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John James

Investigation of John James (R-MI) identified 4 finding(s) across 4 categories: trade_conflict, donation_pattern, offshore_connection, contract_conflict. Overall severity: high.

Generated Mar 1, 2026Updated Mar 8, 20264 findings

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John James (R-MI)

Findings(4)

#1Offshore ConnectionProbable

5 Cross-Reference Matches

Cross-referencing John James's network against international databases returned 5 potential matches across 1 source(s). - FUZZY: 5 match(es) — ICIJ officer "JAMES A." matches member via alias "james" (75% confidence), ICIJ officer "JAMES JOHN N. C." matches member via alias "john james" (71% confidence), ICIJ officer "IAN JOHN JAMES" matches member via alias "john james" (71% confidence), ICIJ officer "JAMES JOHN N. C." matches member via alias "james, john" (71% confidence), ICIJ officer "IAN JOHN JAMES" matches member via alias "james, john" (71% confidence) Note: FinCEN matches are at the institutional level only and do not imply individual wrongdoing. ICIJ matches indicate entity name similarity and require further investigation to confirm actual connections.

#2Donation PatternProbable

Donation-Trade Timing Correlation (10 instances)

John James received 10 donations within 90 days of stock trades from overlapping interests, totaling $228,025,724. Notable donors include JOHN JAMES FOR MICHIGAN, JOHN JAMES FOR SENATE INC.. While donation-trade proximity does not prove quid pro quo, the pattern warrants scrutiny under the STOCK Act's framework. Records suggest temporal correlation between financial contributions and trading activity in related sectors.

#3Contract ConflictNeeds corroboration

5 Potential Government Contract Conflicts

Name matching between government contracts and John James's trading activity identified 5 potential overlap(s). These matches suggest the member may have traded in companies receiving federal contracts. - Contract: REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, THE (Department of Energy, $35,295,675,219) — Member traded GE on 2017-04-05
- Contract: THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA (Department of Energy, $19,077,970,521) — Member traded GE on 2017-04-05
- Contract: THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA (Department of Energy, $18,007,161,930) — Member traded GE on 2017-04-05
- Contract: RUSSIA SPACE AGENCY (National Aeronautics and Space Administration, $4,679,294,817) — Member traded GE on 2017-04-05
- Contract: REGENERON PHARMACEUTICALS INC (Department of Defense, $5,565,000,000) — Member traded GE on 2017-04-05 Note: Name matching is approximate. Further investigation is needed to confirm actual connections between contract recipients and traded companies.

#4Stock Trade ConflictProbable

10 High-Conflict Stock Trades Identified

Analysis of John James's trading records reveals 10 transactions with elevated conflict-of-interest scores (40%+ on CapitolGraph's 5-component scoring model). The highest-scoring trade was a purchase in GE with a conflict score of 41%. Conflict scoring incorporates committee oversight overlap (30%), trade timing relative to legislation (25%), lobbying connections (20%), donation patterns (15%), and trade size (10%). Scores above 40% indicate multiple corroborating signals of potential conflicts. Detailed trades:
- PURCHASE GE on 2015-07-09 ($1,001-$15,000) — conflict score: 41%
- SALE CRM on 2018-05-03 ($1,001-$15,000) — conflict score: 41%
- PURCHASE BMY on 2017-02-01 ($15,001-$50,000) — conflict score: 41%
- SALE AAPL on 2020-01-27 ($15,001-$50,000) — conflict score: 41%
- SALE GOOGL on 2018-10-09 ($15,001-$50,000) — conflict score: 41%
- SALE BMY on 2017-02-28 ($15,001-$50,000) — conflict score: 41%
- SALE PEP on 2018-05-03 ($15,001-$50,000) — conflict score: 41%
- PURCHASE ISRG on 2018-10-25 ($15,001-$50,000) — conflict score: 41%
- SALE MSFT on 2018-05-03 ($15,001-$50,000) — conflict score: 41%
- PURCHASE GE on 2017-04-05 ($15,001-$50,000) — conflict score: 41%

Methodology & Disclosure

This dossier was generated by CapitolExposed's analysis engines. All claims are derived from cross-referencing publicly available government records: STOCK Act filings, Senate lobbying disclosures (LDA), FEC campaign finance reports, Congressional voting records, ICIJ Offshore Leaks data, and FARA foreign agent registrations.

Conflict scoring: Each finding incorporates up to five weighted signals: committee jurisdiction overlap (30%), vote timing proximity (25%), lobbying connections (20%), donation connections (15%), and trade size anomaly (10%).

Important: CapitolExposed does not allege wrongdoing. Findings reflect statistical patterns in public data, not legal conclusions. Offshore leak matches are name-based and may include false positives.

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