Congressman Andy Ogles amends financial disclosures following questions by NewsChannel 5
Congressman Andy Ogles amends financial disclosures following questions by NewsChannel 5
Almost 10 months after NewsChannel 5 first raised questions about Andy Ogles' personal finances, the Republican congressman has amended his personal financial disclosures.
All of this follows a NewsChannel 5 investigation in November 2023 that raised questions about Ogles' claims to have personally loaned $320,000 to his campaign in 2022 during his first run for the 5th District congressional seat. Ogles' personal financial disclosures did not reflect the ability to loan his campaign such a large amount.
This past May, Ogles amended his campaign financial reports, admitting that he had only loaned the campaign $20,000.
In August, following another report by NewsChannel 5 Investigates, Ogles acknowledged that FBI agents had executed a search warrant to seize his personal cell phone as part of some unspecified investigation.
Republican who listed a claim of a $320k loan to his campaign...
This past May, Ogles amended his campaign financial reports, admitting that he had only loaned the campaign $20,000.
Actually only loaned $20k to his campaign.
It would seem he was off by $300k.
Both, impressive and convenient use of arithmetic there. Wow.
If you follow the links, it gets even more strange:
Execution of the search warrant came immediately after Ogles defeated Courtney Johnston in the Republican primary as he seeks a second term in the U.S. Congress. Department of Justice guidelines generally prohibit law enforcement from taking any overt actions in investigations of a political candidate in the 60 days before an election.
The real question is, who gave him that missing $300k?