Kristi Noem Secretly Took $80,000 from Dark Money Group Without Disclosure
While serving as governor of South Dakota, Kristi Noem received $80,000 from a dark money nonprofit called American Resolve Policy Fund to her personal LLC, Ashwood Strategies, which she failed to disclose on federal ethics forms before her confirmation as DHS Secretary. The payment structure involves a 10% fundraising fee, raising significant ethical concerns about financial transparency.
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- Kristi Noem Secretly Took Personal Cut of Political Donations (2025-06-30)
- ProPublica Investigation Finds Kristi Noem Secretly Took a Cut of Political Donations (2025-07-01)
- Kristi Noem secretly accepted huge sum of money from mystery donor - then failed to declare it: report (2025-07-01)
- Kristi Noem Accused of Secretly Taking a Cut of Political Donations (2025-07-02)
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