By Blessing Udeobasi
Popular American rapper Kanye West’s 2020 presidential campaign committee has alleged that someone who had access to campaign funds stole thousands of dollars to pay off credit bills.
According to reports by TMZ, Kanye’s campaign committee filed a letter with the Federal Election Commission on Tuesday May 24.
In the letter, the committee claimed that someone who was not affiliated with the campaign took $3,999 in total through three separate transactions that were made between December 2021 and February 2022.
“It has been determined that the disbursement for $1474 on 12/9/21, $1280 on 2/8/22 and $1245 on 2/22/22 was an external fraud situation.
“After investigating, it was determined that an individual not connected with the campaign accessed a campaign account to pay his own credit card.” the letter read in part.
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It adds that Kanye West was not reimbursed by the First Bank of Wyoming, where the campaign’s account was held, for the allegedly stolen funds.
“The bank was unable to reverse the transactions at issue due to the way they were presented for payment.”
TMZ also reported that the FEC was first to flag the seemingly fraudulent activity. No arrests have reportedly been made and West’s former committee is working with the FEC to gather more information.
Recall that West announced he was running for president in July 2020 under the newly formed “Birthday Party.” but failed to qualify for most states’ ballots. He then conceded the presidential election after failing to get enough votes.
