One New Yorker has registered a dozen political action committees, called super PACs — none of which appear to do anything but solicit money.
J. Bailey Morgan, 55, is behind groups like Christianity in Action and Americans for Prison Reform, Federal Election Commission filings show.
The groups have declared no income since Morgan created them in 2012, even though each PAC’s Web site requests contributions from $100 to $10 million.
“One PAC can’t deal with all the issues,” Morgan told The Post. “If you have a PAC dealing with gun proliferation, how is that going to deal with the environment or Christianity?”
Morgan’s other super PACs include Urban Works USA, Americans for Affordable Housing and Assisting the Shelterless of New York City, and Concerned Voters for the Arts.
The PACs’ Web sites each list the same phone numbers and address, which belongs to a call center where Morgan collects mail, and feature articles lifted directly from Wikipedia.
A review of FEC filings shows Morgan filed financial reports for his groups, which also include Affordable Healthcare for America PAC, only after the FEC sent him warning letters.
“These [PACs] are aspirational,” Morgan said. “I haven’t raised a dollar.”
Experts say donors must research PACs, especially those reporting no contributions or expenditures.
“Sometimes there are situations where people are looking to make a buck,” said Michael Toner, a former FEC chairman. “You set up a whole bunch of PACs and see if someone cuts you a check.”
Morgan said his day job is a firm he founded called Global Advertising Services. The company’s corporation status, however, was dissolved in 2010 after he failed to pay taxes, a state spokesman said.