These are not minor or technical violations, we are talking about real money here. In all my years of studying FEC reports, Ive never seen a more ambitious operation to circumvent reporting requirements. Representative Ocasio-Cortezhas been quite vocalin condemning so-called dark money, but her own campaign went to great lengths to avoid the sunlight of disclosure. Added Anderson : They believe their cause is so great that they dont have to play by the rules. They believe that they are above campaign finance law.