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Congressman Andy Ogles amends financial disclosures following questions by NewsChannel 5

www.newschannel5.com 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.

Congressman Andy Ogles amends financial disclosures following questions by NewsChannel 5

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.

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  • 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?

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