California Governor Gavin Newsom agreed to pay a $13,000 fine to the Fair Political Practices Commission (FPPC) after failing to timely report charitable donations solicited on his behalf.
According to the Los Angeles Times, Newsom and his 2018 campaign committee missed the 30-day reporting window on 18 occasions, with delays sometimes extending for months.
One of the donations was particularly substantial, with T-Mobile contributing more than $12 million for an unspecified charitable purpose. PC requires California officials to disclose such donations promptly, although they are not subject to the same limits as campaign contributions.
Newsom's campaign responded by explaining that some of the late filings were due to reliance on third-party tracking, which made timely reporting challenging.
Nathan Click, a spokesperson for Newsom, emphasized that the campaign successfully filed around a thousand other reports on time.
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