In a recent Politco oped, I wrote the following:

Let’s start with Citizens United v. FEC, the 2010 Supreme Court case that freed up groups like the U.S. Chamber to unleash considerable resources to influence the outcome of elections. The ruling itself allowed corporations to spend freely on elections. But few corporations wanted to spend directly. Instead, the money started to flow from corporations and wealthy individuals once it became easy to obscure or completely hide the source. The Los Angeles Times just reported that during the 2010 midterm elections, one shadowy group, consisting of nothing more than a PO Box, “sent more than $55 million to 26 GOP-allied groups, tax filings show, funding opaque outfits such as American Future Fund, 60 Plus Association and Americans for Job Security that were behind a coordinated campaign against Democratic congressional candidates.”

It turns out that the LA Times was not the origin of the story—it was the Center for Responsive Politics.  See Mystery Health Care Group Funneled Millions to Conservative Nonprofits.

I always try to credit the original source when I can and I regret not doing so here.