https://freerepublic.com/tag/renatomedina/ en-us Sat, 18 Mar 2006 02:27:58 GMT Focus Forum 15 https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1598538/posts A pair of state Senate candidates are returning campaign donations from a casino owner indicted on felony tax evasion charges. Assemblyman Leland Yee, D-San Francisco, returned $6,500 in contributions from Lucky Chances owner Renato Medina. Former San Mateo County Supervisor Mike Nevin returned $3,500 he received from Medina. Yee and Nevin are campaigning for the Democratic nomination for state Senate in California's eighth district. "Without passing judgment on Mr. Medina, I believe this action is essential to maintaining the public trust," Yee said in a statement Thursday. Nevin spokesman Seamus Murphy said that the campaign decided to return the money... AP on Bakersfield Californian https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1598538/posts#comment Sat, 18 Mar 2006 02:27:58 GMT