Kyrsten Sinema gave $9,000 to man she's accused of having an affair with

"A man identified in court filings as having an affair with former senator Kyrsten Sinema received almost $9,000 from Sinema's former campaign committee in October, according to newly filed documents. The filings come just weeks after the man's estranged wife accused Sinema of wrecking their marriage. According to a report from Notus, which cites a newly filed Federal Election Commission (FEC) document, the recipient was Matthew J Ammel, who worked as a security guard for Sinema."

"He was paid $1,815.91 on 15 October and $7,136.14 on 31 October in payments listed as payroll, according to a filing submitted on Saturday by Sinema for Arizona. FEC records show that between July 2024 and October 2025, Ammel received a total of more than $128,000 from Sinema for Arizona and a separate political action committee tied to the former senator."

"In a lawsuit filed in North Carolina, Ammel's wife, Heather Ammel, accused Sinema of damaging her marriage. The suit alleges Sinema purchased gifts and concert tickets for Ammel and encouraged his drug use, including to support psychedelic treatments she allegedly financed. Matthew and Heather Ammel had a good and loving marriage with genuine love and affection before Sinema interfered, pursuing Matthew Ammel despite"

Matthew J Ammel, identified in court filings as having an affair with Kyrsten Sinema, received $1,815.91 on October 15 and $7,136.14 on October 31 from Sinema's former campaign committee. FEC records show Ammel received more than $128,000 from Sinema for Arizona and a related PAC between July 2024 and October 2025. Sinema formally shut down the Sinema for Arizona committee after it spent hundreds of thousands on expenses that appeared unrelated to campaigning, including health services for security staff, travel, lodging, meals, and event tickets. Between October and December the committee refunded nearly $600,000 to donors and spent about $200,000 on salaries and airfare. A North Carolina lawsuit by Heather Ammel accuses Sinema of damaging the marriage, providing gifts and concert tickets, and encouraging drug use to support psychedelic treatments she allegedly financed.

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