Stacey Plaskett , the Democratic congressional delegate representing the US Virgin Islands, won her election in 2014. She may owe her victory in part to Jeffery Epstein’s donations, which were found to have come in after his conviction of solicitation of prostitution of a minor in 2008.
Emails obtained by the Washington Free Beacon show that Plaskett, in communications with Epstein’s previous assistant, Lesley Groff, seeking support from Epstein. “If you would share this invitation with Jeffrey I’d be much appreciative. I would be grateful for his support and the support of those that he may direct to assist me,” Plaskett wrote in the July 12, 2018 email. The amount of money that Epstein gave to Plaskett, according to the email , was $5,400. Half was to go to her primary and half to the general election.
On June 8, Plaskett conceded that it was a “bad fundraising decision” on the […]
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