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Kristi Noem Secretly Took a Cut of Political Donations: ProPublica
- In 2023, South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem increased her approximately $130,000 government income by discreetly receiving $80,000 through her company Ashwood Strategies from a nonprofit organization connected to her political activities.
- This arrangement arose as Noem raised hundreds of thousands for American Resolve, a dark money group with minimal disclosure requirements, while she failed to declare the $80,000 payment on public financial disclosure forms.
- In 2023, American Resolve collected $1.1 million, but spent just around $220,000, with more than one-third of those expenses paid to Noem's LLC as a 10% fundraising commission for securing $800,000; details about the remainder of the spending and donor information remain largely undisclosed.
- Daniel Weiner, who previously worked as an attorney for the Federal Election Commission, described it as a concerning development if nonprofit donors are not only influencing an elected official’s career prospects but also directly funding their earnings. Meanwhile, Noem’s attorney Trevor Stanley asserted that she adhered to all applicable ethics regulations.
- This undisclosed income raises concerns about potential violations of federal ethics requirements and South Dakota law, as experts and political figures argue Noem should not have maintained a private side business unknown to the public during her governorship.
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Report on undisclosed nonprofit payment to Kristi Noem raises ethical concerns
Kristi Noem’s political career is under renewed scrutiny after tax records suggest she may have used nonprofit funds to boost her personal income. Before assuming her role to lead the Department of Homeland Security, Noem served as governor of South Dakota. Experts say she received $80,000 from a nonprofit and failed to disclose the income on required financial reports. Nonprofit funds sent to Noem’s personal company According to a report by Pro…
Report: Kristi Noem secretly took a cut of political donations
PIERRE, S.D. (South Dakota Searchlight-ProPublica) — In 2023, while Kristi Noem was governor of South Dakota, she supplemented her income by secretly accepting a cut of the money she raised for a nonprofit that promotes her political career, tax records show. In what experts described as a highly unusual arrangement, the nonprofit routed funds to a personal company of Noem’s that had recently been established in Delaware. The payment totaled $80…
Kristi Noem Pocketed $80,000 From Dark Money Group, Didn’t Report It
While serving as governor of South Dakota, Kristi Noem quietly pocketed $80,000 from a dark money organization tied to her political ambitions — and never reported it, raising serious ethical and legal questions. According to tax records uncovered by ProPublica, the money came through a group called American Resolve Policy Fund, a nonprofit that promotes Noem and doesn’t have to reveal its donors. In 2023, that group funneled the $80,000 to a De…
ProPublica says Noem may have violated ethics rules
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) -- ProPublica, a nonprofit watchdog news outlet, says Krisi Noem, while governor of South Dakota in 2023, supplemented her income by secretly accepting a portion of the money she raised for a nonprofit promoting her political career. Multiple tornadoes damage property in Deuel County According to the ProPublica story, tax records show the nonprofit American Resolve Policy Fund made an $80,000 payment for fundraisin…
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