LAWSUITS NEWS & LEGAL INFORMATION
Campaign Violations
San Francisco, CA: (Mar-18-08) The Fair Political Practices Commission (FPPC) brought allegations against State Senator Carole Migden and her campaign, claiming that they had 89 different campaign finance violations. Commission officials said that several violations had to do with failures to itemize credit card expenditures. The FPPC launched an investigation into the campaign practices following a complaint lodged by Assembly member Mark Leno, who is running against Migden, who questioned her campaign's spending. During the investigation, FPPC investigators found numerous other violations, beyond Leno's allegations, including several improper transfers from old committees. The report stated that Migden, her campaign aide Eric Potashner, and her volunteer treasurer, Roger Sanders, twice failed to timely report receipt of transfers from Migden's now defunct Leadership Committee.
In addition to spending hundreds of thousands of dollars on campaign credit cards without itemizing the expenditures, investigations have revealed that Migden's campaign has now admitted to failing to account adequately for more than $300,000 spent between 2005 and 2007. Records show that Migden filed suit against the FPPC to free up nearly $1 million in cash the commission says she improperly transferred from an old campaign account. Sources stated that the two sides had reached a settlement, in which the embattled senator agreed to pay $350,000 in fines for 89 different campaign finance violations. [SAN FRANCISCO BAY GUARDIAN: MIGDEN: $350,000 FINE FOR CAMPAIGN VIOLATIONS]
Published on Mar-19-08
In addition to spending hundreds of thousands of dollars on campaign credit cards without itemizing the expenditures, investigations have revealed that Migden's campaign has now admitted to failing to account adequately for more than $300,000 spent between 2005 and 2007. Records show that Migden filed suit against the FPPC to free up nearly $1 million in cash the commission says she improperly transferred from an old campaign account. Sources stated that the two sides had reached a settlement, in which the embattled senator agreed to pay $350,000 in fines for 89 different campaign finance violations. [
Legal Help
If you have a similar problem and would like to be contacted by a lawyer at no cost or obligation, please click the link below.Published on Mar-19-08
