Marjorie Taylor Greene's PAC is violating campaign finance rules: federal regulators

The Federal Election Commission sent a warning to a political action committee connected to Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene.

The FEC said the Save America Stop Socialism PAC made several errors in a recent financial report.

Among the mistakes: an impermissible donation to the campaign of embattled GOP House candidate J.R. Majewski.

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A leadership political action committee led by Republican Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene is under heightened scrutiny from federal officials because of what regulators say are financial discrepancies and an impermissible contribution.

Greene's Save America Stop Socialism PAC made several errors in its amended financial report from July, including calculation mistakes and inconsistencies with the committee's reported cash on hand, according to an October 19 letter the Federal Election Commission sent Greene's PAC.

The FEC also found that the Save America Stop Socialism PAC improperly sent $5,000 to help US House candidate J.R. Majewski's win his congressional primary election in Ohio.

FEC officials said Greene sent the money to Majewski's campaign after the primary ended, in violation of federal rules. Majewski, who's faced questions about his financial transparency and military service record, now faces Democratic Rep. Marcy Kaptur in one of the nation's tightest House races in November.

Greene's congressional office and the PAC's treasurer and custodian of records did not immediately respond to Insider's request for comment.

As of September 30, Greene's PAC reported having about $135,000 in available cash.

The Save America Stop Socialism PAC has until November 23 to respond to the FEC's letter — the commission signaled it would not grant the political action committee an extension if needed. If the PAC fails to respond in time, the FEC noted it could result in an "enforcement action" or an audit.

It's not uncommon for the FEC to send warning letters to political committees that raise and spend large amounts of money and make the occasional accounting error. The commission, for example, sent a warning to President Donald Trump's Make America Great Again PAC in July for making similar accounting mistakes.

But federal political committees are legally responsible for keeping their financial books clean. Significant errors or apparent violations of federal rules and lead to federal audits and fines, and in extreme cases, referrals to the Department of Justice for criminal investigation.

The Save America Stop Socialism PAC political action committee is one of several political committees tied to the congresswoman from Georgia and is separate from Greene's campaign committee. Greene is expected to easily win re-election in November.