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Campaign for Accountability (CfA) uses research, litigation and aggressive communications to expose misconduct & malfeasance in public life.

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Campaign for Accountability @accountableorg.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
NEW: CfA and @americanoversight.org sued the Trump administration over a scheme that gives paying subscribers early access to official government announcements posted on Truth Social — for a fee of up to $100,000 a month.
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Watchdogs Sue Trump Admin Over Truth Social $100K-a-Month Scheme
The scheme gives paying subscribers early access to official government announcements posted on Truth Social — for a fee of up to $100,000 a month.
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Campaign for Accountability @accountableorg.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
NEW: This week, CfA filed a complaint asking the IRS to investigate whether AltaMed Health Services Corp., a California nonprofit public benefit corporation and Section 501(c)(3) public charity, violated rules prohibiting private inurement and excess benefit transactions.
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Watchdog Requests IRS Investigation into AltaMed Health Services Corp.
The complaint asks the IRS to investigate whether AltaMed violated rules prohibiting private inurement and excess benefit transactions.
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Campaign for Accountability @accountableorg.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
Anti-abortion "crisis pregnancy centers" often advertise medical services like ultrasound scans to lure in women who are considering their pregnancy options. @statesnewsroom.com details how states often fail to provide oversight of these medical services.
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Crisis pregnancy centers fight for ultrasound use in clinics without government oversight • Stateline
Anti-abortion crisis pregnancy centers routinely offer free ultrasounds, but there is little oversight. OB-GYNs, state lawmakers, government officials, reproductive health advocates, and current and f...
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Campaign for Accountability @accountableorg.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
NEW: Today, CfA—represented by Patterson Belknap Webb & Tyler LLP—petitioned to unseal all records concerning the disciplinary proceeding against John A. Sarcone III, the First Assistant U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of New York. campaignforaccountability.org/watchdog-fil...
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Watchdog Files to Unseal John Sarcone Disciplinary Proceedings
CfA filed to unseal all records concerning the disciplinary proceeding against John A. Sarcone III, the First Assistant U.S. Attorney for the NDNY.
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Campaign for Accountability @accountableorg.bsky.social · 26/06/2026
Jill Shannon, a cancer patient in New Mexico, was told by private equity-owned Memorial Medical Center in Las Cruces that she needed to pay $4k–$6k upfront before a critical procedure—even though she was insured. She couldn't pay, so she canceled.
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How private equity is squeezing more profit out of hospital patients
Patients at hospitals owned or operated by private equity should prepare for bigger bills, new research shows.
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Campaign for Accountability @accountableorg.bsky.social · 25/06/2026
NEW: Private equity firms are driving up healthcare costs for patients already struggling to afford everyday essentials, according to a new CfA report. CfA's analysis found that PE-owned hospitals netted $669 more per patient compared to other hospitals.
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Overbilled and Overtreated: Private Equity and the Healthcare Cost Crisis
A report finds that private equity-owned hospitals netted $669 more per patient than comparable hospitals with other ownership structures.
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Campaign for Accountability @accountableorg.bsky.social · 24/06/2026
NEW: This week, CfA submitted a complaint to @newyorkstateag.bsky.social, urging her to investigate the advertising practices and ultrasound services of New York “crisis pregnancy centers” (CPCs) that advertise their ability to diagnose ectopic pregnancies.
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Watchdog Urges Investigation of Improper CPC Diagnostic Practices
CfA's complaint alleges that "crisis pregnancy center" advertising practices and diagnostic ultrasound services may violate New York state law.
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Campaign for Accountability @accountableorg.bsky.social · 16/06/2026
NEW: CfA asked the DC bar to investigate Associate Attorney General Stanley Woodward. As the sole government signatory on the deal creating Trump’s $1.776 billion fund to pay out the same Jan 6 defendants and Trump associates Woodward previously represented, he may have broken bar rules.
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CfA - DC Bar Complaint - Stanley Woodward
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Campaign for Accountability @accountableorg.bsky.social · 27/05/2026
NEW: CfA filed a New York bar complaint against Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche, after a federal judge found him personally responsible for acts related to the vindictive prosecution of Kilmar Abrego Garcia.
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Watchdog Files NY Bar Complaint Against Acting AG Todd Blanche
A federal judge found Blanche personally responsible for acts related to the vindictive prosecution of Kilmar Abrego Garcia.
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Campaign for Accountability @accountableorg.bsky.social · 22/05/2026
After the New York bar confirmed to CfA that they found John A. Sarcone III to have committed professional misconduct while serving as Interim U.S. Attorney, the @timesunion.com Editorial Board asks an important question: What exactly did they determine Sarcone did wrong?
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Editorial: Sarcone sanctioned — but what for?
John Sarcone, the Northern District's top federal prosecutor, is disciplined for "professional misconduct"; New Yorkers deserve to know more.
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Tech Transparency Project @ttp-updates.bsky.social · 21/05/2026
A new piece by @samleecole.bsky.social looks at the fallout after a boy created nonconsensual sexual AI deepfakes of his female classmates. The images were generated in an app called Movely—one tested by TTP in our April report, and available for download in the Apple App Store at the time.
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Campaign for Accountability @accountableorg.bsky.social · 14/05/2026
NEW: CfA urged the State Financial Officer’s Foundation (SFOF) to remove Board President Seth Metcalf from his role. Court records reveal Mr. Metcalf engaged in an effort to induce an Ohio teachers' pension fund to hire his unqualified company to manage nearly 70% of its assets.
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Watchdog Urges SFOF to Drop President Over Insider Scheme
Court records show SFOF Board President Seth Metcalf engaged in an effort to induce an Ohio pension fund to hire his unqualified company.
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Campaign for Accountability @accountableorg.bsky.social · 11/05/2026
NEW: CfA received a letter from the Attorney Grievance Committee of the 3rd Judicial Dept. of New York saying it determined that actions undertaken by John Sarcone III while serving as Interim U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of NY amounted to professional misconduct.
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AGC Correspondence - John Sarcone Bar Complaint - Campaign for Accountability
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Campaign for Accountability @accountableorg.bsky.social · 11/05/2026
NEW: CfA asked the DC Board of Ethics and Government Accountability to investigate whether Ward 4 Councilmember and mayoral candidate Janeese Lewis George violated the District’s Ethics Act by failing to properly disclose her family’s financial assets.
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CfA - DC Board of Ethics and Government Accountability - Janeese Lewis George
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Campaign for Accountability @accountableorg.bsky.social · 09/05/2026
NEW: Today, CfA urged Congress to open an inquiry into serious and escalating ethics violations involving Karen Budd-Falen, the third-highest-ranking Department of the Interior official, and into the apparent failure of DOI’s ethics office to prevent or address those violations.
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Watchdog Calls for Congressional Inquiry into Department of the Interior Ethics Failures | Campaign for Accountability
For Immediate Release: May 9, 2026 Contact: Michael Clauw, mclauw@campaignforaccountability.org, 202.780.5750 WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Campaign for Accountability (CfA) urged the Senate Permanent Sub...
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Campaign for Accountability @accountableorg.bsky.social · 22/04/2026
NEW: A majority (53%) of top YouTube podcasts that regularly run host-read ads promoted at least one gambling sponsor in the past year. This comes at a time when teen boys more frequently report seeing gambling ads on YouTube than any other platform/format, including live TV.
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Campaign for Accountability @accountableorg.bsky.social · 05/03/2026
NEW: Last month, the FL Bar confirmed to us in a letter that it's investigating the conduct of former US attorney Lindsey Halligan. CfA shared the letter a day after reporting that the DOJ was trying to stall state bar investigations of their lawyers. Read the original FL bar complaint on our site:
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Campaign for Accountability | Holding the Powerful Accountable
CfA is a nonprofit watchdog organization that uses research, litigation, and aggressive communications to expose misconduct and malfeasance in public life.
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Campaign for Accountability @accountableorg.bsky.social · 03/02/2026
Following yesterday's renewed complaint asking the VA and FL Bars to investigate Lindsey Halligan's apparent misconduct, CfA's Michelle Kuppersmith joined Adam Klasfeld of @allrisenews.com + @legalafmtn.bsky.social to discuss. www.youtube.com/watch?v=D73m...
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REMOVED Trump Prosecutor HIT with NEW BAR COMPLAINT
YouTube video by Legal AF
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Campaign for Accountability @accountableorg.bsky.social · 02/02/2026
NEW: CfA renewed its request for the Virginia State Bar to investigate former Acting U.S. Attorney Lindsey Halligan for multiple potential violations of professional conduct rules during her brief, four-month tenure leading the Eastern District of Virginia.
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Watchdog Renews Lindsey Halligan Bar Complaint Following Court Rulings
After three federal courts issued scathing rulings around Ms. Halligan's conduct, Campaign for Accountability renewed its complaint to the VA and FL Bars.
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Tech Transparency Project @ttp-updates.bsky.social · 27/01/2026
NEW: Apple and Google ban apps that create sexualized images. But a new TTP report found dozens of “nudify” apps in the companies’ stores that can digitally remove the clothes from women, rendering them naked or in scant clothing.
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TTP - Nudify Apps Widely Available in Apple and Google App Stores
Apple and Google ban apps that create sexualized images. But both companies offer dozens of apps that can strip the clothes off people.
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Campaign for Accountability @accountableorg.bsky.social · 09/01/2026
NEW: In response to CfA's complaint requesting an investigation into FCC Chair Brendan Carr’s threats to broadcasters, the Maryland Bar issued a letter saying it was declining to investigate -- though, it failed to address the substance of Carr's conduct.
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Campaign for Accountability @accountableorg.bsky.social · 19/12/2025
Breaking: On the eve of a hearing to consider a motion by Campaign for Accountability and numerous media orgs to unseal the divorce record of Texas AG Ken Paxton and Texas State Senator Angela Paxton, the Paxton’s abruptly dropped their efforts to keep the record sealed.
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Breaking: TX Attorney General Ken Paxton Agrees to Unseal Divorce File
The signed agreement comes on the eve of a hearing before a Texas court considering a motion by CfA and numerous media organizations to unseal the file.
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Campaign for Accountability @accountableorg.bsky.social · 02/12/2025
NEW: The Virginia Bar has issued a response to a complaint CfA filed last month against Interim U.S. Attorney Lindsey Halligan (who a court has since found was illegally appointed), regarding her conduct in the prosecutions of James Comey and Letitia James.
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Campaign for Accountability @accountableorg.bsky.social · 20/11/2025
NEW: CfA tested 5 top AI chatbots to see how they'd advise women asking questions about options amidst a medication abortion. In 7/10 tests, the AI gave out the number to a biased anti-abortion “helpline” that promotes unproven and potentially harmful “abortion pill reversal.
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Campaign for Accountability @accountableorg.bsky.social · 19/11/2025
NEW: Texas AG Ken Paxton filed a brief arguing that his divorce proceeding—that may reveal relevant information about his conduct and character, and which CfA filed a motion to unseal—should remain hidden from public view. In response, CfA issued the following statement:
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Campaign for Accountability @accountableorg.bsky.social · 19/11/2025
NEW: In a ruling requiring the DOJ to produce all grand jury materials used to secure an indictment of James Comey, Judge Fitzpatrick found Interim U.S. Attorney Lindsey Halligan made “fundamental and highly prejudicial” misstatements of the law—echoing concerns raised in CfA’s bar complaint.
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Anna Bower @annabower.bsky.social · 11/11/2025
ICYMI: A watchdog group is urging state bars to investigate Lindsey Halligan — Trump’s top prosecutor for the Eastern District of Virginia — over her handling of cases against James Comey and Letitia James. Read the full complaint on Slip Opinion: annabower.substack.com/p/watchdog-g...
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Watchdog Group Files Bar Ethics Complaint Against Lindsey Halligan
The non-profit group Campaign for Accountability requests investigation of top federal prosecutor pursuing cases against Letitia James and James Comey.
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Campaign for Accountability @accountableorg.bsky.social · 11/11/2025
NEW: CfA asked the Florida and Virginia Bars to investigate Interim US Attorney Lindsey Halligan. By using the power of her office to prosecute James Comey and Letitia James despite a dearth of evidence, Halligan may have violated myriad bar rules. campaignforaccountability.org/watchdog-fil...
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Watchdog Files Bar Complaint Against Interim US Attorney Lindsey Halligan
By prosecuting James Comey and Letitia James despite a dearth of evidence that either committed any crimes, Halligan appears to have violated Bar rules.
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Campaign for Accountability @accountableorg.bsky.social · 23/09/2025
NEW: Today, CfA asked the DC and Maryland bars to investigate whether Brendan Carr’s recent threats to broadcasters violated their Rules of Professional Conduct, by which all lawyers must abide.
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Campaign for Accountability @accountableorg.bsky.social · 09/09/2025
NEW: CfA called on the DOJ to investigate potential mortgage fraud violations by Labor Sec. Lori Chavez-DeRemer, Transportation Sec. Sean Duffy, EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin, and Texas AG Ken Paxton, citing evidence each has claimed primary residence on more than 1 home.
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Campaign for Accountability @accountableorg.bsky.social · 04/09/2025
NEW: CfA filed to unseal the divorce records of Texas AG Ken Paxton and State Senator Angela Paxton—asserting that any embarrassment they may be seeking to prevent doesn't overcome the public’s overriding interest in knowing relevant info about their elected officials.
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Tech Transparency Project @ttp-updates.bsky.social · 14/08/2025
NEW: a TTP report reveals how Google—which at one time spent the most on lobbying of any U.S. corporation—employed an obscure legal strategy that reduced the amount of lobbying spending it discloses under federal law by removing executive lobbying from disclosures.
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Campaign for Accountability @accountableorg.bsky.social · 08/08/2025
This week, CfA filed a bar complaint with the New York Attorney Grievance Committee asking for an investigation into John Sarcone III, the Acting U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of New York, for actions that appear to violate the bar's Rules of Professional Conduct.
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Campaign for Accountability @accountableorg.bsky.social · 25/06/2025
NEW: CfA has asked for an investigation of Alina Habba for potential violations of New Jersey bar rules related to her ordering the arrest of Newark Mayor Ras Baraka, prosecution of Rep. LaMonica McIver, and announcing a criminal investigation into NJ Gov. Phil Murphy and AG Matt Platkin.
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Tech Transparency Project @ttp-updates.bsky.social · 04/06/2025
Today, @warren.senate.gov sent a letter to Treasury Sec. Scott Bessent and Sec. of State Marco Rubio asking whether Treasury officials have taken any action after TTP’s recent report revealed that a number of U.S.-sanctioned terrorists appear to have paid, premium accounts on Elon Musk's X.
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Campaign for Accountability @accountableorg.bsky.social · 28/05/2025
NEW: CfA is seeking comms around the FTC’s unprecedented intervention in Texas v. BlackRock, State Street, and Vanguard—in which Texas and twelve other states claim the three asset managers used their holdings in coal companies to pressure those companies to adopt ESG goals.
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Roger Sollenberger @sollenbergerrc.bsky.social · 18/04/2025
NEWS: The Senate has learned Federal Election Commissioner Allen Dickerson, a Republican, is stepping down at the end of April, per a senior official with knowledge. This would "break" the FEC, one commissioner shy of the voting quorum required to enforce campaign finance law
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Campaign for Accountability @accountableorg.bsky.social · 18/04/2025
In Montana, before passing a bill that would insulate crisis pregnancy centers from most state regulations, GOP lawmakers made sure to strip the bill of an amendment that would have required centers to keep client data safe and secure.
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Campaign for Accountability @accountableorg.bsky.social · 17/04/2025
NEW: Some states force women to have a (medically unnecessary) ultrasound 24 hrs before an abortion. But when women go to Google to try to schedule this extra step, they're barraged with ads from crisis pregnancy centers, whose non-medical services don't satisfy the states' laws.
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Campaign for Accountability @accountableorg.bsky.social · 15/04/2025
A new CfA report—our first documenting the predatory practices of gambling companies—exposes how the sports betting industry’s behind-the-scenes fight against commonsense safety measures flies in the face of its supposed support for addicted customers. campaignforaccountability.org/wp-content/u...
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Campaign for Accountability @accountableorg.bsky.social · 02/04/2025
Although Judge Ho may have lessened the potency of the Trump Administration’s quid pro quo by dismissing Adams’ charges with prejudice, rather than without, the DOJ’s political intervention in this case remains a shocking stain on the department’s independence.
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Tech Transparency Project @ttp-updates.bsky.social · 01/04/2025
A new TTP investigation reveals that 1/5 of the top 100 free VPNs in the U.S. Apple App Store in 2024 were surreptitiously owned by Chinese companies—which may be forced to hand over data to their govt. Some traced back to a US-sanctioned firm with links to the Chinese military.
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Campaign for Accountability @accountableorg.bsky.social · 26/03/2025
“Today’s oligarchs have surely noticed that it is not the independent experts at the FTC or the courts who will decide their fate, but the president himself, and I fear what corporate lawbreakers will get away with,” says fired FTC commissioner Rebecca Slaughter, in today’s House E&C hearing.
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Jesse Coburn @jessecoburn.bsky.social · 25/03/2025
Federal investigators spent years on two major housing discrimination cases in Texas, finding what they believed were stark civil rights violations. Then the Trump Admin assumed office and quietly took steps that officials think will likely kill both cases. www.propublica.org/article/trum...
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Federal Investigators Were Preparing Two Texas Housing Discrimination Cases — Until Trump Took Over
The government spent years probing allegations that a Dallas HOA created rules to kick poor Black people out and that Texas discriminated against minority residents in Houston after Hurricane Harvey, ...
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Zach Everson @zacheverson.com · 13/03/2025
New: Marjorie Taylor Greene urged the DOJ and FBI on Weds. to investigate anti-Tesla protests. In doing so, she may have violated House ethics rules--because she owns stock in Tesla. me, for @forbes.com
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Marjorie Taylor Greene Urges DOJ Probe Into Tesla Protests—A Possible House Rules Violation Since She Owns The Company’s Stock
Marjorie Taylor Greene May Have Violated Ethics Rules: Urges DOJ, FBI Investigation Into Tesla Protests While Owning Company’s Stock
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Campaign for Accountability @accountableorg.bsky.social · 10/03/2025
ICYMI: @jeremykohler.bsky.social reports that Missouri Republicans are advancing a bill to create an 100% tax credit for anti-abortion crisis pregnancy centers (CPCs), allowing taxpayers to completely redirect payments to these unregulated, non-medical clinics. www.propublica.org/article/miss...
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A New Missouri Bill Would Let Residents Donate to Anti-Abortion Centers Instead of Paying Any Taxes
Four months after Missouri voted to legalize abortion, Republican lawmakers are proposing a 100% tax credit — capped at $50,000 per year — for taxpayers who donate to crisis pregnancy centers.
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Campaign for Accountability @accountableorg.bsky.social · 26/02/2025
NEW: CfA has written follow-up letters to attorneys general in six states, which contain new information regarding complaints filed against anti-abortion crisis pregnancy centers (CPCs) whose statements around HIPAA may have violated laws concerning fraud & deceptive practices.
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CfA Alerts State AGs to Acknowledgment of Deceptive CPC Statements
Heartbeat International has acknowledged that some of its CPC affiliates may be improperly suggesting that CPC clients’ data is protected under HIPAA.
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Campaign for Accountability @accountableorg.bsky.social · 25/02/2025
“We swore to serve the American people and uphold our oath to the Constitution across presidential administrations,” 21 DOGE staffers wrote in a joint resignation letter. “However, it has become clear that we can no longer honor those commitments.” apnews.com/article/doge...
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Federal technology staffers resign rather than help Musk and DOGE
Twenty-one civil service employees have resigned from Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency, saying they're refusing to use their technical expertise to “dismantle critical public services.”
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Campaign for Accountability @accountableorg.bsky.social · 24/02/2025
NEW: Texas funneled over $100M in taxpayer dollars to anti-abortion crisis pregnancy centers (CPCs) with no oversight, creating massive opportunities for fraud. Now, some groups are livid because the state wants them to prove that their programs aren’t scams.
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Campaign for Accountability @accountableorg.bsky.social · 23/02/2025
Emil Bove’s conduct has raised serious concerns about ethics & integrity at the DOJ. Yesterday, CfA filed a formal complaint calling for an investigation into his actions. Read more in this NYT story which highlights our work, here: www.nytimes.com/2025/02/21/n...
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Judge in Eric Adams Case Names Lawyer to Argue Against Dropping of Charges
Judge Dale E. Ho said that with Eric Adams’s lawyer and federal prosecutors agreeing to end the case, he needed to hear independent arguments.
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