Johnsoni puhul on see 2018 American Ethane kampaaniarahastus ülimalt kahtlane. Putiniga seotud ja Tuula relvavabriku osanikust ork sai teha Johnsoni heaks annetusi ning karistus selle tegevuse eest oli vaid 9500$. Varem oli orkide esindusisik Robert Houghtalling annetanud demokraatidele. Seega on Johnsoni tegevus kergelt riigireetmise hõnguline.
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https://www.fec.gov/files/legal/murs/7491/7491_01.pdfIn 2018, a group of Russians were able to donate to Johnson's bid for the Louisiana seat he eventually won as the money was funneled through the Texas-based American Ethane company.
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Nikolaev and his two partners currently own a third of Globaltrans, Russia's biggest private rail transport operator, and he previously worked in railroad freight and port businesses.
He is also a part owner of Tula Cartridge Works, which has been supplying ammunition for Russian forces during its invasion of Ukraine.
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A Federal Election Commission investigation ruled in 2022 that American Ethane made political campaign contributions using funds derived from loans from foreign entities ultimately owned by Russian nationals and that American Ethane had "zero domestic funds available" to make those contributions.
In a scathing letter, two FEC commissioners, Democrats Shana M. Broussard and Ellen L. Weintraub, condemned their Republican colleagues after the agency only fined American Ethane a $9,500 civil penalty for donating to GOP candidates in Louisiana in 2018 despite being almost entirely owned by Russian nationals.
