Kanye West’s marketing campaign committee for his 2020 presidential run is claiming it was a sufferer of fraud.
On Tuesday (Might 24), Kanye West’s marketing campaign despatched a letter to the Federal Election Fee admitting that cash had been unlawfully taken from the marketing campaign’s checking account. The thief, who is just not affiliated with the marketing campaign, lifted $3,999 in complete. The funds had been allegedly utilized by the unnamed larcener to repay bank card payments. West’s marketing campaign claims the thefts occurred on three events in late 2021 and earlier this yr.
“It has been decided that the disbursement for $1474 on 12/9/21, $1280 on 2/8/22 and $1245 on 2/22/22 was an exterior fraud state of affairs,” the letter, which was obtained by XXL, reads. “After investigating, it was decided that a person not related with the marketing campaign accessed a marketing campaign account to pay his personal bank card.”
Within the letter, West’s marketing campaign alleged the cash was not in a position to be recovered. “The financial institution was unable to reverse the transactions at subject as a result of method they had been introduced for cost,” the letter continues.
Kanye West’s failed 2020 presidential bid has come below hearth from a number of angles. Through the leadup to the race, Ye was faraway from ballots in a number of states after 1000’s invalid signatures had been found. Because of this, voter fraud allegations had been mentioned. West solely ended up tallying round 60,000 votes within the election.
Final March, the marketing campaign was accused of accepting donations from minors and stiffing individuals on merch. Final December, it was reportedly uncovered that West’s marketing campaign was secretly run by Republicans with an agenda to get Donald Trump re-elected.
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