campaign finance violations
Posted Apr 14, 2021, 11:56 am
Jerod MacDonald-Evoy
/Arizona Mirror
A liberal watchdog group is accusing Oro Valley Republican legislator and secretary of state hopeful Mark Finchem of violating Arizona campaign finance law by asking supporters to donate to his personal PayPal and Venmo accounts to pay off an unofficial election integrity hearing. ... Read more»
Posted Oct 28, 2020, 12:16 pm
Josh Ortega
/Cronkite News
Government watchdog groups say they have not been able to get a full accounting of the expenses related to the president’s use of Air Force One, despite years of trying.... Read more»
Posted Aug 3, 2020, 3:49 pm
Ellie Borst & Farah Eltohamy/Cronkite News
Rep. David Schweikert has admitted to 11 counts of campaign finance violations, misuse of congressional office funds and pressuring legislative staff to do campaign work, the House Ethics Committee said Thursday.... Read more»
Posted Jan 13, 2012, 3:35 pm
Rachael Marcus & John Dunbar/Center for Public Integrity
There is no established fine for offenders of rules against coordination of PACs and candidates. It is up to the six-member FEC — split evenly between Republicans and Democrats — to decide on punishment, and punishment is rare.... Read more»