Nonprofits that helped fund the campaigns of local Republican candidates in recent elections violated federal tax laws by failing to disclose their substantial political contributions, a complaint filed by a Washington, D.C., watchdog group says.
But the head of the nonprofits that provided political contributions to Republican political races — such as the reelection of state Sen. Keith Perry in 2018 — begs to differ.
William “Stafford” Jones said the allegations brought forth by Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics amounts to a “political hit job.”
In a Feb. 17 press release, the watchdog nonprofit organization suggests the IRS should investigate two Florida "dark money" groups who, by collectively spending nearly $3 million on political contributions, “appear to have made politics by far their primary activity in violation of their tax-exempt status.”