A commenter brought this up on a previous Dan Backer thread: Committee To Defend the President is another Dan Backer scam PAC, like so many others. (For those unfamiliar with Mr. Backer’s methods, he runs dozens of scam PACs that claim to be raising money for conservative causes and candidates, but somehow the vast majority of the money raised always seems to find it’s way into his pockets, much through “consulting” fees paid to other entities he owns.) That made me wonder how many more Dan Backer scam PACs had sprung up since I last looked. The tell, as usual, is sharing the same address as other Dan Backer scam PACs (203 South Union Street, Suite 300, Alexandria, VA, 22314).
And I found even more using an Open Secrets Search.
So here’s a comprehensive round-up of all the Dan Backer scam PACs and related organizations I’ve found, with the new ones in bold. Some of these are probably defunct.
American Defense News
Bit PAC
The Capitol Foundation: “The Capitol Foundation operates in and around the Greater Washington, DC metro region of DC, Maryland, and Virginia. Our mailing address is: 203 South Union Street, Suite 300, Alexandria, VA 22314. We can be reached at 202-210-5431 or via email at info@TheCapitolFoundation.org.”
Citizen Revolt PAC
Combat Veterans for Congress PAC (Actual address is in San Diego, and they seem to have sent more money on than the usual Becker PAC, but he’s still listed as Treasurer.)
Committee To Defend the President
The Committee to Draft Judge Andrew Napolitano for President
Conservative Action Fund
Conservative America Now
Constitutional Rights PAC
DB Capitol Strategies, consultancy owned and operated by Dan Backer, and the recipient of lots of his PAC’s “expenditures.”
Draft Newt
EaglesPAC
EndJeb2016.com
Finelli PAC
Freedom to Carry PAC
Freshman Hold’em PAC
Gator PAC
George Washington Leadership Foundation
Grassroots Victory
Great America PAC
In Flanders Field Fund: Subsidiary of The Capitol Foundation
InnovationPAC
Liberty USA PAC
One Nation PAC
Patriots for Economic Freedom
Peach Tea PAC
Progress Action Fund PAC (PAF PAC)
Restore Colorado
Revolution PAC
Special Operations Speaks
Stand With Rand
Stop Hillary PAC
Stop Pelosi PAC
Stop Reckless Economic Instability Caused by Democrats (go by ‘STOP R.E.I.D.’)
Stark360 PAC
Tea Party Forward
The Tea Party Leadership Fund
Themis PAC
Women Warriors PAC
ZetePAC (another Zeta Psi PAC)
ZP Action PAC (“ZP Action is in no way affiliated with Zeta Psi Fraternity of N.A. or the Zeta Psi Educational Foundation”)
There are too many worthy conservative causes and organizations you could be donating to to ever give anything associated with Dan Backer a dime.