Bob Brooks Was in Trouble Over Unpaid Credit Cards and ‘Bilking His In-Laws’: He Didn’t Disclose It When He Applied for a COVID Loan for His Lawn Care Business

Chuck Ross· Oct 1, 2026 · 7:45 PM UTC ·5 min read · 0 reactions · 0 comments · 8 views

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At the time, Brooks had two judgments for unpaid credit cards and another one pending for bilking his former in-laws out of $130,000, the Washington Free Beacon has found. Ryan Mackenzie in Pennsylvania's Seventh Congressional District, applied for the $15,000 grant on Sept. 2, 2021, to aid his lawn care business, which he, a full-time firefighter, ran as a side-hustle.

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▪At the time, Brooks had two judgments for unpaid credit cards and another one pending for bilking his former in-laws out of $130,000, the Washington Free Beacon has found.
▪Ryan Mackenzie in Pennsylvania's Seventh Congressional District, applied for the $15,000 grant on Sept.
▪2, 2021, to aid his lawn care business, which he, a full-time firefighter, ran as a side-hustle.

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Democrats Bob Brooks Was in Trouble Over Unpaid Credit Cards and ‘Bilking His In-Laws’: He Didn’t Disclose It When He Applied for a COVID Loan for His Lawn Care Business Brooks signed legal documents stating there were no current or pending financial judgments against him Bob Brooks (@VoteBobBrooks/X) Chuck Ross October 1, 2026 image/svg+xml .st0{fill:none;stroke:#384f61;stroke-width:2;stroke-linecap:round;stroke-linejoin:round;stroke-miterlimit:10;} .st1{fill:none;stroke:#384f61;stroke-width:2;stroke-linejoin:round;stroke-miterlimit:10;} Pennsylvania Democratic candidate Bob Brooks, running in one of the country's most competitive House races, claimed on an application for a taxpayer-funded COVID-19 loan that he had no financial judgments against him and had not defaulted on any loans.

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