Patagonia Hit With FEC Complaint Alleging Straw Donor Operation That Funneled More Than $1 Million to Democrats
‘This is just the latest example of how wealthy corporate special interests are using straw donor schemes to secretly spend enormous amounts of money on our elections,’ the legal group behind the complaint says.

The outdoor clothing and equipment giant Patagonia and its executives may soon be under investigation by the Federal Election Commission after a complaint was filed against them alleging that they set up an illegal straw donor scheme to hide donations sent to Democratic campaigns. In total, more than $1.4 million was dispersed to Democrats’ political operations at both the presidential and congressional level, according to the complaint.
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