'Feel Bern' PAC comes under scrutiny
A fundraising committee that raised more than a quarter-million dollars targeting supporters of Bernie Sanders has apparently spent little on the election activities it boasted it would.
The Socially Responsible Government PAC — which initially registered under the name “Feel Bern PAC” and has a website with pro-Sanders content — raised more than $260,000 in the first three months of 2016, according to Federal Election Commission (FEC) records.
More than 80 percent of the $199,116 spent by the PAC went to six individuals associated with the group, online marketing and advertising costs, audience targeting firms and transfers to limited liability companies (LLCs) that were formed only months ago, according to a review by The Hill. Four individuals only received one payment, while founder Kyle Prall and the PAC’s treasurer collectively took in $26,000 in the first quarter.
Prall did not return calls from The Hill for comment. A phone number on FEC forms for the PAC’s treasurer belongs to a Texas business that said it had no record of the individual
The Socially Responsible Government PAC spent $3,101 during a visit to the Florida nightclub E11even Miami on Feb. 29 and, days earlier, spent a total of $1,167 at The Palms hotel and casino in Las Vegas. E11even Miami bills itself as an "immersive adventure encompassing the luxury and sophistication of a one-of-a-kind Ultraclub," with DJs, aerialists, go-go dancers and "exotic acts."
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