FPPC Sues Migden for More Than $9 Million in Damages

by Fair Political Practices Commission via Beyond Chron

Wed, Mar 26, 2008 7:19AM

Issue Separate From Record-Breaking $350,000 Fine:

Wednesday, March 26, 2008 : The Fair Political Practices Commission (FPPC), the independent state agency charged with investigating violations of campaign finance laws, has filed a counterclaim in Sacramento federal court against State Senator Carole Migden seeking more than $9 million in damages for her consistent and deliberate failure to follow California's campaign laws.

The commission's filings indicated that Migden's actions hid the true nature of her campaign accounts from state regulators, potential opponents, the media and the public generally. She failed to report a number of large transactions entirely, while reporting other large transactions which simply never occurred.

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