Cory Mills

campaign-finance · 2022-01-01 · The Federal Election Commission reviewed two Matters Under Review (MUR 8098 and MUR 8111) alleging that Mills lacked sufficient personal assets to justify roughly $1.85 million in loans he made to his 2022 campaign committee, and that the committee knowingly accepted excessive/prohibited contributions if the loan funds actually originated from PACEM's foreign-linked financing. On September 5, 2024, the Commission voted to dismiss both matters, concluding that whether Mills' disclosures accurately reflected the true source of the loaned funds was a financial-disclosure question outside the FEC's jurisdiction rather than a campaign-finance-law violation it could adjudicate. · Dismissed by Commission vote on jurisdictional grounds; no violation found or penalty imposed.

Sources: Federal Election Commission · Federal Election Commission · Roll Call

financial/corruption · 2022-11-01 · PACEM Solutions International LLC, a defense-contracting firm founded by Cory Mills, sued the Small Business Administration after the SBA determined PACEM's $5 million CARES Act-era loan was not 'performing appropriately' (following missed payments beginning in March 2019) and was therefore ineligible for continued pandemic debt-relief payments, seeking repayment of about $35,000 already advanced. A Virginia federal district court granted summary judgment for the SBA; the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed in August 2025; the U.S. Supreme Court denied PACEM's petition for certiorari on February 23, 2026, without comment, leaving the rulings against the company in place. · Final judgment against PACEM upheld through the Fourth Circuit and Supreme Court denial of certiorari; PACEM ordered to repay CARES Act relief funds it was found ineligible to receive.

Sources: USA Herald · Virginia Lawyers Weekly

ethics-violation · 2024-08-23 · Office of Congressional Conduct (OCC/OCE), U.S. House of Representatives · OCE Board adopted findings of 'substantial reason to believe' on multiple counts and transmitted referral to the House Committee on Ethics on August 23, 2024. A second OCC referral was transmitted December 22, 2025. House Ethics Committee established a formal Investigative Subcommittee on November 19, 2025. As of June 2026, investigation ongoing with 20+ subpoenas issued.

Sources: Office of Congressional Conduct · House Committee on Ethics · NOTUS · House Committee on Ethics — January 2026 Statement

sexual-misconduct · 2025-08 · Florida Eighth Judicial Circuit Court, Columbia County (Judge Fred Koberlein Jr.) · Injunction granted. The court found Langston had reasonable cause to believe she was in imminent danger of becoming a victim of dating violence. Mills ordered to stay at least 500 feet away, to have no contact with Langston through January 1, 2026, and barred from referring to her on social media.

Sources: UPI · First Coast News · NBC News

ethics-violation · 2025-11-19 · House Committee on Ethics, Investigative Subcommittee (Chair: Rep. Andrew Garbarino) · Formal Investigative Subcommittee established by Committee vote on November 19, 2025. More than 20 subpoenas issued, thousands of documents collected. As of May 2026, committee described probe as 'full and thorough' and ongoing; no final findings released.

Sources: House Committee on Ethics · Axios · Washington Post