Advertising was a big expense with TCG spending $87,083 on magazine ads. The big media benefactor was an outfit called Medauras Global for exposure to the so-called G7 nations.
In August 2017, TCG put down a $46,200 deposit for a "NYT Ad" which presumably refers to the New York Times. The FARA disclosures do not cover the last quarter of 2017, nor any of 2018 expenditures, so the total advertising budget is not known.
Lobby fees, international travel, and a myriad of miscellaneous expenses fill the rest of the FARA reports. The Justice Department filings do not identify two mystery events. On October 24, 2016, TCG spent $25,456 on "Event Sponsorship, Shipping Costs" and on March 9, 2017 the group spent $8,5000 on a "Public Policy Event."
TCG lobbyist Neil Hare, who arranged much of the spending, refuses to answer questions on TCG expenditures in Washington. Hare cites a confidentiality agreement with TCG as his reason for silence. Hare is tardy in filing the latest FARA six-month supplemental report so the most recent round of TCG spending remains a secret.
(Article changed on June 25, 2018 at 18:12)
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