Dark Money

Hello Friends!

Just wanted to share a quick article about foreign dark money and how it influences U.S politics. The three main weapons of foreign powers to manipulate our elections are cyber operations, disinformation, and dark money. This article focuses on the danger of dark money and how it ties into election manipulation and the laundering of billions of dollars. This quote is specifically concerning:
"One of the key loopholes is the ability of so-called super PACs to accept money from U.S. subsidiaries of foreign corporations. And while super PACs are required to file financial disclosure reports, non-profit 501(c) organizations (for example, the National Rifle Association or the U.S. Chamber of Commerce) are not. So if a foreign entity transfers money to a 501(c), that organization can in turn contribute funds to a super PAC without disclosing the foreign origin of the money."

Here is the original article: https://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2018/11/27/foreign-dark-money-joe-biden-222690

Also related to dark money, here is an article regarding new changes in IRS rules that arguably makes it easier for foreign powers to influence U.S politics: https://www.npr.org/2018/07/17/629823953/dark-money-groups-get-a-little-darker-thanks-to-irs