UnresolvedCriminal ChargesCampaign & Elections

falsifying campaign finance reports

Andrew Ogles
Andrew Ogles
RepublicanTN-5 · Representative
August 1, 2024
First Reported
Ongoing
Status
5 months
Duration
3
Actions Taken

Financial Details

$320,000

Amounts mentioned in case documentation

What Happened

In 2024, Rep. Ogles was accused of falsifying campaign finance reports when his amended finance reports were compared to the originals. He claimed he had loaned his campaign $320,000 in 2022 and had not. It's unclear whether the the money came from elsewhere or was entirely made up. He also amended finance reports to remove both contributions and expenditures. In the first week of August, 2024, a Department of Justice search was conducted and his cell phone seized. The House Ethics Committee began an investigation in 2024 and extended the matter into the 119th Congress.

Timeline

August 1, 2024Federal Bureau of Investigation

executed a search warrant and seized Rep. Ogles' phone

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August 2, 2024Office of Congressional Ethics

recommended further review by the House Committee on Ethics

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January 2, 2025House Committee on Ethics

published the OCE report

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Data: GovTrack.us Misconduct Database (CC0 public domain)