The Meyer Request For The Feds To Investigate BHL’s Finances Is Official

Here is the letter that the campaign sent:

July 31, 2024

United States Attorney for the District of Delaware David C. Weiss

United States Attorney’s Office

P.O. Box 2046

Wilmington, DE 19801

Dear United States Attorney Weiss:

I am writing to respectfully request that the United State Attorney’s Office for the District of Delaware open an investigation into the campaign finance practices of the Bethany Hall-Long campaign.

Recently, an independent report of her campaign finances was released, concluding that her “[c]ommittee’s account of expenditures in its public campaign finance reporting [was]

incomplete, inconsistent, and often inaccurate, leading to an unreliable picture of its financial affairs.”

The state-requested investigation, conducted by a former Philadelphia FBI chief, references multiple examples of campaign practices and reporting that violated state law. Findings include campaign documents being falsified, thousands of dollars having been taken from the campaign without being properly reported, and campaign donations being used to pay off personal credit cards.

Pursuant to 15 Del.C. §§ 302(14) & 302A, the Delaware State Election Commissionerinvestigated but chose not to refer the matter to the state Attorney General. Attorney General Kathy Jennings has further indicated that, “We cannot pursue charges where the law does not provide the standards to do so; but neither should we abide a precedent that flouts the spirit of the law when committees demonstrate negligence.”

The findings indicate potential violations of the following federal statutes, each of which requires further investigation:

(18 U.S.C. § 1343): If electronic communications (emails, electronic filings, etc.) were used to submit false campaign finance reports or to move funds fraudulently, wire fraud charges could

apply.

(18 U.S.C. § 1341): If false campaign finance reports or other related documents were sent through the U.S. mail, this could constitute mail fraud.

(18 U.S.C. § 1956) : If campaign funds were moved or disguised to conceal their true source or purpose, this could constitute money laundering.

(26 U.S.C. § 7201): If funds received from the campaign were not reported as income, or if campaign funds were used for personal expenses and not properly (looks like something is missing here)

(18 U.S.C. § 371): If there was an agreement between two or more persons to commit any of the above federal crimes, they could be charged with conspiracy to commit those offenses.

Therefore, I am formally requesting the United States Attorney’s Office investigate Ms. Hall Long’s reported, nearly decade-long history of illegal conduct and review compliance with federal law.

Sincerely,

Matt Meyer