{"id":3493,"date":"2026-09-03T19:42:49","date_gmt":"2026-09-03T19:42:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/modernhomejournals.com\/?p=3493"},"modified":"2026-09-03T19:42:49","modified_gmt":"2026-09-03T19:42:49","slug":"lev-parnas-used-congressional-campaign-funds-to-pay-cleaning-company-makeup-artist","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/modernhomejournals.com\/?p=3493","title":{"rendered":"Lev Parnas Used Congressional Campaign Funds to Pay Cleaning Company, Makeup Artist"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>Lev Parnas\u2019 Florida congressional campaign paid a cleaning company and makeup artist thousands of dollars for services they don\u2019t appear to provide \u2014 raising questions about whether funds were used for personal expenses.<\/p><p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/modernhomejournals.com\/?p=3491\">Swing-State Republicans Are Skipping Trump\u2019s Midterm Convention<\/a><\/p><p>The campaign of Parnas \u2014 a former Rudy Giuliani ally sentenced to prison earlier this decade in part for campaign finance crimes \u2014 disclosed paying $18,500 in April to Hands at Work LLC for \u201cPR Services,\u201d according to .<\/p>\n<p>Hands at Work LLC is a cleaning company, according to a man who identified himself as the son of Marelbi Franco, who is listed as the company manager on , when contacted by NOTUS. Franco\u2019s son ended the call after NOTUS asked what PR services the Parnas campaign had paid the cleaning company to handle.<\/p><p>The Parnas campaign\u2019s address is a mailbox at a UPS store in Miami, and the campaign has not disclosed in its FEC reports ever paying for physical campaign office space.<\/p>\n<section>\n<div>\n<h2>\n<span>Trending<\/span>\n<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-medium_large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Burgum\" class=\"wp-image-3118\" height=\"506\" src=\"https:\/\/modernhomejournals.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/d7b533497f5a2b88073ac38e5e25d585-768x506.jpg\" width=\"768\" srcset=\"https:\/\/modernhomejournals.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/d7b533497f5a2b88073ac38e5e25d585-768x506.jpg 768w, https:\/\/modernhomejournals.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/d7b533497f5a2b88073ac38e5e25d585-300x198.jpg 300w, https:\/\/modernhomejournals.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/d7b533497f5a2b88073ac38e5e25d585.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><h3>\n<span>\n                      Trump Is Quietly Working to Give Part of Yosemite to a Private Developer\n                    <\/span>\n<\/h3><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-medium_large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Doug Burgum\" class=\"wp-image-3364\" height=\"512\" src=\"https:\/\/modernhomejournals.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/d1f6ed92de8d1ac82f323dd38f7ec7e6-768x512.jpg\" width=\"768\" srcset=\"https:\/\/modernhomejournals.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/d1f6ed92de8d1ac82f323dd38f7ec7e6-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/modernhomejournals.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/d1f6ed92de8d1ac82f323dd38f7ec7e6-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/modernhomejournals.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/d1f6ed92de8d1ac82f323dd38f7ec7e6.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><h3>\n<span>\n                      Interior Department Staff Fear a Major Agency Shake-Up\n                    <\/span>\n<\/h3><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-medium_large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"KalshiIllustration\" class=\"wp-image-3439\" height=\"512\" src=\"https:\/\/modernhomejournals.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/9786133eb496c98f2185795c31c1e208-768x512.jpeg\" width=\"768\" srcset=\"https:\/\/modernhomejournals.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/9786133eb496c98f2185795c31c1e208-768x512.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/modernhomejournals.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/9786133eb496c98f2185795c31c1e208-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/modernhomejournals.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/9786133eb496c98f2185795c31c1e208.jpeg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><h3>\n<span>\n                      Kalshi\u2019s Clout in Washington Grows as New Regulatory Efforts Languish\n                    <\/span>\n<\/h3><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-medium_large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Senate Defense 26202737840446\" class=\"wp-image-3452\" height=\"512\" src=\"https:\/\/modernhomejournals.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/d3c6f396285091f18fc8879ba11c0af3-768x512.jpg\" width=\"768\" srcset=\"https:\/\/modernhomejournals.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/d3c6f396285091f18fc8879ba11c0af3-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/modernhomejournals.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/d3c6f396285091f18fc8879ba11c0af3-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/modernhomejournals.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/d3c6f396285091f18fc8879ba11c0af3.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><h3>\n<span>\n                      Officer Ousters, a Cash Crunch and Iran Attacks: The Headaches Mount for Hegseth\n                    <\/span>\n<\/h3><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p>The Parnas campaign also paid $3,000 in May to Le Tropique Inc. for \u201cstrategy consulting,\u201d according to its . Le Tropique Inc. is a Florida-based <span><u>makeup studio<\/u><\/span> owned by Terry Jacobs, who did not respond to an email or phone call requesting comment.<\/p><p>Most of the $30,000 Parnas\u2019 campaign committee has raised through June went to services from Hands at Work LLC and Le Tropique Inc., according to FEC <span><u>records<\/u><\/span>.<\/p><p>Federal campaign finance law <span><u>prohibits<\/u><\/span> the use of campaign funds for personal expenses.<\/p><p>Neither the Parnas campaign nor campaign treasurer Andrew Madras responded to repeated requests for comment. NOTUS tried several phone numbers for Parnas and eventually reached a person who identified themself as one of Parnas\u2019 representatives. The person, who did not offer their name, declined to provide Parnas\u2019 contact information but said they would pass on NOTUS\u2019 inquiry.<\/p>\n<p>On Tuesday, Parnas <span><u>told his 82,000 Substack subscribers<\/u><\/span> that his \u201ccampaign is real\u201d and warned there was \u201ca coordinated effort to disrupt our community by spreading lies and misinformation about me and my campaign.\u201d<\/p><p>\u201cAs I have been warning you, organized disinformation campaigns are being carried out by paid actors whose goal is to discredit, divide, and disrupt our community,\u201d Parnas wrote. \u201cThat is why facts matter. That is why transparency matters. And that is why I will always show you the receipts.\u201d<\/p><p>A <span><u>key figure<\/u><\/span> in President Donald Trump\u2019s first impeachment trial, Parnas has rebranded himself as an <span><u>anti-Trump crusader<\/u><\/span> and built a sizable social media following \u2014 although his online presence pales in comparison to that of his son, Aaron Parnas, a prominent Democratic influencer and news aggregator who has more than 5 million TikTok followers.<\/p><p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/modernhomejournals.com\/?p=3487\">Fox Abruptly Parts Ways With Longtime Host Maria Bartiromo<\/a><\/p><p>The elder Parnas\u2019 entry in electoral politics this year had proven decidedly turbulent.<\/p><p>Parnas <span><u>initially filed<\/u><\/span> to run as a Democrat in Florida\u2019s 27th Congressional District, currently held by Republican Rep. Mar\u00eda Elvira Salazar. He then <span><u>amended<\/u><\/span> his federal election paperwork in June to run as an independent in Florida\u2019s 22nd Congressional District, which <span><u>leans Republican<\/u><\/span>, according to the nonpartisan election handicappers at the Cook Political Report.<\/p><p>\u201cI helped build MAGA, and now I promise you I will do everything in my power to dismantle the corruption surrounding it piece by piece, truth by truth, until democracy wins,\u201d Parnas said in a <span><u>video<\/u><\/span> on his Subtack announcing his campaign.<\/p>\n<p>At present, Parnas\u2019 name does not appear on the Florida Division of Elections\u2019 , as independent journalist Troy Barile first noted on <span><u>Medium<\/u><\/span>.<\/p><p>The Florida Division of Elections did not respond to emails from NOTUS asking if Parnas\u2019 name will appear on the 22nd Congressional District\u2019s general election ballot. Parnas\u2019 campaign has not spent any money on traditional political advertising, according to the ad tracking platform AdImpact. Parnas personally posts frequently on his YouTube page, including a <span><u>recent interview<\/u><\/span> with Hunter Biden, the son of former President Joe Biden.<\/p><p>Parnas burst into the national spotlight during Trump\u2019s first impeachment trial, where Trump <span><u>faced charges<\/u><\/span> of abuse of power and obstruction of justice. Parnas, who was born in Ukraine, alleged Giuliani sent him to urge the Ukrainian government to open an investigation into the Bidens ahead of the 2020 presidential election \u2014 and that Trump \u201cknew exactly what was going on,\u201d an allegation Trump has denied.<\/p><p>In 2021, a jury convicted Parnas of campaign finance crimes, among others, for conspiring to funnel money from a Russian oligarch into U.S. elections. He was sentenced in 2022 to 20 months in prison and was released in September 2023, according to the Bureau of Prisons\u2019 inmate database.<\/p><p>Parnas and Hunter Biden reconciled after his release. During his interview with the younger Biden, which was <span><u>released<\/u><\/span> last week on Kick, Parnas again apologized to the entire Biden family.<\/p><p>\u201cWhat we\u2019re seeing play out in Trump 2.0 is the sicker we could get, the more crazier we could do it, the more sycophantic we could become,\u201d Parnas said, adding, \u201cIt\u2019s just incredible to watch, man.\u201d<\/p><p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/modernhomejournals.com\/?p=3485\">The Pentagon \u2018Temporarily\u2019 Rescinds Its New Testosterone Screening Guidance<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Parnas\u2019 campaign told regulators it paid the Florida companies for \u201cPR services\u201d and \u201cstrategy consulting.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":3492,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[14],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3493","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-money"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.6 - 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