Multiple ethics complaints have been filed against Republican Congressional District 2 candidate David Flippo for not disclosing his finances, which is required by law.
Meanwhile, Washoe County Republican Chairman Bruce Parks wants the Democratic nominee, Teresa Benitez-Thompson, investigated by the FBI.
The Campaign Legal Center, a nonpartisan legal organization, filed complaints to the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives Ethics Committees alleging 66 House candidates and 11 Senate candidates have not filed legally required financial disclosure reports.
One of those candidates is Flippo.
The letter alleges that Flippo loaned his campaign $1.6 million, but has not filed financial disclosure reports to support the claims.
The deadline to file was May 15. Extensions are allowed, but only for 90 days, which would’ve been in the middle of August.
Flippo’s campaign did not file an extension.
2 News Nevada reached out to the campaign. They said they have talked with the committee and will be filing the disclosure shortly.
The reasoning they gave for why they haven’t filed yet is because Flippo was closing a business out of state.
The campaign said they will pay the $200 civil fine, claiming they would rather be right and late than wrong and early.
The Washoe County GOP Chairman sent a letter to the FBI Las Vegas Office.
It centers around Benitez-Thompson’s time in the Nevada Legislature, where she served on a board and worked with the Nevada System of Higher Education, among other things.
The letter does not accuse Benitez-Thompson of committing a crime or violating ethics rules. It simply wants an investigation to see if there was any wrongdoing.
The letter does suggest that allegations may well fall within ethical and legal standards.
Bradley Schrager, Benetiz-Thompson’s Campaign Attorney, sent 2 News Nevada a statement about the letter.
We reached out to the FBI Las Vegas Office to ask whether they will pursue it further, and we have not heard back yet.
