Money trail leads investigators to ex-congressman's digital payment history
House Ethics probe uncovers digital money transfers to two key witnesses during 2017-2019. Financial records show multiple payments through popular money-sending apps
The House Ethics Committeeʼs probe into Matt Gaetz uncovered financial records that show direct-payment transfers to two women who later gave testimony in the investigation (these records became key evidence during closed-door sessions)
During mid-2017 til early-2019 the ex-congressman made twenty-seven separate money transfers using pay-apps like PayPal and Venmo; the total amount exceeded $10k. Both women who got these payments later became witnesses in the committees investigation: they provided testimony about getting money for intimate encounters
The information came from a source close to the investigation who wanted to stay un-named due to the sensitive nature of the case. ABC News was first to break this story — highlighting the digital-payment trail that investigators found during their fact-finding process
