3 former GOP operatives to pay $50K for roles in fake charity tied to East Palestine train derailment

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3 former GOP operatives to pay $50K for roles in fake charity tied to East Palestine train derailment
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They collected $149,000, so they profited $99,000.

So they stole $140K and the penalty was…$50k in restitution between them and banned from starting a charity for 4 years? Talk about justice.

If the penalty for breaking a law is a fine, then that is only a law for poor people.