{"id":18057,"date":"2025-10-17T21:54:11","date_gmt":"2025-10-17T21:54:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cndailynews.store\/?p=18057"},"modified":"2025-10-17T21:54:11","modified_gmt":"2025-10-17T21:54:11","slug":"stacey-abrams-new-georgia-project-shuts-down-after-years-of-scandals-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cndailynews.store\/?p=18057","title":{"rendered":"Stacey Abrams\u2019 \u2018New Georgia Project\u2019 Shuts Down After Years of Scandals"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The New Georgia Project, a voter registration and advocacy group founded by former Democratic gubernatorial candidate Stacey Abrams, announced this week it is shutting down after more than a decade marked by political influence, financial scandal, and ethics investigations.<\/p>\n

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In a statement released by its board of directors, the organization said it was \u201cproud of the milestones we have achieved, the communities we have engaged and the countless individuals whose lives have been strengthened by our work.\u201d<\/p>\n

The brief announcement omitted any mention of the ongoing state investigations or the group\u2019s mounting legal troubles.<\/p>\n

Founded by Abrams in 2013, the New Georgia Project (NGP) was initially credited with helping register hundreds of thousands of new voters\u2014many of them Black and young\u2014in the run-up to Georgia\u2019s high-profile 2020 elections.<\/p>\n

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But in recent years, the organization has faced multiple investigations, internal turmoil, and public scrutiny over allegations of financial mismanagement and illegal fundraising activity.<\/p>\n

Earlier this year, the Georgia Senate launched a formal inquiry into the nonprofit\u2019s operations, focusing on potential campaign finance violations and alleged misuse of charitable funds. The bipartisan investigative panel also sought to determine whether the group engaged in partisan political activity under the guise of nonpartisan voter engagement\u2014actions that could violate state and federal law.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe committee will focus on alleged campaign finance violations and possibly the recent New Georgia Project firings allegedly tied to efforts to unionize the voting rights organization,\u201d Atlanta News First reported in March.<\/p>\n

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In January, the Georgia Government Transparency and Campaign Finance Commission fined the group $300,000 after a five-year investigation found that it had illegally raised and spent millions of dollars to influence elections.<\/p>\n

According to the commission, NGP raised roughly $4.2 million in so-called \u201cdark money\u201d contributions and used $3.2 million of that on activities that were \u201cclearly political in nature,\u201d including election advertising and direct voter outreach on behalf of Democratic candidates.<\/p>\n

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