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Greitens Campaign Paid Advisor with History of Sexual Misconduct Allegations Near $50k Since April

Nathan Lawrence
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KBIA

New campaign finance reports show Eric Greitens’ political campaign paid an employee with a history of sexual misconduct allegations almost $50 thousand since May.

Communications advisor and speechwriter Jimmy Soni left the former governor’s office in spring of 2017, when he was coming under renewed fire over past sexual harassment allegations. But, as KBIA reported last month, quarterly campaign finance filings from the Greitens for Missouri campaign show Soni continued to be paid as accusations of Greitens’ own sexual misconduct caught up with him.

The latest filings, which cover campaign expenses from April, May and June, show a total of $48 thousand in payments to Soni and indicate another $10 thousand in incurred expenses for his work. If Soni is paid that outstanding balance, he will have received a total of $76 thousand from Greitens for Missouri since leaving the governor’s office last year.

Nathan Lawrence is an editor, documentary filmmaker and data journalist.