California Democrat spent campaign cash on Asia vacation. Regulators say fines aren’t big enough

Posted on AllSides November 21st, 2019
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A former California lawmaker’s misuse of campaign cash for an Asia vacation and a Hawaii home remodeling project was “so egregious” that it warrants a “hellacious” penalty beyond what state law allows, a state campaign finance regulator said.

The rebuke was directed at former Assemblyman Joseph Canciamilla, who misspent $130,000 in political funds and was forced to pay the maximum penalty state law allows for a campaign finance violation, $150,000.

The Fair Political Practices Commission on Thursday affirmed the penalty, but commissioners said the fine wasn’t enough. They said they’ll...

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