Rep. Eric Swalwell, a vocal critic of President Donald Trump, is facing questions over more than $360,000 in campaign payments to a Haitian American staffer that Federal Election Commission records show were labeled under shifting and sometimes unusual purposes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Filings from Swalwell for Congress and his Remedy PAC list over 75 payments\u00a0to an individual named Darly Meyer dating back to 2021. The reasons for the payments vary widely, including travel expenses, car service, \u201csecurity services,\u201d and salary. Individual payments range from just over $50 to more than $12,000.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Meyer received more than $120,000 from Swalwell\u2019s committees last year and is on track to exceed that amount again in 2025. Records also include reimbursements for \u201cpersonal travel expense,\u201d \u201cevent flowers reimbursement,\u201d and postage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Meyer owns CYD Global Car Service, a North Hollywood limousine company offering luxury transportation and corporate shuttle services. He also helps administer a Facebook group called \u201cCaliHaitians \u2013 Haitians in Az, Ca, Nv, Hi, Or, Wa,\u201d which describes itself as a \u201cprogressive community\u201d and says it selectively admits members who can provide \u201cprofessional services to strengthen the community.\u201d One administrator listed in the group is Guerline Jozef, head of the Haitian Bridge Alliance, an organization that opposes Trump-era border policies and assists migrants at the southern border.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Fox News Digital asked the Swalwell\u00a0campaign about the shifting payment classifications and Meyer\u2019s official role. The campaign did not explain the changes. Swalwell responded only that \u201cDarly protects me and my family.\u201d He also wrote on X that Fox News Digital \u201cemailed and asked why I\u2019ve spent $350,000 on security\u201d and added, \u201cMaybe I should send [the reporter] the bill?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
A review of California\u2019s Bureau of Security and Investigative Services online records by Fox News Digital did not show Meyer holding a security license. Meyer declined to comment when contacted.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Hans von Spakovsky, a former FEC commissioner and senior legal fellow at the Heritage Foundation, said the filings raise concerns.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThis is the type of bizarre inconsistency that should catch the attention of the FEC,\u201d he told Fox News Digital, adding that the agency\u2019s auditors should determine whether the spending reflects \u201clegitimate payments to a legitimate contractor.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Swalwell,\u00a0who has long positioned himself as a national-security watchdog and frequently calls out Trump and his supporters, has not addressed the discrepancies in the filing language.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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