Ex-mayoral candidate Anthony Weiner continues his precipitous fall from grace; this time, he's been slapped with $64,956 in fines by the city Campaign Finance Board Thursday for misusing campaign funds over the past decade.
The board unanimously voted to fine his campaign for ten violations of campaign law, including accepting contributions from corporations and making impermissible post-election expenditures.
Weiner's campaign spent $1,539 on dry cleaning and bills for two cellphones. The campaign said one of the phones was a personal line used for fundraising in 2013 and the other was acquired during his 2005 mayoral campaign.
He received a $2,308 fine for these violations since converting campaign funds to personal use is prohibited.
He was fined another $22,031 for spending $600 on TVs and over $56,000 on improperly documented labor.
The former congressman's campaign spent $115,268 post-election, including $46,169 to a consultant. The CFB found that the expense was impermissible because the campaign didn't provide documentation for the individuals they paid.
Weiner allegedly accepted 21 over-the-limit contributions in excess of the allowable limit of $4,950, as well as two illegitimate gifts from corporations.
The campaign will have to repay $196,377 in unused taxpayer matching funds. A source close to the 2013 Weiner campaign said the amount is money left in his account; by law, it will be returned to taxpayers.
17 comments:
The epitome of arrogance. Go away already and get out of our sight. (Imagine if he were elected mayor.)
Weiner bought down Hillary. Whats next? Dumblazzio?
Tied to Hillary, no doubt...since wife , Huma, said to be her "main squeeze".
Maybe it turned out that President Trump, instead of President Clinton, is the better idea.
Every time I see Weiner's face, it reminds me of a vintage rubber Halloween mask.
These liberals have got to go.
They have been extremely liberal with our tax dollars.
Not that conservatives do not have their heads up their asses in some kind of 1950s time warp.
Beam me away, Scottie!
"The campaign said one of the phones was a personal line used for fundraising in 2013 and the other was acquired during his 2005 mayoral campaign."
I wonder what the second one was used for...ewwllll.
The campaign was in September 2013. Why did it take three years?
Ironic that Huma's "beard" (Carlos Danger) from a sham marriage set up by Hillary is the one that brought her down, along with the phony polls that had Hillary in a "landslide", allowing her peeps to stay home and not vote, thinking it would not matter.
The NY Post had this story better yesterday. It had this little nugget:
'A spokeswoman for Weiner’s campaign – which received $1.6 million in taxpayer matching funds in 2013 – didn’t immediately respond to a request for comment.'
Are you F'ing kidding me? He got HOW MUCH MONEY?
This needs to be stopped and immediately. Free money to politicians? AND STILL THEY STEAL!!!!!!
Enough already. And to think these people are in shock over a Trump Presidency.
I have nothing to say, but a big THANK YOU Anthony Wiener for getting Donald J. Trump elected.
You are the BEST!
>'A spokeswoman for Weiner’s campaign – which received $1.6 million in taxpayer matching funds in 2013 – didn’t immediately respond to a request for comment.'
>Are you F'ing kidding me? He got HOW MUCH MONEY?
Matching funds is one of the few things that allows ordinary people a chance to defeat entrenched incumbent politicians.
Hide your ugly head in shame Tony. Wait until you have to explain all this to your son.
We love you Anthony!
Thanks for helping to elect Donald J. Trump.
'Matching funds is one of the few things that allows ordinary people a chance to defeat entrenched incumbent politicians.'
I know you didn't write that with a straight face!
In New York a lot of these go to candidates who run unopposed!
It is a scam to funnel taxpayer money to a politicians flunkies!
And we pay for it. And pay. And pay.
Anthony is are the best. Let's thank him again for a great campaign.
I am weeping for him, Huma and Anthony Jr. soon to be living in a Maspeth or some other Queens motel.
Andvthen he uses campaign funds to pay fines??
This arrogant, deranged pedophile has learned from the best!
His Protégé, Senator Charles Schumer is a bloviating con artist, and recall Madame Secretary HiLlEry Diane Rodham-Clinton said of his arranged bride that Huma Mahmood Abedin-Weiner was an adopted daughter.
The Clintons charged their "charitable" foundation for their daughter, Chelsea Clinton's, wedding!
As the foundation's motto says: "Give us a Dollar and we will send TEN CENTS to Haiti"...
This seems the least of his worries. Isn't he going to prison for sexting a teen across state lines? I cannot wait to see how this goes down.
Id still rather have Weiner as mayor VS this crazy Marxist piece of shit we have now
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