Posted on 03/18/2008 1:44:21 PM PDT by calcowgirl
State regulators have slapped state Sen. Carole Migden and her managers with a $350,000 fine for 89 campaign spending and disclosure violations between 2003 and 2007, including illegal personal use of campaign funds.
The state's Fair Political Practices Commission on Tuesday released details of the San Francisco Democrat's transgressions, which also included misrepresenting spending, soliciting donations prior to establishing campaign accounts, and failure to adequately disclose contributions and expenses.
The fines come as Migden is locked in a tough re-election battle, facing two fellow Democrats in the June 3 primary, Assemblyman Mark Leno of San Francisco and former Assemblyman Joe Nation of San Rafael.
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The 35-page FPPC report on the fines said Migden on eight occasions between 2005 and last June spent a total of $16,317 in campaign funds that "conferred a substantial personal benefit" to her without having a reasonable "political, legislative or governmental purpose." The report did not disclose how the money was spent.
... Before the latest violations, Migden had been fined $110,600 by the FPPC for campaign violations.
Recently, the FPPC ruled that can't spend $647,000 in political contributions she raised before being elected to the Senate due to questionable disclosures. Chairman Ross Johnson said Migden has already illegally spent $400,000.
Leno, who initiated an FPPC complaint, accused the incumbent of charging $397,000 in political expenses without disclosing who was initially paid and for what, as required by campaign finance laws. He also objected to the transfer of funds between her campaign committees.
Migden fought back, filing a lawsuit against the FPPC. She said she should be entitled to use the money for her current campaign because the mistakes stemmed from the use of volunteer bookkeepers unfamiliar with all of the state's finance reporting requirements.
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What about the hit and run(s)?
‘Your gal’ is in trouble, huh?
She paid a $700 fine and got 2 years probation. She got her drivers license back after a brief suspension.
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1898731/posts
Ha. It costs less to be in a hit and run than it does to violate the carpool lane. Minus the probation part, though.
How much for littering? Isn’t that $1000 bucks, or something?
Not sure. Pretty soon though, Al Gore will have us paying carbon credits for breathing too much.
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