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Wisconsin senator's (R) daughter charged with stealing his campaign funds
Criminal charges were filed this week against a Wisconsin state senator’s daughter who allegedly stole money from his campaign fund.
Elizabeth Ann Johnson was serving as campaign treasurer for her father, Sen. Jesse James, in 2024 when he discovered $32,000 was withdrawn from the campaign account without authorization over the course of that year.
James, R-Altoona, alerted the Wisconsin Ethics Commission and issued a press release in December 2024.
On Monday, Johnson, 30, was charged with four felonies: theft in a business setting and three counts of filing false campaign finance reports.
https://www.wpr.org/news/wisconsin-senator-daughter-campaign-funds-stolen-jesse-james-elizabeth-johnson