NEW: Rep. Maxine Waters (D-CA) Violated Election Rules Regarding Fundraising, Ordered To Pay $68,000 Fine.
The reelection campaign of Maxine Waters will pay a $68,000 fine after an investigation determined that it violated election rules regarding fundraising.
Following an investigation, OpenSecrets, a nonpartisan campaign finance research organization, reported that the Federal Election Commission concluded Citizens for Waters, her 2020 campaign committee, and its treasurer, David Gould, had failed “to accurately report receipts and disbursements in calendar year 2020,” as well as “knowingly” accepted “excessive contributions” and made “prohibited cash disbursements.”
According to the FEC report, the campaign committee “does not deny the allegations. Instead, the Committee states that any errors it made were accidental, that the Committee has taken steps to both ameliorate the situation and prevent it from occurring again.”
As part of an agreement to settle the violation without bringing the case to court, the Waters campaign will pay a $68,000 fine.