Rep. Chris Collins received a total of $80 in contributions from donors within his district after he was indicted in August on insider trading charges.
Documents filed with the Federal Election Commission show that Collins reported close to $33,000 in campaign contributions in the third quarter of 2018, down more than $70,000 from the previous quarter.
Of his third quarter haul, most came from political action committees. After he was charged on Aug. 8, just three people from New York’s 27th Congressional District contributed to his campaign for a total of $80.
Collins, 68, was charged with with securities fraud and lying to the FBI.
Read more at The Hill.
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