Eric Swalwell Hit With New Allegations As Career Implodes

U.S. Rep. Eric Swalwell (D-CA) is facing allegations that he used campaign funds to pay a live-in nanny who lacked valid work authorization for portions of her employment, according to a report from the New York Post. The nanny in question is Amanda Barbosa, a 33-year-old from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. She entered the United States in January 2021 on a two-year au pair visa, which authorized her to work as a live-in childcare provider until its expiration in December 2022. Swalwell hired her in the fall of 2021 to care for his three young children. Federal Election Commission (FEC) records reviewed by the New York Post show that Barbosa received $3,914 in campaign funds in 2021 and $46,930 in 2022. After her visa expired, direct payments to her from the campaign ceased. Instead, FEC filings