US EditionFormer Indiana congressional candidate gets prison sentence in campaign finance fraud case
- Gabriel Whitley, a former congressional candidate from Indiana, was given a three-month federal prison term in Indianapolis on Tuesday after admitting to falsifying campaign finance documents prior to the May 2024 primary.
- The prosecution followed reports of Whitley's multiple fraudulent filings across three separate reports involving fabricated contributions, which prosecutors said was not an impulsive act.
- Whitley admitted to falsely claiming that 67 people contributed about $222,690 to his Honest Gabe for Congress campaign, fabricating their biographical details in October 2023 and again in early 2024, plus a false $100,000 loan in April 2024.
- Judge James Sweeney described Whitley's crime as serious and involving multiple layers of fabrication but imposed a fairly short sentence factoring in Whitley's lack of criminal history and mental health challenges.
- Whitley was sentenced to prison, fined $100, and placed on supervised probation for one year, with the judge noting that a prison sentence could discourage others in political campaigns from engaging in similar illegal activities.
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Ex-Indiana congressional candidate 'Honest Gabe' gets 3 months in federal prison for campaign finance violation
(WXIN/WTTV) — Not so honest? A 2024 congressional candidate who ran under the slogan “Honest Gabe for Congress” has been sentenced to three months in federal prison after admitting to falsifying campaign finance contributions. Gabriel Whitley, a 27-year-old from Indianapolis, most recently ran as a Republican candidate for Indiana’s seventh district seat in the U.S. House of Representatives. He garnered just over 13% of the vote in May and did n…
Campaign finance fraud draws 3 months in prison
INDIANAPOLIS — Former Indiana congressional candidate Gabriel “Gabe” Whitley was sentenced to three months in federal prison Tuesday after he admittedly falsified campaign finance records and lying about raising hundreds of thousands of dollars in campaign contributions ahead of the…
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Former Indiana congressional candidate gets prison sentence in campaign finance fraud case
Former Indiana Congressional candidate Gabriel “Gabe” Whitley was sentenced to three months in federal prison Tuesday after he admittedly falsified campaign finance records and lying about raising hundreds of thousands of dollars in campaign contributions ahead of the May 2024…
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