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Missouri AG faces ethics complaint over redistricting petition lawsuit
Advanced Micro Targeting alleges four firms paid up to $30,000 to poach 28 signature gatherers and accessed confidential employee data to disrupt a Missouri referendum petition drive.
- On Nov. 11, Advanced Micro Targeting filed a federal suit in Missouri's Western District alleging four consulting firms disrupted its petition work for People Not Politicians , while Republican Attorney General Catherine Hanaway accused AMT on social media and asked ICE to investigate.
- Opponents aim to block a referendum on a gerrymandered congressional map, needing about 110,000 signatures, while People Not Politicians reports gathering more than 200,000.
- The lawsuit alleges defendants obtained a confidential employee list, 'poached' 286 employees, offered up to $30,000, and Advanced Micro Targeting was paid $1.1 million through Sept. 30.
- U.S. District Judge Greg Kays on Monday denied AMT's request for a temporary restraining order, the next hearing is Tuesday in St. Louis, and at least eight cases remain active before the Dec. 11 deadline.
- The lawsuit invokes federal trade-secrets and defamation claims, with Advanced Micro Targeting founder Billy Rogers calling it unprecedented since 2007, while dark money groups pour cash into the map fight.
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Lawsuit details alleged scheme to sabotage referendum on Missouri congressional map
Opponents of a referendum on Missouri’s gerrymandered congressional map are offering “huge sums of money” to signature gatherers in an effort to undermine the petition drive, according to accusations in a federal lawsuit.
Lawsuit details alleged scheme to sabotage referendum on gerrymandered Missouri congressional map
Protesters gather in the Missouri Capitol rotunda Sept. 10 in opposition to a gerrymandered congressional district map (Annelise Hanshaw/Missouri Independent).Opponents of a referendum on Missouri’s gerrymandered congressional map are offering “huge sums of money” to signature gatherers in an effort to undermine the petition drive, according to accusations in a federal lawsuit. Advanced Micro Targeting of Dallas, Texas, was hired by a PAC called…
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