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Justice Democrats stated on its website from December 2017 until late February 2019 that Ocasio-Cortez and Chakrabarti held “legal control” of  Justice Democrats PAC,<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20171225015602/https://www.justicedemocrats.com/about</ref>and the two still serve on the three-member board of Justice Democrats.

Justice Democrats stated on its website from December 2017 until late February 2019 that Ocasio-Cortez and Chakrabarti held “legal control” of  Justice Democrats PAC,<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20171225015602/https://www.justicedemocrats.com/about</ref>and the two still serve on the three-member board of Justice Democrats.

Ocasio-Cortez’s campaign and Justice Democrats raised a combined $4.6 million during the [[2018 midterm election]] cycle,

Ocasio-Cortez's campaign and Justice Democrats raised a combined $4.6 million during the [[2018 midterm election]] cycle,

[[Armenian genocide|Armenian holocaust]] denier [[Cenk Uygur]] was forced from the board of Justice Democrats for what Chakrabarti called “extremely disturbing [[sexist]] and [[racist]] statements" in December 2017,<ref>https://twitter.com/justicedems/status/944356205476106240/photo/1</ref><ref>https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/justice-democrats-ousts-cenk-uygur_us_5a3eb4d1e4b025f99e178181</ref> followed by Kyle Kulinski of the ''Young Turks'' who quit the same month. Justice Democrats then reported that Ocasio-Cortez and Chakrabarti were “governors” of the organization in a document submitted to the Washington, D.C. Department of Consumer & Regulatory Affairs on March 28, 2018. A third listed governor was the PAC’s treasurer, Nasim Thompson.<ref>https://dailycaller.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/Justice-Democrats-two-year-report-March-28-2018.jpg</ref>

[[Armenian genocide|Armenian holocaust]] denier [[Cenk Uygur]] was forced from the board of Justice Democrats for what Chakrabarti called “extremely disturbing [[sexist]] and [[racist]] statements" in December 2017,<ref>https://twitter.com/justicedems/status/944356205476106240/photo/1</ref><ref>https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/justice-democrats-ousts-cenk-uygur_us_5a3eb4d1e4b025f99e178181</ref> followed by Kyle Kulinski of the ''Young Turks'' who quit the same month. Justice Democrats then reported that Ocasio-Cortez and Chakrabarti were “governors” of the organization in a document submitted to the Washington, D.C. Department of Consumer & Regulatory Affairs on March 28, 2018. A third listed governor was the PAC's treasurer, Nasim Thompson.<ref>https://dailycaller.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/Justice-Democrats-two-year-report-March-28-2018.jpg</ref>

==Brand New Congress==

==Brand New Congress==

Additionally, Chakrabarti has been accused of funneling  $1 million to two companies he controlled in a complaint filed by the National Legal and Policy Center with the [[Federal Election Commission]]. According to the [[Brand New Congress]] website, the PAC would build a "unified campaign" infrastructure including fundraising, organizing, rallies, and advertising progressive congressional candidates across the country could "plug into," saving the individual campaigns time and money.<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rvGtVu8gmtg</ref>

Additionally, Chakrabarti has been accused of funneling  $1 million to two companies he controlled in a complaint filed by the National Legal and Policy Center with the [[Federal Election Commission]]. According to the [[Brand New Congress]] website, the PAC would build a "unified campaign" infrastructure including fundraising, organizing, rallies, and advertising progressive congressional candidates across the country could "plug into," saving the individual campaigns time and money.<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rvGtVu8gmtg</ref>

In 2016 and 2017, Chakrabarti’s PACs raised about $3.3 million for the project, primarily from small donors. During this time, the committees transferred over $1 million to two shell companies controlled by Chakrabarti with names similar to one of the PACs, [[Brand New Campaign LLC]] and [[Brand New Congress LLC]], according to federal election filings.

In 2016 and 2017, Chakrabarti's PACs raised about $3.3 million for the project, primarily from small donors. During this time, the committees transferred over $1 million to two shell companies controlled by Chakrabarti with names similar to one of the PACs, [[Brand New Campaign LLC]] and [[Brand New Congress LLC]], according to federal election filings.

A few weeks after starting the Brand New Congress PAC, Chakrabarti formed one of the companies, Brand New Campaign LLC, in [[Delaware]], using a registered agent service and mailbox-only address.

A few weeks after starting the Brand New Congress PAC, Chakrabarti formed one of the companies, Brand New Campaign LLC, in [[Delaware]], using a registered agent service and mailbox-only address.