Article originally appeared on dailycaller.com.
A Democratic-aligned dark money group that receives significant backing from a foreign billionaire is dumping tens of millions of dollars into influencing ballot initiatives ahead of November’s election, according to a new report.
The Sixteen Thirty Fund received $143 million in backing from the Berger Action Fund, a nonprofit bankrolled by Swiss billionaire Hansjorg Wyss, between 2019 and 2022. This election cycle, the Sixteen Thirty Fund has spent nearly $23 million on ballot initiatives in a number of swing states on issues like abortion, minimum wage policy and election reform, according to a report from watchdog group Americans for Public Trust (APT).
APT and others believe Wyss is not an American citizen, and the Swiss billionaire, who lives in Wyoming, has been vague about his naturalization status.
Wyss once told a Swiss newspaper that he “never felt the need to become a [U.S.] citizen” and that he found the …
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