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Rep. Lauren Boebert's mileage reimbursement "raises red flags," ethics experts say
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David Fahrenthold Retweeted
Great story: Rep. Lauren Boebert's campaign reimbursed her $22K for mileage, which means she drove 38,712 miles despite having no publicly advertised events in March, April or July, and only one in May. https://denverpost.com/2021/02/02/lauren-boebert-colorado-congress-campaign-finance/ via
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Rep. Lauren Boebert’s mileage reimbursement “raises red flags,” ethics experts say
She paid out more than $22,000 to herself from campaign account; sum far surpasses predecessor’s reimbursements
Denver Post
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Rep. Lauren Boebert’s mileage reimbursement “raises red flags,” ethics experts say
She paid out more than $22,000 to herself from campaign account; sum far surpasses predecessor’s reimbursements
Denver Post
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NEWS > LOCAL NEWS
Rep. Lauren Boebert’s mileage reimbursement “raises red flags,” ethics experts say
She paid out more than $22,000 to herself from campaign account; sum far surpasses predecessor’s reimbursements
By: Justin Wingerter | The Denver Post Posted at 8:20 PM, Feb 02, 2021 and last updated 10:20 PM, Feb 02, 2021
DENVER — U.S. Rep. Lauren Boebert paid herself more than $22,000 in mileage reimbursements from her campaign account last year. Boebert’s campaign defends the reimbursements but three ethics experts who reviewed the money transfers for The Denver Post say they raise questions.
Candidates for federal office can legally reimburse themselves for miles driven in personal vehicles using the Internal Revenue Service’s mileage rate, which was 57.5 cents per mile for 2020. The Republican congresswoman from western Colorado wrote two checks totaling $22,259 from her campaign coffers for mileage between January and mid-November.
To justify those reimbursements, Boebert would have had to drive 38,712 miles while campaigning, despite having no publicly advertised campaign events in March, April or July, and only one in May. Furthermore, because the reimbursements came in two payments — a modest $1,060 at the end of March and $21,200 on Nov. 11 — Boebert would have had to drive 36,870 miles in just over seven months between April 1 and Nov. 11 to justify the second payment.
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Rep. Lauren Boebert’s mileage reimbursement “raises red flags,” ethics experts say
She paid out more than $22,000 to herself from campaign account; sum far surpasses predecessor’s reimbursements
By: Justin Wingerter | The Denver Post Posted at 8:20 PM, Feb 02, 2021 and last updated 10:20 PM, Feb 02, 2021
DENVER — U.S. Rep. Lauren Boebert paid herself more than $22,000 in mileage reimbursements from her campaign account last year. Boebert’s campaign defends the reimbursements but three ethics experts who reviewed the money transfers for The Denver Post say they raise questions.
Candidates for federal office can legally reimburse themselves for miles driven in personal vehicles using the Internal Revenue Service’s mileage rate, which was 57.5 cents per mile for 2020. The Republican congresswoman from western Colorado wrote two checks totaling $22,259 from her campaign coffers for mileage between January and mid-November.
To justify those reimbursements, Boebert would have had to drive 38,712 miles while campaigning, despite having no publicly advertised campaign events in March, April or July, and only one in May. Furthermore, because the reimbursements came in two payments — a modest $1,060 at the end of March and $21,200 on Nov. 11 — Boebert would have had to drive 36,870 miles in just over seven months between April 1 and Nov. 11 to justify the second payment.
Read the rest from our partners at The Denver Post.
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Anybody driving daily to work can figure out what a scam THAT is!
And while you've got the "ethics experts" looking, how about checking her 'tours' of the Capitol Building on January 5 - or maybe her 'opting' not to abide by DC regulations regarding carrying weapons? 
