Case Brief

Violation: Undisclosed Conflicts & Financial Misconduct

The 'A New Day PAC,' run by a party officer, engaged in unethical and unlawful conduct. The evidence proves the PAC concealed a significant conflict of interest with a paid trainer it promoted. Furthermore, the PAC violated state campaign finance law by using official party resources without disclosure and by omitting an entire scholarship program from its sworn financial reports.

This case documents a pattern of unethical and unlawful activity by the 'A New Day PAC.' The evidence proves the PAC's leadership concealed a prior financial relationship with a political trainer they were promoting, a significant conflict of interest. Furthermore, the PAC violated state campaign finance law in two distinct ways: first, by gaining an improper subsidy through the use of official party email lists without disclosure, and second, by erasing all financial activity related to a public scholarship program from its sworn disclosure forms. These are not clerical errors; they are significant violations that obscure the true nature of the PAC's funding and activities.
Proofs documented 2 Across this record

Record Metadata

Timeframe
2022–2023
Focus
Campaign Finance Violations, A New Day PAC, Conflicts of Interest
Primary Documents
WV Secretary of State Filings, PAC Promotional Emails

Key Findings

  • The PAC's leadership failed to disclose a prior financial relationship with a political trainer whose services they were promoting, a clear conflict of interest.
  • The PAC used an official party email list for fundraising but illegally failed to report it as a required in-kind contribution, concealing an improper subsidy.
  • The PAC operated a public scholarship program but reported none of its financial activity—either expenditures or in-kind donations—on its sworn disclosure forms, rendering them materially incomplete.

Documented Violations

2 incidents traced in this record

Violation: Undisclosed Conflict of Interest with a Promoted Trainer

On December 9, 2022, the PAC paid Lawrence Taylor for 'Consultant Fees.' In August 2023, the PAC promoted a training by Taylor without disclosing this prior financial relationship.

The PAC had a prior financial relationship with political trainer Lawrence Taylor and a shared political history through PDPR. The PAC then used its platform to promote a scholarship program for Taylor's trainings without disclosing these material affiliations to its donors or the public, a clear conflict of interest.

ConsequenceThe PAC failed to disclose a material conflict of interest, misleading donors and the public about the nature of the program it was promoting.

  • The PAC paid Lawrence Taylor $257.55 for 'Consultant Fees' in Q4 2022.
  • The PAC's treasurer, Selina Vickers, and Taylor have a documented political affiliation through the organization PDPR.
  • In August 2023, the PAC promoted a scholarship for Taylor's training.
  • The promotional materials did not disclose the prior payment or their shared political affiliations.

Related proofs

Violation: Unlawful Campaign Finance Reporting

The PAC used the official WVDP County Chairs email list to promote its scholarship program, but its financial report for that period shows $0.00 in in-kind contributions received.

A PAC's sworn financial reports must account for all contributions and expenditures. The 'A New Day PAC' used a valuable party asset (an email list) for fundraising but did not report it as a contribution. Furthermore, after soliciting applications for a scholarship program, the PAC reported no financial activity related to it—either as a direct payment for the scholarships or as a donated service.

ConsequenceThe PAC's sworn financial statements are materially incomplete, failing to report the use of party resources and omitting a program's financial activity from public view, in violation of state campaign finance law.

  • The PAC used a restricted party email list for promotion but did not report it as a required in-kind contribution.
  • The PAC solicited applications for a scholarship program.
  • Its financial reports show no expenditures for scholarships and no in-kind contributions for donated training.
  • The omission of these items resulted in a materially incomplete public filing, a violation of state law.

Related proofs

A Pattern of Deception and Unlawful Conduct

The PAC's reporting failures are not clerical errors but significant violations of state campaign finance law. By concealing a conflict of interest and omitting financial activities from its sworn disclosures, the PAC has obscured the true nature of its funding and activities, undermining the public's right to transparent political financing.

Proofs in this Record

2 curated proofs

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