AUSTIN, Texas - A federal grand jury indicted three men on Wednesday for their alleged involvement in a scheme that duped people into donating millions of dollars to what they thought were political action committees (PACs) during the 2016 election.According to the Department of Justice, Matthew Nelson Tunstall, 34, of Los Angeles, California; Robert Reyes, Jr., 38, of Hollister, California; and Kyle George Davies, 29, of Austin, Texas, solicited contributions to Liberty Action Group PAC and Progressive Priorities PAC.
The trio allegedly portrayed the fraudulent PACs as affiliated with or meaningfully supporting candidates for public office.The indictment alleges the trio solicited donations through written solicitation and robocalls..