Cyber Thieves Stole Hundreds Of Thousands From Sen Moran Campaign
Theft is among the latest is a series from the political accounts of politicians, party committees, trade associations and advocacy groups, with the collective loss into the millions.
A review of the federal document related to the alleged ripoff also show the FBI is investigating the matter.
In a Dec. 8 letter to the Federal Election Commission, the Moran for Kansas campaign told federal regulators it received, and paid, invoices that appeared to come from a campaign vendor.
However the invoices, totaling $690,000, were fraudulent, and the campaign has so far been able to recoup only $168,184.