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GOP nominee busted for soliciting cash with 'deceiving' promise: ‘How is this not fraud’

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Republican congressional nominee Eric Flores of Texas was exposed Thursday for a “text-based scam” that was widely condemned as a “deceiving” promise to squeeze campaign cash out of voters. Texas voters received text messages last week that The American Prospect connected to Flores’ campaign. In the messages, Flores, a multimillionaire , informed voters about a check written in their name, and encouraged recipients to follow a link to “submit approval.” “(1) Attachment: $5,000 Check for Mr./Mrs. [redacted],” the text reads. “Pres. Trump just authorized it. Access portal & submit approval ASAP.” As noted by the Prospect, the link “does not follow through as advertised,” and instead “goes to a donation website for Flores.” “In all seriousness, how is this not fraud,” asked author and journalist James Surowiecki , who wrote The New Yorker’s “Financial Page” column from 2000 to 2017. “It's actively deceiving the recipient in pursuit of monetary gain. That the monetary gain is in the form o

First report: Republican Nominee in Texas Using Trump’s $5,000 Promise to Deceive Voters — prospect.org, 1d