25,000 from a family member in December 2019 claiming she needed the money for personal expenses since she was largely self-funding her campaign, according to court documents.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">A day after depositing the loaned money into a personal account, Bennett transferred a sum of $80,000, including the $25,000 loaned to her, to the bank account for her federal campaign committee, prosecutors said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">The Federal Election Commission <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.fec.gov\/help-candidates-and-committees\/handling-loans-debts-and-advances\/\">requires<\/a> that a loan to a campaign, &#8220;including a loan to the campaign from a member of the candidate\u2019s family,&#8221; be reported as a campaign contribution.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Prosecutors argued that Bennett knowingly violated the law by reporting she had loaned herself the deposited money through personal funds, and failed to disclose that $25,000 of the contribution in question was from a third-party.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">NBC <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/news\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"2\" title=\"News\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">News<\/a> has reached out to Bennett&#8217;s lawyers for comment.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Bennett secured the endorsement of former President Donald Trump during the GOP primary to represent North Carolina\u2019s 11th Congressional District in 2020.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">She ultimately lost her runoff race to primary opponent Madison Cawthorn, who served a single term in Congress before Republican challenger Chuck Edwards defeated him in the May 2022 primary.<\/p>\n<p class=\"endmark\">Bennett is scheduled to be sentenced on June 20.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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