- July 27, 2021
- Posted by: Stratford Team
- Category: Business
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Rev. Al Sharpton’s 2004 presidential campaign owes nearly a million dollars, 17 years after Sharpton lost in the Democratic primary race.
According to Federal Election Commission records, by the end of 2004, Sharpton’s campaign owed $567,096.28, only for that number to skyrocket years later when the FEC reached a settlement agreement with Sharpton, his campaign committee and its treasurer, and Sharpton’s National Action Network.
CAMPAIGNING HEATS UP AS OFF-ELECTION YEAR SEES SURGE IN AD SPENDING
“Sharpton, his presidential campaign committee, Sharpton 2004, and Andrew Rivera, in his official capacity as treasurer, agreed to pay a civil penalty of $208,000 for failing to report accurately all receipts and expenditures, receiving excessive and prohibited in-kind contributions and accepting impermissible corporate contributions,” an April 2009 FEC press release said.
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