Dear John, CMD filed complaints with the Internal Revenue Service and the Minnesota attorney general’s office yesterday requesting investigations into improper partisan and electoral activity by a group called American Majority. American Majority is a tax-exempt group that trains Republican candidates and party organizations on how to win elections — activities that nonprofits are explicitly prohibited from doing. The violations alleged in the complaints carry substantial civil and criminal penalties, including a bar on further operation in Minnesota. As detailed in the complaints, American Majority has spent millions of dollars to build a “farm team” of “conservative” leaders to beat “the Left,” despite being registered with the IRS and the state of Minnesota as a nonpartisan charitable organization. | |
“American Majority is running a multimillion dollar campaign to get Republicans elected while masquerading as a nonpartisan charitable organization,” said Arn Pearson, CMD’s executive director. | |
You can read our full press release and see the complaints on our website. We rely on our readers and supporters to hold groups like American Majority accountable. So please chip in today to support our strategic litigation efforts! | |
Our complaints urge both the IRS and the Minnesota attorney general to investigate American Majority’s activities and take appropriate and timely action to enforce the law. Whether it’s ALEC, the Koch machine, or groups like American Majority, CMD works every day to expose the operations of right-wing and corporate front groups across the country and to blow the whistle when we find violations of law. We couldn’t do it without people like you, so thanks for your support!
Team CMD | |
