FEC Investigates Fake PAC With Obscene Name Tied to Boebert
FEC scrutinizes a fake PAC with a vulgar name linked to Rep. Lauren Boebert, demanding clarification on its registration.
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The Federal Election Commission (FEC) is investigating a fake political action committee (PAC) that registered under an obscene name invoking Republican Colorado Rep. Lauren Boebert. The agency sent a verification notice on October 5, giving the group until November 9 to prove its legitimacy, according to a FEC letter signed by senior campaign finance analyst Jacqueline Gausepohl.
The committee, named ‘Lauren Boebert Loves to Eat Pussy,’ was created in September and listed Boebert as both the candidate and treasurer on its initial Form 1 filing. The PAC’s address is listed as ‘2 in the Pink 1 in the Stink, Washington, DC,’ with a non-functional 555 phone number for contact. The registration also describes the group as both a candidate committee and a political action committee, despite no record of it having raised or spent any money.
Federal law requires all information on the form to be accurate, and the FEC letter suggests the committee may have failed to meet these requirements. A group that ignores the notice for 35 days is removed from the FEC’s searchable database and classified as an unverified filing. The commission also warned that false registration can lead to penalties under federal law and a referral to law enforcement.
Journalist Julie Grace Brufke highlighted the agency’s response on X, noting the committee’s name was too explicit to repeat. She described the registration as a ‘blatantly fake Lauren Boebert PAC.’
I’m dying at the FEC taking the time to respond to this blatantly fake Lauren Boebert PAC. Going to opt against naming said fake PAC since it is NSFW. https://t.co/AqiQkpvgRn
This incident is part of a pattern of profane committee filings that have prompted similar responses from election officials. In 2018, Politico reported on a series of such filings, including one that used sexually explicit language aimed at President Donald Trump. The woman named on that paperwork later claimed she had never registered it.
Regulators also told the organizers of an anti-Trump committee in 2016 to rename it or risk an audit, according to The Hill. The 35-day window to respond to the FEC’s notice closed on November 9.
Boebert, first elected in 2020, is currently trailing Democratic challenger Eileen Laubacher by over 3,000 votes with 98% of precincts reporting.
Source: Daily Caller
