Questions Raised Over Rep. Comer's Use of Shell Company With Campaign Donor
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Rep. James Comer set up a shell company, Farm Team Properties, with a campaign donor to hold ownership of 6 acres of land worth up to $1 million. This risks undercutting his criticisms of Biden family members' use of shell companies.
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Comer did not disclose his ownership stake in the land held by Farm Team Properties on congressional financial forms as required. The company allows him to obscure assets.
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Comer has ties to local figures with criminal pasts similar to those caught up in his Biden investigation, like his business partner Darren Cleary.
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As a state legislator, Comer maintained close relationships with friends convicted of corruption charges rather than distancing himself from them.
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Comer has aggressively denied any wrongdoing over his shell company, calling criticism of it financially illiterate, despite its similarities to Biden family companies he has attacked.