An Arizona election-denying official and Tennessee assistant police chief reportedly admitted at a far-right press conference in September that they accessed a federal financial database typically used in a law enforcement capacity to help combat money laundering.
Election denier Mark Finchem made the stunning confession in Las Vegas during a public briefing in support of Millersville, Tennessee Assistant Police Chief Shawn Taylor, according to WTVF-TV.
"There's a system called FinCen where we're actually able to track money laundering," Finchem reportedly told the audience made up of far-right podcasters and conspiracy theorists, the outlet reported, citing videos on conservative online platform Rumble.
FinCen is the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network whose mission is to "safeguard the financial system from illicit activity, counter money laundering and the financing of terrorism, and promote national security through strategic use of financial authorities and the collection, analysis, and dissemination of financial intelligence," according to its website.
Speaking to a podcaster in September, Finchem boasted again about his access to the database.
"Until we started raising a ruckus in Tennessee, we had access to FinCen — legitimate access through law enforcement channels," he said in a separate video, according to the station. "But amazingly, we hit somebody and suddenly that access is shut off."
Finchem said he and Taylor would reveal their findings "when we are ready."
"It's going to get really uncomfortable for some people because we already have the receipts — that's right, we already have the receipts," Finchem claimed without elaborating, per the outlet.
Finchem is currently running for Arizona state senate.
He was previously endorsed by Donald Trump during his failed bid for Arizona secretary of state in 2022.
