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The American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) reported theft of almost $4,700 from its political action committee — yet another example of fraud experienced by a political organization.

According to Federal Election Commission records, the AIPAC PAC had two fraudulent checks go out on Nov. 30 of this year for $2,740.66 and $1,958.82. The bank refunded the lost money to AIPAC.

AIPAC’s website says it’s a “national movement of pro-Israel Americans … from every congressional district who are working to strengthen bipartisan support for the U.S.-Israel relationship....

U.S. House Minority Whip Katherine Clark (D-MA) — the second-ranking Democrat in the House — is the latest member to become entangled in an epidemic of thefts affecting public officials.

Federal records indicate that a $5,000 check from the Unum Group Political Action Committee to Clark’s campaign committee was “fraudulently intercepted” sometime before Nov. 14.

Unum Group Political Action Committee, which is sponsored by the Unum Group insurance and employee benefits company, reported the theft to the Federal Election Commission on Tuesday morning, according to a Raw Story review of public records....

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s campaign committee fell victim to fraud by someone who rang up $873.17 worth of bogus charges with ride-sharing company Lyft, according to federal records reviewed by Raw Story.

Lyft on May 25 reimbursed Ocasio-Cortez’s campaign, which in a filing with the Federal Election Commission described the matter as a “refund of fraudulent charges.”

The campaign committee of Ocasio-Cortez, a Democrat from New York, is a frequent Lyft customer, having taken dozens of trips together worth several thousand dollars this year, federal records indicate....

A fraudulent check scam cost the Oregon Republican Party more than $800, making the political group the latest victim in a string of attacks targeting campaigns and committees this year.

The Oregon Republican Party lost $842.99 when a suspicious check made payable to “Jeremiah Grieser” was deposited at Alliant Credit Union on May 30, according to a Salem Police Department report obtained by Raw Story.

An Oregon Republican Party official “discovered a suspicious check that did not match any known format of checks used by the Oregon Republican Party. Upon investigating further, she discovered that the check was fraudulent and had been fabricated using the Umpqua Bank account information of the Oregon Republican Party,” said the report filed by Michael Vega, an officer with the department....