Dark Money Groups Pay $1 Million in Fines in California Case

Dark Money Groups Pay $1 Million in Fines in California Case

by Kim Barker ProPublica, Oct. 24, 2013, 7:04 p.m. Two dark money groups linked to conservative billionaire brothers Charles and David Koch have paid a record $1 million in fines to California to settle allegations that the combined $15 million they spent on two...
Campaign Spending Shows Political Ties, Self-Dealing

Campaign Spending Shows Political Ties, Self-Dealing

by Kim Barker and Al Shaw ProPublica, March 28, 2012, 1:02 p.m. For an example of the fluidity of campaign finance rules, as well as the tangled web of connections between candidates and super PACs, look no further than the digital consulting firm Targeted Victory. So...