A woman described as a longtime ally of ex-President Donald Trump‘s former chief of staff Mark Meadows has signed a plea agreement on a campaign finance charge, federal prosecutors say.
The charge relates to Lynda Bennett’s ill-fated run against ex-Rep. Madison Cawthorn (R-N.C.) in 2020.
First reported by Politico, Bennett’s criminal information states that she received a $25,000 contribution from a family member for the primary election for North Carolina’s 11th Congressional district. Bennett and Cawthorn advanced to the runoff, which the latter won handily with roughly 65 percent of the vote.
The charging document, filed in the District of D.C. on Friday, contains few details about the nature of the offense, except that it allegedly violates a federal law prohibiting contributions in the name of another. Federal prosecutors say that she “has signed a plea agreement and statement of offense.
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There are multiple articles concerning this charge and plea agreement. I am thankful that the good people of Western North Carolina remembered Lynda’s character and did not allow her to serve in Congress.
David DeGerolamo
h/t Carolyn
If she is a pal of meadows, that’s your first clue.