http:// www.michaelsmithnews.com/2018/03/bernie-sanders-campaign-fined-over-australian-taxpayer-funded-assistance-via-labor-party.html

The Federal Election Commission (FEC) fined Bernie Sanders’ 2016 presidential campaign on Wednesday for illegally accepting contributions from the Australian Labor Party (ALP).

…The volunteers were participating in a government-funded education program; they received $8,000 in stipends to participate in the Sanders’ campaign.