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The watchdog organization Campaign Legal Center accuses Minnesota GOP Senate candidate Royce White of improperly spending campaign funds on personal use including buying jewelry and going to strip clubs in a Federal Elections Commission (FEC) complaint. “Royce White for Congress reported disbursing over $157,000 to a variety of vendors for clothing, cosmetics, jewelry, resort charges, fitness, and entertainment, including at strip clubs and nightclubs,” the FEC alleges. The complaint outlines a laundry list of expenses which it alleges “appear to be of a personal nature.

” White’s campaign reported spending thousands of dollars at retail outlets like , Walmart and Target, according to the complaint. It also spent thousands on a gym membership, beauty and cosmetic supplies and a trip to Kalahari Resorts, an African safari-themed water park in Wisconsin, the complaint alleges. Other notable expenses included $365 for supplements from Onnit, a health and fitness brand co-owned by , and multiple $2000 purchases at a Best Buy, according to the complaint.



“That complete lack of transparency, in view of the campaign’s prolific spending on clothing, entertainment, vacations, and personal items indicates an obvious effort to conceal personal use by moving funds out of the campaign’s account, ensuring that the actual use of those funds remained hidden from the public,” the complaint alleges. The complaint further alleges that White’s campaign only listed one official.

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