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Daily Report: Money and Politics

Potato magnate fined $60,000 for money laundering

April 14, 2011, 12:05 AM
California's campaign watchdog organization handed down one of its larger fines in recent memory earlier this week when it officially approved a $60,000 penalty for potato magnate Larry Minor. Minor pleaded guilty in February to money laundering charges in connection with a scheme to filter... + read more
Daily Report: K–12

LA charter school operators face embezzlement charges

June 15, 2010, 12:08 AM
Los Angeles prosecutors have accused the Russian operators of a successful San Fernando Valley charter school with stealing more than $200,000 in taxpayer funds. On Thursday, Ivy Academia's Eugene Selivanov, 38, and his wife, Tatyana Berkovich, 33, were charged with committing multiple... + read more
Spotlight: Money and Politics

Politicians rely on county parties to funnel contributions, avoid campaign limits

January 2, 2010, 9:50 PM
Is it possible that politicians and their supporters have laundered donations to subvert campaign finance laws? + read more
Spotlight: Money and Politics

INTERACTIVE: Committees spread donations to far-flung campaigns

January 2, 2010, 7:20 PM
Political donors and politicians often contribute large sums of money to local party committees.The committees, in turn, dispatch the money to candidates around the state. By doing so, candidates can receive contributions in amounts that circumvent state campaign finance limits.  + read more
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