Additionally, amid the pandemic bailouts to sure up firms in trouble of closing their doors, E Street Group received nearly $135,000 in Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans and $500,000 in Economic Injury Disaster Loans.
This occurred while millions of unemployed professionals and families were waiting with baited breath in the hopes of extended unemployment and a second stimulus check.
Fox News reported, “Campaign finance filings also show that the firm raked in millions during the 2020 campaign from Omar. The payments included $110,000 for digital advertising split in three payouts: $5,000 for digital consulting, $12,000 for fundraising consulting, and more than $11,000 for digital and literature production between late October and the day after the general election.”
“The bailout loans are intended to provide relief to small businesses that have been economically hard-hit by coronavirus lockdowns. E Street Group’s LinkedIn profile states that it has between 11 and 50 employees,” however, the firm received steady income and work from ‘Squad members’.
