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WASHINGTON D.C.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

\"\"Officials stated that three individuals have been sentenced to federal prison for orchestrating and implementing a scheme to solicit millions of dollars in contributions to two political action committees (PACs).<\/span><\/p>\n

According to authorities, the scams were based on false and misleading representations that the funds would be used to support presidential candidates during and after the 2016 election cycle.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Matthew Nelson Tunstall, 36, of downtown Los Angeles, was sentenced Monday to 10 years in prison. <\/span><\/p>\n

Tunstall previously pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to commit wire fraud and to cause false statements to the Federal Election Commission and one count of money laundering.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\"\"Robert Reyes Jr., 40, of San Juan Bautista, California, was sentenced to seven years in prison on Tuesday. <\/span><\/p>\n

Reyes previously pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to commit wire fraud, cause false statements to the Federal Election Commission, and one count of money laundering.<\/span><\/p>\n

Kyle George Davies, 31, of Austin, Texas, was sentenced Tuesday to five years of probation. Davies previously pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to commit wire fraud and to cause false statements to the Federal Election Commission.<\/span><\/p>\n

According to court documents, from 2016 through at least April 2017, Tunstall, Reyes, and Davies operated two PACs \u2013 Liberty Action Group PAC and Progressive Priorities PAC \u2013 that solicited contributions from the public via robocalls and radio and internet advertisements. <\/span><\/p>\n

\"\"The two PACs represented that the contributions would be used to support the presidential nominees of the two major political parties, respectively. \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Instead, the co-conspirators used the funds to enrich themselves and fund fraudulent solicitations. Specifically, the two PACs raised approximately $4 million in contributions during the 2016 election cycle and subsequent months.<\/span><\/p>\n

To conceal the origin and nature of the proceeds, Tunstall and Reyes instructed a third-party vendor to withdraw approximately $353,000 from the two PACs over the payments for services rendered, then deposit the excess payments into accounts held by shell companies that they controlled.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The FBI San Antonio Field Office and Austin Resident Agency investigated the case.<\/span><\/p>\n

Trial Attorneys Michael N. Lang and Celia Choy of the Criminal Division\u2019s Public Integrity Section (PIN) prosecuted this case in the Western District of Texas. <\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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