The state ethics commission Monday found probable cause that two nonprofit voting rights groups affiliated with Democratic gubernatorial candidate Stacey Abrams illegally helped her in her first run for governor in 2018.
The state’s Government Transparency and Campaign Finance Commission advanced the investigation into the New Georgia Project, which Abrams founded, and the affiliated New Georgia Project Action Fund following Monday’s preliminary hearing.
The nonprofits are accused of skirting financial disclosure laws by spending money on campaign flyers and election canvassing, which would have required them to file reports with the commission on $4.2 million in contributions and $3 million of expenses between 2017 and 2019.
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