(CBrief) – Democrats paid a pair of opposition research groups that allegedly lied in order to obtain Air Force records on nearly a dozen GOP lawmakers, according to a published report.
According to records from the Federal Elections Commission, the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee paid over $280,000 to the opposition research company Due Diligence, according to Federal Election Commission records reviewed by the Daily Caller.
The group obtained the service records of Republican Representatives Don Bacon of Nebraska and Zach Nunn of Iowa, among others, the outlet reported.
Last October, the Air Force initiated an investigation when the Due Diligence Group gained access to the service records of Jennifer-Ruth Green, a Republican candidate and former Air Force veteran. This unauthorized release resulted in the disclosure of a sexual assault that Green experienced during her military service. Green ultimately lost the election to Democratic Representative Frank Mrvan of Indiana. According to Politico, the Air Force informed two Republican congressional candidates, Sam Peters and Kevin Dellicker, that their records had also been improperly released.
NEW: Two fmr House GOP candidates — Sam Peters and Kevin Dellicker — tell me the has Air Force also alerted them that their military records were improperly released during the midterm campaign.
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— Olivia Beavers (@Olivia_Beavers) February 23, 2023
“The Air Force Personnel Record Center received multiple requests from Abraham Payton, Background Investigation Analyst with Due Diligence Group, LLC, for your military personnel records,” Air Force Maj. Gen. Troy E. Dunn noted in a letter to Bacon on Feb. 7. “He inappropriately requested copies of your military personnel records for the stated purpose of employment and benefits.”
The Air Force stated to the Examiner that they had mistakenly sent the records to the Due Diligence Group. Republican Rep. Scott Franklin of Florida, who sits on the House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs, pledged to investigate the issue.
“The unauthorized disclosure of @RepDonBacon, @ZachNunn & 9 others’ service records is an unacceptable failure,” Franklin tweeted.
The unauthorized disclosure of @RepDonBacon, @ZachNunn & 9 others' service records is an unacceptable failure.
As a Navy veteran & @HouseVetAffairs member, I will conduct rigorous oversight of this breach to ensure it can never happen again!https://t.co/BjvM5HuIbs
— Congressman Scott Franklin (@RepFranklin) February 24, 2023
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