3 DC Councilmembers Misuse Their Constituent Services Funds
Written by on October 06, 2011, 11:45 AM
Press Release
For Immediate Release
October 6, 2011
"Almost a quarter of our DC Councilmembers continue to use their CSF in ways that are unlawful in the most recent reporting period. How can so many ethical compasses be broken at once. Our elected officials shouldn't need us or OCF to tell them that they can't use their CSF to boost Democratic groups which are there to help them remain in office," stated Bob Kabel, Chairman of the DC Republican Committee.
"We have said it before and we'll continue to say it, the DC Council needs comprehensive ethics reform. In this case, our Councilmembers just need to follow existing laws," concluded Kabel.
For Immediate Release
October 6, 2011
3 DC COUNCILMEMBERS MISUSE THEIR CSF
DC DEMOCRATIC ORGS GETS FINANCIAL BOOST FROM 3 COUNCILMEMBERS
DC DEMOCRATIC ORGS GETS FINANCIAL BOOST FROM 3 COUNCILMEMBERS
Washington, DC: The DC Republican Committee sent the attached letter to the Director of the DC Office of Campaign Finance (OCF) in regards to the latest reporting period that revealed 3 DC Councilmembers used their Constituent Services Funds to make political contributions to DC Democratic organizations. A breakdown of the contributions may be found here. Councilmembers David Catania, Vincent Orange and Michael Brown made political contributions in the month of July to various Democratic organizations. In reports filed with the OCF, Catania listed his contribution as a "contribution" and Brown listed his contribution as a "donation." Orange made the largest political contribution for $250.00 and Brown's political contribution went to a group that is not registered with OCF. Attached is an excel sheet that lists the contributions, dates and amounts. The DC Republican Committee made the following statement.
"Almost a quarter of our DC Councilmembers continue to use their CSF in ways that are unlawful in the most recent reporting period. How can so many ethical compasses be broken at once. Our elected officials shouldn't need us or OCF to tell them that they can't use their CSF to boost Democratic groups which are there to help them remain in office," stated Bob Kabel, Chairman of the DC Republican Committee.
"We have said it before and we'll continue to say it, the DC Council needs comprehensive ethics reform. In this case, our Councilmembers just need to follow existing laws," concluded Kabel.
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