Her Felony Sentencing Will Come on June 20

 

On her Facebook page before the 2020 Republican primary in the NC11, which she ultimately lost to Madison Cawthorn, Lynda Bennett gave herself these tags: "Pro Trump. Pro Gun. Pro Life. Committed Christian Conservative Woman."

But now this (hattip: News&Observer):

The candidate who former Rep. Mark Meadows handpicked to replace him in Congress, after he became former President Donald Trump’s chief of staff, pleaded guilty in federal court Wednesday to a campaign finance charge. 

Lynda Bennett, 65, of Maggie Valley, appeared in federal court in Washington, D.C., accused of knowingly taking $25,000 from a relative and doing so in another person’s name. 

Federal authorities said Bennett borrowed $25,000 from a family member, saying she needed the money for personal expenses because she had to spend so much on her own campaign, then deposited the money into her personal account and loaned a total of $80,000, including the $25,000, to her campaign. She did not report that it was a third-party contribution, and the amount far exceeded the $2,800-per-election limit set by federal law and just crossed the threshold to make it a felony charge. 

Bennett pleaded guilty to accepting contributions in the name of another person.