National Enquirer’s parent company, and American Media CEO David Pecker have reportedly been fined for violating election law in 2016.Per the Wall Street Journal, A360 Media LLC agreed earlier this month to pay $187,500 as part of a settlement with the Federal Election Commission.The settlement has to do with a ‘catch and kill’ scheme on the part of the publisher, to buy the story of ex-Playboy model Karen McDougal’s alleged affair with former president Donald Trump—thereby squashing it.Negotiations between A360 Media LLC, Pecker and the FEC come on the heels of an admission three years ago, on the part of A360’s predecessor, American Media.
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