n March, former political campaign treasurer Kindee Durkee plead guilty to embezzling more than $7 million from her clients. Prosecutors on Monday asked that Durkee be sentenced to 97 months in prison, about 8 years.
Yesterday, Congresswomen Loretta and Linda Sanchez, and State Senator Lou Correa filed suit against their former campaign treasurer Kindee Durkee alleging she stole $1.4 million in campaign funds and that the bank they used aided and abetted the scheme.
Democratic Party of Orange County Central Committee members learned of a settlement agreement with the Federal Election’s Commission (FEC) on Monday night to settle allegations of federal campaign finance law violations found during an FEC audit. The agreement includes the payment of a $2,500 fine.
Well, 2011 is just about behind us and a presidential election year is just ahead – time flies. Let’s look back at some of the 2011 stories we covered here in no particular order. We can debate which one is…
The LA Daily News reported today that victimized former clients of political treasurer Kindee Durkee are getting some leeway as they resolve their accounts. According to the paper, the California Fair Political Practices Commission (FPPC) and the Los Angeles City…
The Democratic Party of Orange County has historically lived on a razor edge of financial security. Orange County’s Democratic Party (DPOC) closed the first half of the year with just $353 in the bank after $19,552 in expenditures. Those figures provided the back-drop to an impeachment vote targeting the DPOC Treasurer Reggie Mundekis.
State Assemblyman Jose Solorio is at an interesting crossroads in his political career. He’s termed out in the State Assembly and was one of the biggest victims in the expanding Kindee Durkee scandal. And he held court during the formal announcement…
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