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reporter @motherjones, previously @washingtonian and freelancing from Mexico City

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NEW: @MotherJones consulted a forensic accountant who testified in the Madoff case about Arizona Land Reserve, tied to @DavidFlippoNV. He called its promised 20% returns a “huge red flag.” The firm gave $100K to pro-Flippo PACs. His brother loaned $340K to a related venture.
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New: I spoke to experts about a land venture closely tied to Nevada Republican David Flippo. Here's what they said: “Insanity.” “A huge red flag.” “Feasibility is zero.” “A batshit crazy-ass idea.” ow.ly/nXl55100aAy

Experts say land venture linked to David Flippo is “batshit” and a “huge red flag”

The Nevada Republican benefited from hundreds of thousands of dollars of political donations tied to a dubious Arizona company in which he claims to have a seven-figure stake.

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There is no shortage of Trump-backed candidates this cycle drowning in election scandals. Take Nevada Republican David Flippo, who, since 2023, repeatedly failed to file legally required financial disclosure forms. After our report, Flippo provided a handwritten disclosure to the Nevada Independent. But it raised more questions than answers. WATCH: youtube.com/watch?v=qhc-3LYv…
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New: A 20-year-old conservative loaned most of her savings to an Arizona land venture. When it came due, the founder said he needed new investors to pay her off. Then he co-founded a company that has close ties to Nevada Republican David Flippo. ow.ly/nXl55100aAy

Experts say land venture linked to David Flippo is “batshit” and a “huge red flag”

The Nevada Republican benefited from hundreds of thousands of dollars of political donations tied to a dubious Arizona company in which he claims to have a seven-figure stake.

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New: I spoke to experts about a land venture closely tied to Nevada Republican David Flippo. Here's what they said: “Insanity.” “A huge red flag.” “Feasibility is zero.” “A batshit crazy-ass idea.” ow.ly/nXl55100aAy

Experts say land venture linked to David Flippo is “batshit” and a “huge red flag”

The Nevada Republican benefited from hundreds of thousands of dollars of political donations tied to a dubious Arizona company in which he claims to have a seven-figure stake.

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FWIW, @TheNVIndy did publish these documents in links within our reporting. We have yet to receive the full DD-214 form to review. Links are in this story: thenevadaindependent.com/art… Docs also here: documentcloud.org/documents/… documentcloud.org/documents/…

'It disrespects everybody': Why union Nevada veterans are filming ads opposing Flippo - The Nevada...

The national AFL-CIO is launching ads targeting the ruby red 2nd Congressional District seat.

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Lt. Col. David Flippo, USAF Ret.
@DavidFlippoNVOct 21
The liberal media and far left wing super PACs have attacked my military record non-stop. I asked them to do one simple thing, ‘Publish my DD-214 and my Bronze Star certificate. Let the voters judge my record for themselves.’ They wouldn’t. So I am.
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Brad Lander
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I’ve been detained by the IDF, along with a group of rabbis & volunteers. We were simply harvesting olives in a grove near Nehalim in the West Bank. The occupation is a crime under international law. Harvesting olives isn’t a crime under any law I know.
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Dan Merica@mericaOct 20
Bob Seale, the one-time chairman of the Nevada Republican Party, has filed a complaint with the Federal Election Commission against David Flippo, raising questions about his personal finances and campaign finance reports. More here: washingtonpost.com/politics/…

Longtime Nevada Republican files complaint against GOP congressional candidate

The Federal Election Commission complaint against David Flippo cites reporting on his personal finances and campaign finance reports, and calls for an investigation.

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Along with the accusations of stolen valor, this article I reported on Flippo's ties to an alleged fraudster gets at some of what Amodei is referring to. motherjones.com/politics/202…

David Flippo has close ties to accused fraudster whose company spent lavishly on his behalf

Arizona Land Reserve, which the Nevada Republican listed as one of his biggest assets on his financial disclosure, cut $50,000 checks to conservative groups that endorsed him.

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Michael Gold@migoldOct 20
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The quote is from retiring Nevada Rep. Mark Amodei (R-NV) about a House candidate, per WSJ and local reporting. It is not from Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei. x.com/natalieandrews… x.com/MiniRacker/sta… en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mark_Amod… en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dario_Amo… wsj.com/politics/elect…
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Michael Gold@migoldOct 20
what a quote wsj.com/politics/elections/a…
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The quote is from retiring Nevada Rep. Mark Amodei (R-NV) about a House candidate, per WSJ and local reporting. It is not from Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei. x.com/natalieandrews… x.com/MiniRacker/sta… en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mark_Amod… en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dario_Amo… wsj.com/politics/elect…
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As Mother Jones prepared to publish an investigation about allegations of physical abuse against three women by Ohio Republican Rep. Max Miller, his crisis communications adviser warned @abbyvesoulis that Miller has “many defamation lawyers.” The possible implication seemed clear: Publish a story that reflected poorly on Miller and potentially face legal consequences. motherjones.com/politics/202…

How Rep. Max Miller and his lawyer try to silence foes

Court filings and cease-and-desist letters reveal their aggressive legal tactics.

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Some key points from this investigation: -David Flippo's biggest known asset is a company that resembles SEC criteria for a likely "scam" -He appeared to represent its interests at pitch meetings -The company and co-founders spent lavishly on his behalf motherjones.com/politics/202…

David Flippo has close ties to accused fraudster whose company spent lavishly on his behalf

Arizona Land Reserve, which the Nevada Republican listed as one of his biggest assets on his financial disclosure, cut $50,000 checks to conservative groups that endorsed him.

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We still don’t know where the $1.6M that David Flippo claims to have lent his campaign really came from. But @NLenard found that his campaign has benefitted enormously from a company that has the hallmarks of a scam, and from the company’s co-founder, who been accused of fraud.
Noah Lanard@nlanardOct 9
New: David Flippo’s largest known asset is in a company co-founded by an accused fraudster. The firm and its associates have funneled hundreds of thousands to Flippo’s campaign and pro-Flippo groups. motherjones.com/politics/202…

David Flippo has close ties to accused fraudster whose company spent lavishly on his behalf

Arizona Land Reserve, which the Nevada Republican listed as one of his biggest assets on his financial disclosure, cut $50,000 checks to conservative groups that endorsed him.

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John L. Smith@jlnevadasmithOct 10
Good story, but note who is in the Facebook photo: campaign manager Rory McShane and federally accused fraudster Leo Blundo. David Flippo has close ties to accused fraudster whose company spent lavishly on his behalf motherjones.com/politics/202… via @MotherJones

David Flippo has close ties to accused fraudster whose company spent lavishly on his behalf

Arizona Land Reserve, which the Nevada Republican listed as one of his biggest assets on his financial disclosure, cut $50,000 checks to conservative groups that endorsed him.

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One of Flippo's biggest assets, Arizona Land Reserve, was formed early last year by some of his top fundraisers, per @nlanard: motherjones.com/politics/202…

David Flippo has close ties to accused fraudster whose company spent lavishly on his behalf

Arizona Land Reserve, which the Nevada Republican listed as one of his biggest assets on his financial disclosure, cut $50,000 checks to conservative groups that endorsed him.

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A person listed in FEC records as a major donor to David Flippo’s campaign told Mother Jones they did not donate anything to Flippo—let alone the thousands of dollars attributed to them. That “suggests very serious campaign finance violations." motherjones.com/politics/202…

David Flippo has close ties to accused fraudster whose company spent lavishly on his behalf

Arizona Land Reserve, which the Nevada Republican listed as one of his biggest assets on his financial disclosure, cut $50,000 checks to conservative groups that endorsed him.

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New: David Flippo’s largest known asset is in a company co-founded by an accused fraudster. The firm and its associates have funneled hundreds of thousands to Flippo’s campaign and pro-Flippo groups. motherjones.com/politics/202…

David Flippo has close ties to accused fraudster whose company spent lavishly on his behalf

Arizona Land Reserve, which the Nevada Republican listed as one of his biggest assets on his financial disclosure, cut $50,000 checks to conservative groups that endorsed him.

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Last week, we published a story with the headline: "David Flippo Blamed Staff For Exaggerating His Military Record. His Own Hat Tells a Different Story." Now Flippo tells NPR his grandkids are responsible for him repeatedly wearing a hat that misrepresents his military record.
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NPR story here: npr.org/2026/10/07/nx-s1-598… And the one we published here: motherjones.com/politics/202…

Carpetbagger allegation, misplaced valor make Nevada's safe red House seat competitive

Northern Nevada has a reliably red congressional seat, represented by a Republican since it was drawn in the early 1980s. A complicated candidate and a potential blue wave this year could change that.

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Flippo and his campaign have not responded to queries about the significance of the two mini "V"-shaped symbols seen on the side of Flippo's veteran hat. You can read more about the situation here: thenevadaindependent.com/art…

'It disrespects everybody': Why union Nevada veterans are filming ads opposing Flippo - The Nevada...

The national AFL-CIO is launching ads targeting the ruby red 2nd Congressional District seat.

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As caught by @tabitha_mueller, David Flippo's website was just updated to replace an image of him wearing a hat veterans say he used to falsely suggest he received a Bronze Star with valor. The original photo can still be found buried on his site here: flippo4nv.com/wp-content/upl…
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The original explanation was that his staff made a mistake by falsely claiming he had a Bronze Star with valor. Then he and his campaign were asked about Flippo himself wearing a hat on numerous occasions that suggested he earned the award. motherjones.com/politics/202…
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I asked Flippo's campaign about the V-shaped emblems on Tuesday. They did not respond. The hat was first written about here by @BrutalBrittany2 nevadanewsandviews.com/two-v…

Two Valor Pins, One Valor Award: The Hat David Flippo Stopped Wearing After His Bronze Star Claims...

David Flippo wore the same hat for his whole campaign. On it sat his Bronze Star pin. Right next to it sat two Valor devices, small "V" pins that signal

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