Palmer Luckey—Donated $100,000 to Trump 2017 inauguration via shell company Wings of Time
Palmer Luckey donated $100,000 to Donald Trump's 2017 Presidential Inaugural Committee through a shell company called Wings of Time LLC, while still employed at Facebook. The donation was received on January 4, 2017, and was reported by Mother Jones. Luckey used the shell company rather than donating in his own name.
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| Corporate Transparency | -against | secondary | -0.50 |
| Overall incident score = | -0.286 | ||
Score = avg(topic contributions) × significance (medium ×1) × confidence (0.57)
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Confirms Donation Apr 20, 2017 documented
CNBC reported Luckey donated $100,000 to Trump inauguration via shell company
CNBC reported that Palmer Luckey donated $100,000 to President Donald Trump's inaugural committee using shell companies named after parts of a Nintendo game, according to Mother Jones. The money came from a limited liability company named Wings of Time.