Ohio Rep. Steve Chabot's campaign paid his former manager $57K for 'unknown' purposes

Rep. Steve Chabot's (R) campaign isn't sure that $57,000 paid to firms run by his now-former campaign manager was spent on consulting and media buys.

Chabot's campaign paid nearly $52,500 to the Fountain Square Group and $4,500 to Prime Media in July and August for "unknown" purposes, according to campaign finance records filed late Tuesday. The expenses were first reported Wednesday morning by cleveland.com.

Both are consulting firms run by Jamie Schwartz, Chabot's former campaign manager who has worked on the Congressman's campaigns since at least 2002.

Schwartz closed those businesses amid an investigation into more than $100,000 missing from Chabot's campaign.

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