PAC run by Utah governor's former staff under investigation

SALT LAKE CITY — A political action committee run by Utah Gov. Gary Herbert’s former campaign manager is under investigation after raising $4.8 million but never donating to candidates or causes.

The PAC called “Americans for an Informed Electorate” that was co-founded by Joe Demma has used most of the money it’s raised since 2016 on nonscientific polls and employee salaries, The Salt Lake Tribune reports.

Utah Lt. Gov Spencer Cox said he requested a law enforcement investigation 18 months ago that is underway to probe if the PAC did anything illegal. He declined to say which agency is handling that. FBI spokeswoman Sandra Barker said she could not confirm or deny the existence of an investigation.

“Clearly this is unusual, and that’s why it came to our attention,” Cox said. “Both the amount of money that is being raised and the fact that it’s not being spent on actual political campaigns is why we brought it to the attention of law enforcement.”

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(Provo Daily Herald)